Aqua Comms DAC says that its America Europe Connect-2 (AEC-2) submarine cable is now live. The submarine network connects New Jersey and Denmark. It also forms part of what AquaComms is calling the North Atlantic Loop alongside AEC-1, which became ready for service in 2016, and a pair of other undersea cables currently under construction.
AEC-2 is Aqua Comms’ portion of the HAVFRUE system (see “HAVFRUE consortium targets transatlantic submarine cable system”). On the U.S. side, AEC-2 lands at the NJFX cable landing station campus in Wall, NJ, from which it offers connectivity to such major hubs as Ashburn, VA, and 165 Halsey Street in New Jersey. In Denmark, the submarine cable offers connections to Copenhagen in Denmark and the wider Nordic as well as such European markets as Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and Hamburg. Aqua Comms says it will offer wavelength services ranging from 10G, 100G, and 400G via the submarine cable.
“As part of Aqua Comms’ expansion in the North Atlantic and across the globe, we are delighted to launch our second transatlantic cable, AEC-2, providing a new and diverse route that supports the critical data center markets in the U.S. and Northern Europe,” commented Nigel Bayliff, Aqua Comms’ CEO. “Data traffic continues to grow exponentially and we are looking forward to delivering industry-leading services to our customers over this new cable system.”
The North Atlantic Loop will be complete when CeltixConnect-2 and North Sea Connect are ready for service early next year (see "Aqua Comms: Surveys to begin for North Atlantic Loop submarine network Irish Sea and North Sea segments").
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