Equitix, a European small- to mid-market infrastructure investor; MDM, an Irish developer of subsea cable systems; and Orange, a telecommunications operator and digital service provider, have created joint venture to deliver the Pisces project, a new subsea cable establishing a direct digital connection between Ireland and continental Europe.
The Pisces system seeks to address the lack of direct connectivity between Ireland and mainland Europe by providing a high-capacity, open-access, scalable dark fiber strategic link from Ireland’s west coast directly to France, Spain and Portugal. Ireland is a major European cloud and data center hub for hyperscalers and AI players alike.
Stretching approximately 3,125 kilometers (1,941 miles), the Pisces cable and its 16 fiber pairs will connect Galway, Ireland; Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez, France; and Sopelana, Spain. A new landing station will be built by Orange and Carcavelos in Portugal. By increasing capacity and diversifying rou
