EXA Infrastructure partners with IOEMA to boost connectivity

Author: Simon Rowley

EXA Infrastructure, a critical digital infrastructure platform provider, has been chosen by IOEMA as the landing partner for its new submarine cable in Leiston, UK. From the cable landing station, EXA will also provide critical backhaul connectivity to major data centres, including London Telehouse and Equinix.

Launched in May 2024, IOEMA is a 1,600km repeated high-capacity submarine fibre optic network linking five key Northern European markets: the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, and Norway. The project, which EXA describes as a “game-changer”, connects strategic locations favoured by hyperscalers and content providers – due to power availability – with the primary landing points linking Europe’s core FLAP (Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam, Paris) data hubs.

Leiston, one of EXA Infrastructure’s 20 cable landing stations, serves as a critical gateway between the UK and the Netherlands via the Concerto cable. It offers low-latency direct links to London, alternative routes to Dublin and northern UK regions bypassing London, and access to multiple transatlantic pathways, further strengthening connectivity to the Nordics.

Steve Roberts, SVP of Strategic Investments and Product Management at EXA Infrastructure, states, “Being selected as the landing partner for this advanced fibre optic project highlights our expertise in delivering complex subsea landing solutions. Our commitment to providing diversity and resiliency through our extensive owned fibre network in Europe, coupled with vital transatlantic routes, positions us as a market leader in enabling advanced connectivity”

Eckhard Bruckschen, CTO at IOEMA Fibre, adds, ‘We are thrilled to announce our landing partnership for our second UK landing point in Leiston. Working with EXA Infrastructure enables IOEMA to link to one of Europe’s largest infrastructure footprints and beyond, increasing the connectivity solutions, diversity and reach of our system.’

For more from EXA Infrastructure, click here.