Subsea cable connectivity
Aurora Telecom is a leading provider of cable landing station (CLS) connectivity in Ireland. Our dark fibre offering is the perfect solution for subsea cable operators to strategically manage their network performance and control costs. Dark fibre services provide virtually unlimited bandwidth capacity over the term of the contract.
Overview
At Aurora Telecom we work closely with subsea cable operators to provide subterranean connectivity solutions to connect from cable landing stations (CLS) to CLS or from CLS to data centres or other points on Aurora Telecom's national fibre network. Customers can also integrate into our fibre network with co-location space available along all routes for housing their network equipment and in-line amplification (ILA) activities.
Choose our CLS dark fibre when you need:
- A dedicated and committed fibre partner
- Complete control over your network to ensure low latency, scalability, resilience and security
- Guaranteed SLA availability with a track record of uptime
- Choose our dark fibre when you need to support mission‑critical applications with future‑proof infrastructure
Aurora Telecom CLS connectivity is the optimal solution for:
Subsea cable operators and cloud service providers looking for:
- High-capacity connectivity between cable landing station (CLS) locations or from a CLS location to another facility
- Primary or diversity solutions to and from CLS locations
- A trusted partner to work with for connectivity
- Develop new routes and explore innovative and collaborative options
Our solutions
Fibre from CLS to CLS
Aurora Telecom can provide dark fibre connectivity to connect from Subsea cable landing stations to any data centre or between landing stations in Ireland.
Fibre from CLS to a data centre or other network points
Aurora Telecom can offer fibre connectivity solutions from new and current cable landing stations to any location on the island of Ireland. Contact us to discuss your network options.
We own and operate an extensive national backhaul fibre network linking to key cable landing station locations such as (see list below). We are continuing to invest in our network to support customer needs and are keen to develop new routes in partnership with our customers.
- Cork: EXA Express and CIX Cork
- Galway: IRIS
- Mayo: Havfrue/AEC-2 and AEC-1
- East Coast North: Havhingsten/CeltixConnect-2 (CC-2)
- Dublin: CeltixConnect-1 (CC-1)
- East Coast South: Solas and Beaufort
A dedicated fibre package ensures unlimited bandwidth and a network that is designed, built, operated and maintained to meet each customer's needs. We work with each organisation to develop and deliver the best solution for their business's requirements.
Our network provides the perfect foundation on which to build scalable, dark fibre based solutions. We ensure the highest possible levels of responsiveness and flexibility, enabling your business to grow network capacity as its bandwidth needs increase.
Our customers are some of the largest companies in telecoms, online and social media, content, retail, financial and other industry sectors in addition to the government sector. We are a trusted service provider to Irish and global enterprises in these and many other sectors.
In addition Aurora Telecom is a division of a secure and financially stable multi-utility business, Gas Networks Ireland, who in 2025 supplied over 40% of Ireland's electricity needs.
Our dark fibre product enables customers to construct all connectivity, communications and business services specific to their needs. We offer highly competitive pricing and our dedicated dark fibre solutions provide a lower cost of ownership than standard telecom products. We can offer a range of commercial options including standard lease and long-term Indefeasible Right of Use (IRU) agreements.
For details on the following elements please click on the link below:
- Performance
- Network security and monitoring
- Resilience
- SLA and support
