DXN wins Cable Landing Station contract in American Samoa

By Dan Swinhoe Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — DXN announced last week it has been awarded an AU$1 million (US$690,000) contract by the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority (ASTCA) for the design, manufacture, delivery and commissioning of a Cable Landing Station (CLS). The CLS will host the upcoming La Vasa subsea cable , a US$45 million subsea fiber-optic system connecting American Samoa with Fiji and French Polynesia that will be owned and operated by the American Samoa Telecommunications Authority. Set to connect to Google’s upcoming Bulikula system, La Vasa is reportedly expected to have 16 fiber pairs with a minimum design capacity of 6Tbps per pair. The system is expected to be operational by Q3 2026. CLS manufacturing will commence immediately upon signing, with delivery of the facility due by March 2027. The CLS will support the “expansion and resilience of telecommunications infrastructure in American Samoa” DXN managing director Lagrutta said: “We are delighted to have been selected by the ASTCA for this important telecommunications infrastructure project. This award reflects DXN's proven capability to deliver high-quality prefabricated critical infrastructure solutions for telecommunications operators and government customers throughout the Asia-Pacific.” According to DXN, it has delivered more than 100 modular data centers to date. Customers include logistics firm DP World , AngloAmerican , gold miner Newcrest in New South Wales, Stanmore Coal , as well as Boeing, Covalent Lithium , Pilbara Minerals, and satellite firm Globalstar . The company has previously delivered cable landing station modules to Sub.co on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for the Oman – Australia Cable and to the island of Palau for the Meta/Google-led Echo subsea cable. It was also the CLS provider for the East Micronesia Cable System (EMCS), and last year announced it was to deliver one to consulting firm APTelecom for an unnamed "international digital infrastructure project." (Source: Data Center Dynamics) Section: Local News Tags: Cable Landing Station
2026-07-07 17:57:17