EXA Infrastructure

EXA Infrastructure is a digital infrastructure platform and cable network connecting Europe and North America owning over 110,000 km of fibre network in 34 countries.^[1][2] It owns and manages extensive terrestrial and subsea fiber networks, including Dunant, Havfrue, and Amitie.^[3] It was established in the 2000s as part of joint projects by Hibernia Networks, Interoute and KPN.^[4][5]  

In 2000, the building of the network started both in Europe and across the Atlantic. It was followed by the opening of BARI Cable Landing Station for OTE in 2003.^[6]

In 2004, EXA acquired the CECOM Network in the Czech Republic.^[7] In 2005, the network was expanded in the US and EU. In 2006, the network extended to Halifax, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Montreal.^[8] In 2007, EXA's network was expanded with the addition of Warsaw and the installation of a subsea cable from Malta to Sicily in 2008. In 2009, the network was built in Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.^[9] The project Kelvin, expanding the network in Northern Ireland, followed in 2010, along with the building to Istanbul.^[10] In 2011, EXA's network was expanded with a subsea cable landing from Tunisia to Sicily.^[11] The following year, the Bezeq submarine cable was landed in Bari.^[12] In 2015, EXA Infrastructure introduced EXA Infrastructure Express with the lowest latency connection between the UK and the US.^[13]

In 2018, Sofia-Belgrade-Budapest was built, and in 2019, KPN was acquired, expanding routes in the UK and Netherlands.^[12] On September 17, 2021, EXA was established in London by I Squared Capital.^[14] The company emerged from the infrastructure assets carved out from GTT (Interoute/Hibernia) which had been developed since the 2000s.^[15][16][17]

In 2022, EXA Infrastructure extended its subsea and terrestrial fiber/duct infrastructure across Italy, Greece, Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, France, Spain, and Portugal.^[18][19][20] In 2023, EXA Infrastructure added three new transatlantic cables to its network, named Dunant, Havfrue, and Amitie.^[3][21][22]

In 2024, Exa Infrastructure agreed with Telecom Egypt to extend its network from Europe to Egypt.^[23]

EXA Infrastructure operates primarily in Europe, trans-Atlantic, and East Coast North America, focusing on infrastructure, transport, colocation, and technical services.^[24][20] Jim Fagan is the CEO since August 2024,^[16][25] and Nick Read (former Vodafone CEO) is chair of EXA's board of directors.^[26][17]