An independent operator of trans-⁠Pacific capacity

Trans Pacific Networks develops and operates a portfolio of submarine cable assets. They provide direct digital corridors across the Pacific. Carriers, hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises use them to expand their reach efficiently.

A cable-lay ship at dawn on the open Pacific

Based in the Cayman Islands, built for the Pacific

Trans Pacific Networks is based in the Cayman Islands. We conceived the route that became Echo. We own three of its twelve fibre pairs end to end. On Tabua, we own a full fibre pair.

Backed by experienced engineers and operations partners, TPN is a trusted go-to-market operating partner. It gives end-to-end commercial and technical support for new capacity and long-term IRUs. It also supports infrastructure monetisation or divestiture.

Route diversity by design

New paths that avoid the South China Sea and the crowded northern corridors.

Ownership, not resale

Fibre pairs held end to end, sold as spectrum, wavelengths, scalable capacity and long-term IRUs.

Operated 24/7

Ciena WaveLogic 6 Extreme optics and a US/UK network operations centre with Indigo.

From concept to service

  1. Nov 2019

    The route is announced

    TPN’s cable from Singapore and Indonesia to the US is announced with OPIC support. The announcement is made at the Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Bangkok. The project became Echo.

  2. Mar 2021

    Echo is announced

    Meta and Google announce Echo. It is among the first trans-Pacific cables on a new route across the Java Sea.

  3. Oct 2025

    Guam–California goes live

    Echo’s first segment enters service between Guam and California.

  4. Jan 2026

    Ciena selected

    TPN selects Ciena WaveLogic 6 Extreme and the Reconfigurable Line System. They will light Echo and Tabua.

  5. Feb 2026

    Tabua lands in Sydney

    Tabua comes ashore at Maroubra Beach, Sydney.

  6. May 2026

    Indigo joins for operations

    Indigo Telecom Group is selected for operations support, including a 24/7 network operations centre.

  7. Jul 2026

    Echo lands in Singapore

    Echo’s Singapore landing completes its route to Southeast Asia.

  8. 2026

    Ready for service

    Echo and Tabua ready for service.

Leadership team

Alfred Au Yeung

Chief Operating Officer

Aaron Knapik

Chief Financial Officer

Mira Ivanac

Senior Vice President, Business Development & Partnership

David Finch

Controller

Lee Kerridge

Director of NOC and Operations

Robin Pula

Senior Infrastructure & Network Engineer

Board of directors

Allan Chapman

Director

Alex Ohlsson

Director

Tom Palecek

Director

Aaron Knapik

Director

The partners behind the network

Ciena

Optical technology

TPN has selected Ciena’s optical technology to power Echo and Tabua across the Pacific. Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme and Reconfigurable Line System unlock terabit-scale capacity and greater efficiency. They do so on routes connecting the US with Southeast Asia, Australia and beyond.

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Indigo Telecom Group

Operations & 24/7 NOC

Indigo supports TPN’s Pacific subsea operations. Indigo has 3,500+ engineers in 90+ countries and manages 30,000+ incidents every year. Its 24/7 NOC runs from the US and UK. It covers provisioning, monitoring, security and service management.

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Pioneer Consulting

Engineering & project delivery

Pioneer Consulting helps clients turn their vision for a submarine fibre-optic system into reality. It gives expert counsel through every stage of subsea cable installation. Its counsel runs from project management and system design to shipboard representation. Pioneer has completed 155+ projects, spanning every ocean across six continents.

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Greenberg Traurig

Contracts & licensing

Denise Wood leads Greenberg Traurig’s team as TPN’s legal advisor on commercial and regulatory matters. The emphasis is on subsea and terrestrial digital infrastructure. She represents TPN in domestic and cross-border contracts. These range from submarine cable joint-build and supply agreements to cable landing services. She also assists with federal and state licensing.

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Lambda Consulting

Legal consulting

Todd Rahimi founded Lambda Consulting, an alternative legal services provider for emerging and mid-market companies. He spent more than 15 years as a corporate lawyer in the tech industry. For the last six, he was a senior executive at telecommunications companies. Those companies deployed fibre-optic cable systems. He has worked on international infrastructure projects worth more than US$9B.

Volunteers replanting young mahogany trees at Barkers, Grand Cayman

Outreach

TPN supports local tree planting efforts in the Cayman Islands and the South Pacific.

In December 2022 the Cayman Compass reported on TPN’s tree pledge. TPN pledged to replant 165 mahogany trees at Barkers over three years. The pledge started with 15 trees moved from a development site.

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