Our Services
Full-spectrum submarine cable services
From initial feasibility studies to marine installation and ongoing repair, COTSB provides independent, expert consultancy across the complete submarine cable lifecycle.
Core Offering
Consultant services
Five specialist service pillars, in the order a submarine cable project runs.
- 01
Planning and feasibility
Comprehensive feasibility analysis and business case development for new submarine cable deployments and upgrades.
- Feasibility study
- Business case and proposal development
- 02
Design and specification
End-to-end network design, technical specifications, and as-built documentation for submarine cable infrastructure.
- Network design and as-built infrastructure
- Technical specification and proposal
- 03
Technical evaluation and advisory
Independent technical evaluation, advisory recommendations, and quality assurance for cable projects.
- Technical evaluation and recommendation
- QA and inspection services
- 04
Project management and support
End-to-end project management, permit facilitation, and third-party engineering services coordination.
- Project management
- Permit application (third party)
- Engineering services (third party)
- 05
Marine engineering services
Third-party marine engineering services including surveys, installation management, and ongoing maintenance.
- Landing survey
- Marine survey
- Marine installation
- Repair and maintenance
Cable Landing Stations
Cable landing station and shore-end services
Support for cable landing stations and shore-end infrastructure across the project lifecycle: feasibility and business case, landing and marine surveys, permit application (third party), beach manhole and landing station repair and restoration.
- Feasibility study and business case
- Landing survey and marine survey
- Permit application (third party)
- Beach manhole, landing station and shore-end repair and restoration
Extended Offering
Other services
Complementary services supporting the broader telecom and submarine cable ecosystem.
Business development
Business development for submarine and land cable projects
Training and workshops
Professional training programmes and technical workshops
Technical and financial verification
Independent verification of technical and financial proposals
Audit and inspection
Comprehensive audit and inspection services
Telco pre-sales and marketing
Pre-sales support and marketing for telecom solutions
Submarine cable design and operations
Full lifecycle: design, planning, project management and operation
PM consultancy for telco infrastructure
Project management consultancy for telco infrastructure projects (for example, Universal Service Provision programmes)
Repair Expertise
Cable repair
COTSB has a proven track record in submarine cable repair across Southeast Asia and beyond, with hands-on experience in shore-end works, BMH restoration, and full cable system restoration.
3 repair projects delivered in Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia
