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News and Business

Telxius links MAREA with Telia Carrier backbone

By Antony Savvas

Telia Carrier and Telxius have announced an agreement for multi-terabit capacity services, combining transatlantic capacity from Telxius in the new 6,600 km MAREA subsea cable system and Telia Carrier’s European backbone network. The combination of Telia Carrier’s extensive terrestrial European and North American footprint and Telxius’ newest transatlantic cable assets will not only provide both […]

Applications and Research

Infinera breaks efficiency record for transatlantic optical link using 16QAM modulation

By Matthew Peach

New research with lasers could enable service providers to push even more data through Transatlantic and other undersea optical cables to help meet the booming demand for transmission between North America and Europe. A method – based on using 16QAM modulation – could, say the researchers, even increase network capacity without requiring new ocean cables, […]