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The solution being deployed under the Channel is expected to last up to 25 years. It is being installed 1.5 metres under the seabed and will be double armoured to protect it from vessels

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Equinix builds first subsea cable link between Paris and London for 20 years

By Antony Savvas

Equinix is building a new and more direct optical submarine cabling connection between Paris and London to make financial trades faster and more efficient between the two busy investment markets. The English Channel link is the first across the world’s busiest shipping lane for around 20 years. The optical fibre is promising to cut connection […]

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Equinix builds first subsea cable link between Paris and London for 20 years