Listen to your cables: An introduction to fibre sensing

03/11/2026, 08:30 (GMT) Add To Calendar
Global Underwater Hub - Westhill

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Join us for an educational technical session delivered by Chris Minto of Indeximate, designed for professionals involved in managing, maintaining, securing, insuring or regulating subsea cable systems. This session will cover fibre-optic sensing technologies, explore their practical applications in real-world cable environments, and offer a clear understanding of how monitoring solutions can reduce downtime, prevent failure and improve asset performance.
 

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What to Expect
This presentation will take a deep dive into the current landscape of cable monitoring, offering attendees a balanced and informative overview of the tools and technologies shaping modern asset health strategies. The session will be an opportunity to understand the capabilities and limitations of different sensing approaches, backed by real operational insights. The event will also demonstrate examples of how monitoring can be integrated into wider operational frameworks, including windfarm and cable system architectures.  A spotlight will also be shone on security and how the cables can self-monitor against tampering and provide additional situational awareness. We're delighted to also welcome MeyGen, and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to the speaker line up for this event as well.

 

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Attendees will gain insights into:

- Understanding how raw sensing hardware differs from providing a sensing solution
- The strengths and limitations of different fibre-optic sensing technologies and how to select the right approach
- How sensing technologies can be used to effectively monitor cable health – both during deployment and through life
- What more can be delivered than just cable health – covering security and other operational benefits
- The operational and commercial benefits of implementing monitoring solutions
- Model architectures for deploying monitoring across windfarms and cable systems

 

 

Who should attend

This session is ideal for:

- Project developers
- Asset owners
- Operations and maintenance Managers
- Insurers
- Cable specialists
- Cable regulators
 

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About Indeximate

Indeximate is recognised as a leading authority in the creation of cable specific monitoring solutions, bringing together deep technical expertise, hands-on operational experience and data-driven insight. Working across wind, subsea and critical cable infrastructure, their team has developed a strong reputation for translating complex sensing technologies into practical, actionable intelligence for asset owners and operators. This session offers a valuable opportunity to hear from one of the sector’s most knowledgeable practitioners providing clarity, real-world examples and an honest look at the capabilities and limitations of modern monitoring approaches.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Booking
Registration is open to both GUH members and non-members. 

 

GUH Member:
Free
Non-member:
£25+VAT


Registration closes 12noon on Monday 2 November 2026 or earlier if the event sells out.

 

Please note that ticket prices on the booking page are inclusive of VAT.  For details of our event terms and conditions, click here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Venue Information
The event will take place in the event studio at Global Underwater Hub's premises in Westhill, Aberdeen.  Situated just off the A90 Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, there is ample onsite and on street parking, while Aberdeen International Airport is a 10-minute drive away and Aberdeen Railway Station is 20 minutes from the office.  A regular Stagecoach bus service connects Westhill with Aberdeen.
 
 
Global Underwater Hub
1 Abercrombie Court
Prospect Road
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6FE
 

 

 
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About Global Underwater Hub
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