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Posted in Western Europe France

Orange and French Government Gear up for Fiber Deployment

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The French government and Orange has reached a new agreement on the widespread deployment of fiber optic networks by 2025. This agreement includes a proposal for a new deployment commitment by Orange in the least densely populated private-initiative zones in France, that are known as AMII zone. The agreement will soon be submitted to ARCEP for an advisory opinion before…

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Posted in Western Europe France Submarine Fiber Optic Cable United States

AMITIE Submarine Fiber Optic Cable is Ready for Service

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France-basaed telecommunication provider, announces the readiness of AMITIE submarine fiber optic cable to serve between Europe and the United States of America. AMITIE mega submarine cable offers redundancy to the Dunant submarine cable that Orange launched in 2021. AMITIE cable offers fully resilient global connectivity capability along one of the world’s busiest routes, that is Europe and Americas. Orange’s submarine…

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Posted in East Asia Submarine Fiber Optic Cable

NEC Achieves Longest 800 Gbps Optical Transmission

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Japan-based NEC Corporation in a press release on September 28 has announced the successful completion of a long-distance field trial on an optical submarine cable system owned by PT Telkom. According to the NEC, the new submarine cable system uses a new transponder that has the world’s highest level of transmission performance of 800 Gbps.

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Posted in Fiber Optic Business

Rochester Cable is Now Part of Hexatronic Group

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Hexatronic Group has completed the previously announced acquisition of Rochester Cable. Rochester Cable is one of the main designers and manufacturers of harsh environment electro-optical cables in the U.S., from TE Connectivity Corporation. Hexatronic Group announced the acquisition in October 3, 2022, and the group received the regulatory approval on 3 March 2023. The acquisition broadens Hexatronic’s offering within fiber…

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