News and BusinessNO-UK, the submarine cable system between Norway and the UK, has achieved a record-breaking 800Gbps line rate using Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optical technology. This will allow NO-UK to deliver its customers greater capacity, faster speeds and a greener offering through lower energy consumption. NO-UK’s open submarine cable system, featuring […]
News and BusinessSeaborn Selects Xtera C+L-band repeaters for ARBR System Seaborn Networks is to use Xtera’s C+L-band repeater design for its ARBR system and achieve on-demand capacities of up to 44 Tbits/s per fibre pair. The ARBR system runs between São Paulo and Buenos Aires, and will meet the growing capacity requirements of Internet Content Providers on […]
Applications and ResearchSubsea fibre optic technology specialist Xtera is claiming a world record with the transmission of 120 Terabits/s over a single repeatered fibre. In an experiment which was performed in collaboration with University College London (UCL), a hybrid distributed-Raman/EDFA amplifier with a bandwidth of 91 nm was used to reach the record speed. This is an extension […]
Applications and ResearchXtera, a provider of innovative subsea fibre optic solutions, has announced a partnership with Fortress Solutions, a provider of telecom equipment repair, to enhance the longevity of its cable systems. As an ISO 9001, TL 9000, ISO 14001 and R2-certified equipment repair service provider, Fortress Solutions will enable Xtera to reduce the turnaround time on […]
News and BusinessProvider of subsea fibre optic solutions Xtera has announced that it has initiated legal action against Nokia Corporation, including Alcatel-Lucent, and NEC Corporation, in order to halt what it says is infringement of its intellectual property in subsea telecommunications systems. Xtera has filed a complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging that Nokia […]
News and BusinessSubsea fibre optics solutions company Xtera has been awarded a US Department of Defense (DoD) contract to build a new regional submarine cable communication system in the Caribbean. The contract was placed by the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), a DoD combat support agency that provides, operates, and assures command and control and information-sharing capabilities […]
Applications and ResearchMultinet Pakistan, a leading carrier in Pakistan, Omantel, the national operator of Oman, and Xtera Communications, a developer of high-capacity optical transport solutions, have together announced the signing of the turnkey supply agreement for the new subsea cable system called Silk Route Gateway 1 (SRG-1). The new cable will be a direct highway from Muscat […]