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title: CrossTalk – the story of the new CrossChannel submarine cable system
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# [CrossTalk – the story of the new CrossChannel submarine cable system](https://www.hexatronic.com/en/news/crosstalk-the-story-of-the-new-crosschannel-submarine-cable-system)

 Written by [Hexatronic](https://www.hexatronic.com/en/news/author/hexatronic) | Jun 9, 2021

A new and diverse submarine cable system between England and France will provide onward connectivity to Ireland, North America and beyond.

[Crosslake Fibre](https://crosslakefibre.ca/), [Pioneer Consulting](https://www.pioneerconsulting.com/) and Hexatronic have teamed up to produce a film about the manufacture of [CrossChannel](https://crosslakefibre.ca/network/), the new diverse submarine cable system between England and France, scheduled to go live in Q4 2021.

We hope you enjoy watching our progress in [CROSSTALK](https://www.hexatronic.com/en/news/crosstalk-the-story-of-the-new-crosschannel-submarine-cable-system?hs_amp=true#video).

CrossChannel will connect London to Paris over a new 520km route offering diversity to existing submarine cable systems. Hexatronic was chosen to supply the submarine cable for CrossChannel. This historic build will be the first new system across the English Channel in nearly 20 years.

Welcome to read more about our [Submarine Solutions](https://www.hexatronic.com/en/discover-solutions?solution=submarine&area=1).

[View full post](https://www.hexatronic.com/en/news/crosstalk-the-story-of-the-new-crosschannel-submarine-cable-system)

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