There have been interesting developments in the submarine cable marketplace lately:
Reliance Globalcom is using Ciena gear to add 40G capabilities to the cable linking the UK, Spain, Italy, and Egypt. That would be the former FLAG cable, 6,400km of fiber that lies between Reliance Globalcom’s Atlantic and Asian systems. The upgrade gives them a future 100G upgrade path as well. Reliance is said to shop the FLAG assets last year, I wonder if they’re still [Read more →]