Mitsubishi Electric to Upgrade Transatlantic Cable Network

摘要

Tokyo, May 18, 2011 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has signed a contract to provide a 40 Gbps dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) capacity upgrade to an existing transatlantic submarine cable network. The company expects to complete the two phase upgrade to the TAT-14 Cable Network by the fourth quarter of 2012, enabling the network's maximum capacity to be increased sevenfold. The TAT-14 Cable Network, owned by a consortium of major telecommunications carriers, comprises over 15,000 km of fiber-optic cable linking seven landing stations in the North Atlantic region, and was originally supplied in 2001 with a 10 Gbps DWDM system. In order to satisfy the need for increased capacity, Mitsubishi Electric proposed to apply its latest high-speed fiber-optic technologies to upgrade this system with its 40 Gbps DWDM technology. "We are honored that the TAT-14 Cable Network purchasing consortium has selected us as a supplier for their capacity upgrade," said Muneo Abe, general manager of Mitsubishi Electric's Telecommunication Systems Department. "Upgrading a 10 Gbps transatlantic cable to 40 Gbps is unprecedented, and this upgrade marks a significant milestone for Mitsubishi Electric. We have completely verified our 40 Gbps technology from field trials conducted over a transatlantic segment. Our 40 Gbps technologies will open up a new and sustainable 40G era for the TAT-14 Cable Network." Figure: TAT-14 CABLE NETWORK ..