Telxius to supply managed spectrum on Dunant and Marea submarine cable systems
Telxius says it will offer managed spectrum services on the Dunant and MAREA submarine cable systems. The neutral telecommunications infrastructure operator has partnered with Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) to enable the capability, which will leverage Ciena’s Spectrum Sharing technology.
Dunant and MAREA are transatlantic submarine cable systems that have recently come into service (see “Google’s Dunant SDM-enabled submarine cable system ready for service” and “Microsoft, Facebook partner for MAREA undersea cable system”). Together, the two submarine networks connect Ashburn, Richmond, and Virginia Beach, VA, in the U.S. to Paris as well as Madrid and Derio (Bilbao), Spain, in Europe.
Ciena will supply elements of its Geomesh Extreme portfolio, including the 6500 Reconfigurable Line System (RLS) with integrated C&L-band for terrestrial backhaul and WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics.
“Telxius is responding to the ever-increasing demand for low-latency, high-capacity transatlantic connectivity through ongoing network infrastructure expansion,” said Carlos Dasi, CTO of Telxius Cable. “Our scalable, flexible managed spectrum solution, powered by Ciena’s Spectrum Sharing network infrastructure, means that we are able to meet the diverse needs of our global customers.”
“Ciena’s innovative GeoMesh Extreme solution allows Telxius to connect the U.S. and Europe in the most efficient way by reducing latency and go-to-market time so that Telxius can support the delivery of bandwidth-intensive services and applications like streaming video, virtual and augmented reality, and cloud-based services essential to our digital lifestyles,” added Rodolfo Vigliano, senior managing director of sales at Ciena. “Ciena also supports the backhauls between Telxius’s Derio Communications Hub and the landing station of MAREA in Sopelana and the PoPs in Paris and Madrid, substantially increasing transatlantic connectivity.”
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