Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Consortium Selects Infinera’s ICE6 Solution for Largest-scale Upgrade on a Submarine Cable System
May 10 2022 - 8:00AM
Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that the
Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) Consortium, owner of one of the
largest consortium cable systems in the world, selected Infinera’s
ICE6 coherent 800G solution to increase its submarine network
capacity and provide diverse, resilient connectivity across
European, Asian, African, and Middle Eastern markets. AAE-1’s
submarine upgrade will more than double the current capacity,
providing in excess of 100 Tb/s, resulting in the largest-scale
submarine upgrade in history.
AAE-1’s cable system spans 25,000 kilometers of submarine and
terrestrial networks, connecting 19 countries led by a consortium
of 19 leading operators. Unlike any other cable system in the
world, AAE-1 terminates at two points of presence in Singapore for
enhanced route diversity and is the only next-generation cable that
extends farther into Asia via diverse terrestrial routes across
Thailand to provide connectivity to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Hong
Kong. This unique routing enables AAE-1 to deliver one of the
lowest-latency routes between Hong Kong, India, the Middle East,
Africa, and Europe.
By upgrading with Infinera’s fifth-generation ICE6 technology on
the GX Series Compact Modular Platform, AAE-1 is able to leverage
the industry-leading submarine optical network solution that
features the highest level of spectral efficiency, long-codeword
probabilistic constellation shaping (LC-PCS), Nyquist subcarriers,
and the ability to seamlessly upgrade its line system to enable
L-band transponders on some of its terrestrial network
segments.
“AAE1 is a significant cable system. As international
connections become increasingly important and capacity demand
continues to rise, it is vital that we upgrade our system with the
industry’s most innovative, advanced optical transmission
technology,” said Giuseppe Sini, Chairman of AAE-1 Management
Committee. “The deployment of Infinera’s ICE6 solution will mark a
historic milestone as the largest submarine upgrade in
history.”
“AAE-1’s deployment of Infinera’s ICE6 solution across its
25,000-km network is a huge undertaking and accomplishment not many
technology companies could achieve,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Sales, Infinera. “Infinera is proud to deliver
innovative solutions that offer seamless integration, scalable
capacity, and value to network operators like AAE-1, and to help
our customers deliver vital services to their customers with scale
and efficiency.”
Contacts:
Infinera Media: Anna VueTel. +1 (916)
595-8157avue@infinera.com
Infinera Investors:Amitabh PassiTel. +1 (669)
295-1489apassi@infinera.com
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data center interconnect, and metro transport applications. To
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including but not limited to the technical, financial and
operational benefits of Infinera’s ICE6 technology. These
statements are not guarantees of results and should not be
considered as an indication of future activity or future
performance. Actual results may vary materially from these
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