Datawave Networks

What Datawave Networks does

Datawave Networks Limited is a Cyprus-headquartered (Limassol) independent, open-access subsea fibre optic network infrastructure provider serving telecom operators, hyperscalers, and content providers. The company's flagship project is the SING (Singapore-India-Gulf) Cable System, a carrier-neutral submarine cable connecting Mumbai and Chennai in India with Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, and Oman, with a target Ready for Service date of 2030. Datawave positions itself as an alternative to traditional consortium cable models, with explicit messaging that interconnect and access charges will be "consigned to history" under its open-access model.

The SING cable system is engineered as an ultra-high-capacity, multi-fibre-pair system with 16 fibre pairs and a minimum capacity of 18 Tbps per pair. It employs Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) amplifier design and Wavelength Selective Switch Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (WSS ROADM) technology, enabling customer-specific fibre pair network architectures to be accommodated within a common cable. Datawave holds its own telecom operator licenses in India and Singapore and operates owned cable stations in Mumbai, Chennai, and Singapore located at points of dense terrestrial network interconnection — making it the first independent cable landing in India.

The commercial model is Fibre-as-a-Service: Datawave places single dark fibre pairs with telecom and content operators for integration into their core networks under multi-year subscription contracts with minimum capacity guarantees. Revenue mechanics are long-term infrastructure service agreements priced per-customer. Go-to-market is direct enterprise B2B sales via regional contacts in the UK (Mark Wickham, CEO), India (Arun Gupta, CFO), and Singapore (William Fong, Finance and Operations Manager). In January 2026, Cerberus Capital Management affiliates took a majority equity stake and committed project financing for SING, making the asset a majority Cerberus-owned development project.

Name

Datawave Networks

Legal name

Datawave Networks Limited

Website

https://www.datawavenetworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datawave Networks Limited is a Cyprus-based independent, open-access subsea fibre optic infrastructure provider developing the SING cable system connecting India with Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, and Oman. It offers carrier-neutral dark fibre pairs on a Fibre-as-a-Service basis to telecom operators, hyperscalers, and content providers, with majority ownership held by Cerberus Capital Management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subsea Cable Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711), All Other Telecommunications (5178)

SIC

Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAIALAA

Subsea Cable System Owners & Consortia (Wet Plant Investment)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Subsea & Long-Haul Fiber Networks (International Backbone)

SECONDARYHDAIALAI

Wholesale Wavelength, Spectrum & Dark Fiber Providers (IRU/Leases)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Subsea & Long-Haul Fiber Networks (International Backbone)

SECONDARYHDAIAEAI

Subsea Capacity Wholesale (IRUs, leased capacity, backhaul to landing stations)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Wholesale & Carrier Services (Backhaul, Transit, Roaming)

SECONDARYHDAIALAJ

Subsea & Terrestrial Backhaul to Data Centers and Cloud On-Ramps (IX/DC Interconnect)

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Telecommunications & Network Services/Subsea & Long-Haul Fiber Networks (International Backbone)

Keywords

• Subsea cable infrastructure
• Fibre optic networks
• Dark fibre services
• Submarine cable systems
• Open access network

Headquarters

HQ city

Limassol

HQ country

Cyprus

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fibre-as-a-Service (Dark Fibre Leasing): Datawave Networks provides Network Operators with lifecycle end-to-end Fibre Pair (FP) solutions. The company places single dark fibre pairs with telecom and content operators for integration into their core networks. Revenue is generated through long-term infrastructure service contracts with minimum capacity guarantees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Datawave Networks develops and operates independent, open-access subsea fibre optic network infrastructure delivered as Fibre-as-a-Service. The company's primary asset is the SING (Singapore-India-Gulf) Cable System, a carrier-neutral, multi-fibre-pair submarine cable connecting India (Mumbai and Chennai) with Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, and Oman, offering single dark fibre pairs to telecom operators and content providers for integration into their core networks under long-term contracts.

Product overview

Datawave Networks offers a single unified product — the SING (Singapore-India-Gulf) submarine cable system — delivered via Fibre-as-a-Service. The system connects six strategic landing points across India (Mumbai and Chennai), Southeast Asia (Singapore, Malaysia), and the Middle East (UAE, Oman) using 16 fibre pairs with a minimum capacity of 18 Tbps per pair. The company provides open-access, carrier-neutral infrastructure services to Network Operators, enabling them to integrate dark fibre pairs into their core networks. The SING cable leverages Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) amplifier design and WSS ROADM technology for configuration flexibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SING (Singapore-India-Gulf) Cable System An ultra-high capacity, multi-fibre-pair submarine cable system with 16 fibre pairs (minimum 18 Tbps per pair) connecting South East Asia with India and the Middle East. It is the first independent cable landing in India, with own landing stations in Mumbai and Chennai. Delivered as carrier-neutral, open-access infrastructure to telecom operators and content providers via dark fibre pair leasing.
• Fibre-as-a-Service (Dark Fibre Pair Leasing) Lifecycle end-to-end Fibre Pair solutions providing telecom operators and content providers with single dark fibre pairs integrated into their core networks. Includes design, delivery, world-class operational support, and eventual decommissioning, leveraging SDM and WSS ROADM technology for customer-specific fibre pair network architectures.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 Tbps minimum capacity per fiber pair
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• du (Emirates Integrated Telecommunications)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026du, a UAE telecom provider, partnered with Datawave Networks to host and land the Singapore-India-Gulf (SING) submarine cable system at its station in Kalba, UAE. The partnership reinforces the UAE's strategic position as a global data and AI hub, with du operating five data centers and having signed a $544.54 million hyperscale data center deal with Microsoft.
• Global Marine GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDatawave Networks awarded Global Marine the contract for the Desk Top Study for SING Cable, utilizing their marine survey and engineering expertise for cable route planning.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RTI Connectivity: Independent subsea cable owner-developer building systems in the Asia-Pacific region (e.g., JUPITER, SEA-US). Directly comparable as a privately backed independent subsea developer pursuing similar open-capacity business models in overlapping geographies.
• Southern Cross Cable Network: Independent subsea cable network connecting Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and the US, operating on an open-access wholesale model. Comparable as an independent, non-consortium cable operator with anchor-tenant structure serving carriers and content providers.
• Bulk Infrastructure: Nordic infrastructure provider owning subsea cables and data centre infrastructure with a wholesale fibre-pair and capacity business. Comparable business model combining independent subsea fibre ownership with infrastructure-as-a-service delivery to carriers and hyperscalers.
• Aqua Comms: Independent subsea cable owner-operator offering wholesale capacity on transatlantic and intra-Europe routes. Closely comparable as a carrier-neutral, fibre-pair-as-a-service operator serving telecom and content customers with similar go-to-market model.
• Hawaiki Submarine Cable: Independent subsea cable system connecting Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific and US. Comparable as an independent, non-consortium cable owner-operator with similar carrier-neutral, open-access positioning and similar target customer base.

Others

• Subcom: Subsea cable system supplier and installer with deep expertise in marine installation and turnkey project delivery. Comparable as a key supplier (and former employer of Datawave advisor John Chichester) for the type of subsea construction Datawave is undertaking.
• Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN): Global subsea cable system supplier and turnkey provider. Comparable as the primary wet-plant vendor and project execution counterparty for greenfield cable projects of the type Datawave is developing.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Jio (Jio Platforms): India's largest digital services operator with significant investments in international submarine cable capacity (e.g., IAX, IEX). Comparable as a major Indian subsea capacity owner whose landings and customer relationships Datawave must compete against in India.
• Bharti Airtel: Indian telecommunications operator with global subsea cable investments (e.g., 2Africa, Sea-Me-We 6) and landing station assets. Comparable as an integrated Indian carrier-competitor on the same Asia-Middle East route.
• Tata Communications: One of the largest global subsea cable operators with extensive ownership in India-Asia cable systems and a full suite of telecom services. Comparable as a dominant incumbent on the same India-Asia corridor where Datawave's SING cable will compete, and notably the former employer of Datawave's CFO Arun Gupta.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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