An industry first in subsea cable protection

For the first time, real-time vessel threat intelligence has been integrated directly into a submarine cable network management system, putting maritime risk data alongside network operations in a single pane of glass.

A Starboard collaboration with

Starboard Maritime Intelligence, Ciena, and Southern Cross Cables Limited have completed an integration that delivers Starboard’s AIdriven vessel risk alerts into Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite, operational inside Southern Cross’s Network Operations Centre. The integration uses a gRPC API to link Starboard’s vessel tracking system with the Ciena transmission NMS, enabling actionable alerts to flow directly into the network operator’s existing workflow.

Real-time vessel threat intelligence, integrated directly into a network management system for the first time.

Operational detail and broader applicability

• 204 cable repairs recorded in 2024

• 86% caused by fishing and anchoring

• 3,000+ repairs over the last 17 years

• 25 to 3 min operational response time

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Richard Norris is presenting this case study at the 2026 ICPC Plenary in Athens. Further detail planned for Submarine Networks World in Singapore.

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