Reliance Globalcom upgrades Asia Submarine Cable Network

Reliance Globalcom has upgraded Asia Submarine Cable Network with Ciena's, the network specialist Coherent 40G Technology. The coherent 40G submarine solution enhances the capacity to two routes spanning 5,000 kilometers each between Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Hong Kong.

Key Facts of the Network

* Powered by Ciena's WaveLogic coherent optical processors, the upgraded submarine cable network will add a total of four terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity and lay the foundation for a path to 100G in the near future

* Ciena provided 6500 Packet-Optical Platform with 40G ultra long haul interfaces, which are designed to significantly increase submarine network capacity without disrupting existing customer traffic or adding cost and complexity to the network

* Ciena has offered Deployment Services and turned up the system with in-service traffic migration from existing 10G to coherent 40G

* This upgrade is claimed as the first submarine deployment with reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers (ROADM), which provide flexibility to add or drop select wavelengths at intermediate sites. In addition to reducing latency on the route, this gives Reliance Globalcom the ability to react to changing traffic demands and increase network availability