[2][3] ASN, Subcom and NEC dominate this global market, with 99% of Internet traffic passing through these cables, 80% of which transits through the United States, whatever its destination.

Compagnie Générale des Câbles de Lyon became Alcatel Câble and acquired AEG Kabel.

The supply contract was signed the same day between the consortium members and Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks.

[11] In 2011, Alcatel Submarine Networks continued its global presence on the oceans through its cable ships: the CS Ile de Sein contributed to the recovery of the data recorder from Air France Flight 447 in the Atlantic.

This proved that the company has the versatility to use the vessel to recover an object from the seabed for telecommunications or emergency assistance purposes.

The installation officially ended on 19 April 2011 with the laying of the cable in Yzerfontein, after less than 10 months at sea.

[14] In 2014, Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks acquired the Norwegian company Optoplan, a division of the French oil group CGG.

The French government was still looking for a round of financing that could include Orange Marine, in order to protect its strategic interests.

[21] On 27 June 2024, the French government announced that it had reached an agreement with Nokia to buy 80% of ASN's shares through the Agence des participations de l'État (APE).

Nokia retains 20% of the capital, but the APE will be able to buy back this share, under conditions that have not been communicated.

The French government completed its takeover of ASN by signing a contract to acquire 80% of the capital on 5 November 2024 in Calais, at the company's historic plant.