Infinera’s ICE6 technology to be applied to PEACE submarine cable segment
PEACE Cable International Network Co., Ltd., which operates the Pakistan & East Africa Connecting Europe (PEACE) submarine cable system, and service provider PCCW Global have decided to add the capabilities of Infinera’s (NASDAQ: INFN) ICE6 coherent optical engine to the Mediterranean Segment of the undersea cable. The upgrade will increase the capacity of the PEACE submarine cable in that segment to nearly 25 Tbps per fiber pair.
Scheduled for completion this year, the 15,000-km PEACE submarine cable network will link China, Europe, and Africa. The undersea cable system will land in France, Malta, Cyprus, Egypt, Djibouti, Kenya, Pakistan, and other locations, with onward terrestrial connectivity to China. Infinera says it won the technology supply award after what it termed “extensive technology evaluation and application analysis.”
“We are committed to being a leading international submarine cable operator, providing customers with an open, flexible, and carrier-neutral service that enables them to choose any device that they prefer. This collaboration with Infinera is just the beginning. Welcome aboard,” commented Sun Xiao Hua, COO of PEACE Cable International Network Co.
“PEACE submarine cable system is specifically optimized for maximum capacity per fiber pair, and our advanced network design enables us to continue to embrace new technologies in order to meet growing bandwidth demand over these important routes. We are hopeful that it will soon be the highest-performing open cable system connecting Asia, Europe, and Africa,” added Haitham Zahran, vice president - EMEA Subsea Cable Systems at PCCW Global.
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