wiredInUSA January 2019

Cable for defense data

Xtera ® has completed the final splice and marine operations on the Guantanamo- Puerto Rico submarine cable system for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), part of the US department of defense (DoD). The marine installation for the project was performed by International Telecom’s cable ship, IT Intrepid . The new system will be in service in early 2019, after being fully integrated into the global DISN network. The contract for the 1,400km cable system was awarded in September 2017. KeithHenderson,CEOofXtera,commented: “The success of this project is a credit to the professionalismof our expert team, and their ability to work seamlessly with our industry-

leading partners. Excellent collaboration between Xtera and the DISA project team has enabled the on-schedule delivery of the system despite regional weather challenges.” This is the second submarine cable system that Xtera has deployed for DISA; the first has been fully operational since 2015. Both systems demonstrate Xtera’s strength in the regional market based on its technology, which is said to offer the highest capacity and the longest reach subsea repeater available. When combined with the Nu- Wave Optima™ submarine line terminal equipment (SLTE), which utilizes patented Raman technology, Xtera can deliver over 40 terabits/s on a single fiber pair.

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