Indeximate’s Scattersphere® platform is flipping the script on offshore wind cable maintenance. The new platform doesn’t just monitor cables—it predicts their future, turning reactive repairs into proactive planning. By analyzing continuous fiber-optic data along the full length of cables, Scattersphere® builds a real-time risk profile for each asset, flagging potential failures months or even years before they happen.
This isn’t just another monitoring tool. Scattersphere® combines Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) with vessel AIS data, meteorological inputs, and power production metrics to create a full picture of cable behavior. The result? Operators can detect minute changes in vibration, strain, or movement that signal developing fatigue, abrasion, or other risks. Unlike traditional systems that offer periodic snapshots, Scattersphere® provides a continuous stream of data, enabling early intervention and reducing failures by as much as 75%.
The platform’s cloud-based architecture and proprietary data compression technology allow it to process petabytes of data without losing fidelity. This means operators can access long-term risk profiles and forensic insights without compromising accuracy. “Understanding how cables behave under real-world conditions over time provides an early warning of potential fatigue, abrasion, or strain,” says Indeximate. “This allows cable operators to plan maintenance and replacement in advance and at lower cost.”
For the offshore wind sector, where unplanned cable failures have cost the UK market alone more than £3.5 billion over the past 15 years, Scattersphere® is a game-changer. Repairing a single export cable can exceed £6 million, with downtime adding tens of millions more. By providing continuous health monitoring, the platform reduces operational risk, lowers insurance exposure, and ultimately keeps wind farms generating power—and revenue—without interruption.
This isn’t just about cutting costs. It’s about redefining how the industry approaches asset integrity. By shifting from one-off alarms to continuous behavior analysis, Scattersphere® is setting a new standard for predictive maintenance. The question now is whether other monitoring systems will follow suit—or risk being left behind.