The Trans Pacific Express cable network (TPE) consortium is
significantly increasing the capacity on its 17,968 km international
submarine cable system to address bandwidth demands driven by growth in
the Asia-Pacific region. Ciena®
(NYSE: CIEN) is providing TPE with a multi-terabit upgrade using its
GeoMesh submarine solution, including its new WaveLogic coherent optical
processors’ capabilities, to more than triple the capacity of TPE, as
compared to the original design capacity when it first went into service
in 2008.
Key Facts:
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TPE is a submarine telecommunications cable linking Mainland of
China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the United States. The system
is a joint venture originated between multiple telecommunications
companies—China Telecom, China Unicom, Chunghwa Telecom, Korea
Telecom, NTT Communications and Verizon.
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TeleGeography forecasts
demand for trans-Pacific capacity to grow at a compound annual growth
rate (CAGR) of 34 percent per year in the five years 2015-2020, to a
total of 76 Tb/s (almost six times the 2014 capacity).
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Ciena’s GeoMesh
integrated submarine and terrestrial solution, including the 6500
Packet-Optical Platform, powered by Ciena’s unique new WaveLogic
3 8D-2QAM modulation and Flexible Grid photonic layer will
increase the capacity of TPE, including a segment longer than 11,000
km, maximizing the useful lifetime and profitability of the system.
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Ciena's GeoMesh submarine solutions provide an OPⁿ®
network architecture that enables programmable and scalable network
designs and a foundation for software-defined submarine networks. It
also enables dynamic network provisioning and opportunities to
differentiate service providers and cable operators—from
bandwidth-on-demand, to circuits-on-demand, dynamic
spectrum-on-demand, new client interfaces, and much more.
Executive Comments:
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“This network enhancement will substantially enhance TPE’s ability to
provide high bandwidth for the growing Internet traffic and
applications such as video and e-commerce. Ciena is working with
submarine consortia and service providers worldwide to provide
scalable and programmable architectures that increase the ultimate
capacity of their existing network assets while enhancing their
agility and flexibility.”
- Ed
McCormack, Vice President and General Manager of Submarine Systems,
Ciena
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