…Reliance Globalcom is the wholesale and enterprise-focused subsidiary of parent company Reliance Communications, and counts over 65,000km of private undersea cable as part of its network. The 40G upgrades are along the NACS (North Asia Cable System) and WACS (West Asia Cable System), two sections of Reliance?s…

…, man-made submarine cable cuts are common, mainly from ship anchors and fishing trawlers.  In all, it is estimated that there are over 100 undersea cuts every year. As a result, many operators are looking toward mesh restoration as a way to provide shared protection paths over multiple geographically…

The National

…, wavelength, Ethernet and Internet Protocol (IP) services. Progress Telecom’s nearly 200 points of presence range from carrier hotels and undersea cable landing stations to wireless network towers and end-user locations, putting a wide variety of operating requirements on its network equipment…

I came across this interesting global map that details the world?s network of undersea cables -- showing in-service, planned and even damaged cable routes.  Click on the below image for a larger version.  You can also see the PDF version here.  This chart is actually about a year old…

As the global demand for bandwidth continues to increase, undersea cable operators are seeking innovative ways of extending the life spans of existing undersea assets so new cable builds can be deferred indefinitely. Gridless networking takes undersea cables to total capacities that will far surpass their original designs and allow undersea cable operators to avoid new cable builds along similar routes solely to increase capacity.

As the global demand for bandwidth continues to increase, undersea cable operators are seeking innovative ways of extending the life spans of existing undersea assets so new cable builds can be deferred indefinitely. Gridless networking takes undersea cables to total capacities that will far surpass their original designs and allow undersea cable operators to avoid new cable builds along similar routes solely to increase capacity.

…maximize the potential of the NBN. Ciena’s 40G/100G technology enables submarine operators to increase existing undersea cable capacities without having to install new undersea cables, which are costly, risky, and time-consuming to deploy.” -        …

…CoreDirector™ and MultiWave CoreStream™ systems, includes initial orders valued at more than $150 million. TyCom is building a next-generation undersea optical network that will ultimately span approximately 250,000 km and will connect all six inhabited continents. With Ciena?s CoreDirector intelligent…

…” recently announced SubTel Forum in their July issue (PDF).  Ciena receive the award because of our success with 40G/100G capacity and undersea mesh protection.  In the last year alone, Ciena has signed 10 submarine networking deployments as submarine network operators search for ways…