MAKING
THENEWS
WORK on building the world’s first 100x100
Gbps multi-million dollar trans-Atlantic
submarine fiber optic cable begins next
month.
The 5,200km cable will transform band
width and connectivity and will be a much
welcome boost to Iceland’s emerging data
center industry.
EmeraldAtlantis Limited(EA)andTE SubCom
this week announced the finalization of an
Instruction to Proceed to build the Emerald
Express Trans-Atlantic Cable System, with
EA being tasked to design the 100x100Gbps
on each of its six fibers.
“This will provide Iceland with the required
connectivity to support the anticipated
explosive growth of low cost, 100% carbon
free, renewable energy powered data
centers based in Iceland, in which the
Wellcome Trust, Emerald Atlantis’ largest
shareholder and strategic partner, has a
major investment,” said Greg Varisco, EA
president. The trans-Atlantic marine cable
route survey between UK and Canada
starts inearlyAugust and the systemwill enter
serviceinlate2012.Thesystemincludesahigh
capacity connection to Iceland allowing
data centers to offer ultra-low latency
connections to Europe and North America
and provide two stubbed Branching Units
positioned off Newfoundland and Ireland
to support future connectivity.
“This industry shifting commitment to new
Trans-Atlantic bandwidth is on the fast track
and Subcom is looking forward to working
with the Emerald Atlantis team in the US
and Iceland, where we have worked
before, to deliver this unique IT infrastructure
project within budget and on time,” said
Michael Rieger, SubCom vice-president
of global sales.
Cable will transform trans-Atlantic link
wiredInUSA - August
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