News and BusinessRibbon Communications, announced that Philippines-based carrier IPS, is to use Ribbon’s Apollo Optical Networking solution to power 100GbE services delivered over both terrestrial and undersea cables from Manilla to Hong Kong and Singapore. The solution deployed by IPS leverages Apollo’s high-performance programmable TM800 muxponder cards on Apollo 9600 series platforms to provide optimised long haul […]
News and BusinessCabo Verde Telecom (CVTelecom) and Angola Cables have signed a joint cooperation agreement to identify synergies to expand connectivity and network capabilities. The strategic partnership will also streamline closer commercial cooperation in the development of customised networking products and solutions that can be brought to market in the coming months. The SACS, WACS, MONET and […]
News and BusinessNEC Corporation, its subsidiary OCC Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. Say they have completed the first trial of uncoupled 4-core submarine fibre cable and verified its transmission performance to meet the demands of global telecommunications networks. International data usage is expected to expand by 30-40% CAGR from 2020-2026 (*3), driven by factors such as […]
Technologies and ProductsCiena has completed a significant upgrade to the SEA-ME-WE 5 (South East Asia – Middle East – Western Europe 5) submarine cable system, to support enterprise data exchange, internet TV and online gaming services more efficiently. The upgrade has resulted in a 100% active capacity increase of the cable, enabling faster broadband access to users […]
News and BusinessThe 4,700km Coral Sea Cable System under construction by Australian operator Vocus has achieved two major milestones, with the cable now installed at the landing sites at both Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. In the Solomon Islands, a ceremony featuring a symbolic handover of a “golden buoy” (pictured) formally marked the beginning of […]
News and BusinessGoogle has landed its 10,000km four-fibre pair Curie submarine cable from Los Angeles to Valparaíso, Chile. The cable will aid speedier and more efficient data services between the US and Latin America and support Google’s own growth plans across the region. The Valparaíso landing station will be linked to the Google data centre located at […]
News and BusinessEllaLink Ireland Ltd and Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) have announced that they have started construction of the EllaLink Submarine Cable System. Scheduled for operation in 2020, the EllaLink system is a four-fibre pair submarine system designed to satisfy the demand for traffic between Europe and Latin America. Linking datacentres in Madrid, Lisbon, Marseille, Fortaleza and […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera, a developer of intelligent transport networks, has announced the completion of a major upgrade to Australia-Japan Cable’s (AJC) submarine cable system, which connects Australia, Guam and Japan. AJC has been able to triple lit capacity on this 12,700-kilometer subsea cable system by upgrading the Infinera DTN-X network with Infinera’s fourth generation optical engine ICE4. […]
Applications and ResearchAcacia Communications has announced the first 400G single carrier DWDM transmission on the 6,600 km Marea submarine cable between Virginia Beach, USA, and Bilbao, Spain. The field demonstration was conducted by Acacia in collaboration with Microsoft and Facebook, and helped to demonstrate that improvements in capacity and spectral efficiency can enable increased utilisation of deployed […]
Applications and ResearchTelia Carrier has established a new route stretching from Stockholm to St. Petersburg via Tallinn, and has upgraded multiple submarine cables to future proof its network, bringing lower latency and additional capacity. The new route further diversifies the wholesale carrier’s network and the upgrade enables Telia Carrier to provide 100G+ services to carriers, content and […]