Events

SubOptic 2025: Where Subsea Came Together

1,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers, and 50+ exhibitors. Four days in Lisbon that moved the industry forward.

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Events

SubOptic 2028: Cape Town Awaits

The global subsea community is heading to South Africa. We're bringing together fresh voices, bold ideas, and the conversations that will define the industry's next chapter.

Explore Our Legacy

Explore the global legacy of SubOptic — the submarine cable industry’s longest-running and most comprehensive conference series — with member-exclusive access to past event highlights and resources.

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Upcoming Events

SubOptic brings its community together across flagship conferences, next-gen initiatives, and key industry moments throughout the year. Check out what's upcoming.

ITW 2026

To be announced

To be announced

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, USA

10% discount for SubOptic Members

WAVE BR - Em Breve

To be announced

To be announced

WAVE BR - Em Breve

WAVE BR faz parte de uma série de simpósios globais da SubOptic Foundation, uma organização de caridade operada pela SubOptic Association.

SubOptic Hosted

SubOptic 2028

To be announced

To be announced

Cape Town, South Africa

SubOptic Conference

ITW 2026

To be announced

To be announced

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center 201 Waterfront St, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, USA

10% discount for SubOptic Members

WAVE BR - Em Breve

To be announced

To be announced

WAVE BR - Em Breve

WAVE BR faz parte de uma série de simpósios globais da SubOptic Foundation, uma organização de caridade operada pela SubOptic Association.

SubOptic Hosted

SubOptic 2028

To be announced

To be announced

Cape Town, South Africa

SubOptic Conference

Past Events

Explore what we've been involved in and catch up on anything you missed.

WAVE UY 2025

To be announced

To be announced

WAVE forma parte de una serie de simposios mundiales de la Fundación SubOptic, organización benéfica gestionada por la Asociación SubOptic.

SubOptic Hosted

WAVE JP - 2025

To be announced

To be announced

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

WAVE は、SubOptic Association が運営する慈善団体である SubOptic Foundation のグローバルシンポジウムシリーズの一部です。

SubOptic Hosted

PTC'26

To be announced

To be announced

Hilton Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii

PTC'26 from 18-21 January 2026, the premier event exploring the convergence of digital infrastructure, telecommunications, and ICT.

Capacity Middle East

To be announced

To be announced

Grand Hyatt Dubai, UAE

The SubOptic Association is proud to announce that it has negotiated with CapacityMedia, the opportunity to host a dedicated members pavilion in the main exhibition hall ofCapacity Middle East 2026. The main hall hosts regional and international subsea cablestake holders as well as major data centre operators. Email membership@suboptic.org for details.

InfraAI Global Summit 2026

To be announced

To be announced

Asteria Domus Glyfada

InfraAI Global Summit is a destination gathering for leaders shaping the future of artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that makes it possible.

InfraAI Global Summit 2026

To be announced

To be announced

Asteria Domus Glyfada

InfraAI Global Summit is a destination gathering for leaders shaping the future of artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that makes it possible.

WAVE UY 2025

To be announced

To be announced

WAVE forma parte de una serie de simposios mundiales de la Fundación SubOptic, organización benéfica gestionada por la Asociación SubOptic.

SubOptic Hosted

WAVE JP - 2025

To be announced

To be announced

Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

WAVE は、SubOptic Association が運営する慈善団体である SubOptic Foundation のグローバルシンポジウムシリーズの一部です。

SubOptic Hosted

SubOptic 2025

To be announced

To be announced

Lisbon Congress Centre, Lisbon

The longest-running and most comprehensive conference series in the world for the submarine connectivity industry.

SubOptic Conference

SubOptic 2025 Lisbon

To be announced

To be announced

Lisbon Congress Centre (CCL)

Industry leaders and innovators came together in Lisbon to explore the future of subsea communications—from AI and cybersecurity to sustainability and global connectivity.

SubOptic Conference