Submarine Networks reports that Huawei Marine has signed contracts in Shanghai with China Unicom and Camtel to deliver the South Atlantic Inter-Link. China Unicom do Brasil, China Unicom and Camtel…
GTT reaches for the stars with Perseus acquisition
GTT has announced it is acquiring Perseus, who own a high-speed network covering the Americas, Europe, South Africa, and major hubs in Asia. This will add major routes to GTT's…
IOX cable links India and South Africa
IOX has started surveying a new route with Alcatel to link India and South Africa. IOX (Indian Ocean eXchange) will also connect the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues as waypoints on…
Aquantia deliver workstation mGig (Multi-Gigabit Ethernet)
As part of the roll-out of mGig (IEEE 802.11bz), Aquantia have launched network interface cards for the workstation market. These offer 2.5Gb/s and 5Gb/s connections using existing cables. (See Multi-Gigabit…
Aryaka State of the WAN Report 2017
Aryaka released their State of the WAN report for 2017 today. This is a report that uses data gathered from over 5000 locations in 63 countries, and reports on the…
Researching Internet and Sub-Sea cable links
Internet and sub-sea cable routes interest me. I've recently found a couple of good visual tools to support some of my investigations and thought you might want to have a…
vCE? What is a virtual customer edge?
If you're looking at an SD-WAN solution, some of the providers will offer you a vCE (virtualised Customer Edge) as part of the deployment. Are there advantages, and should you…
GTT completes Hibernia Networks acquisition
GTT have completed their acquisition of Hibernia Networks. This deal was announced last year, for $590mn. The acquisition delivers the following assets: Five subsea cables, including Hibernia Express, the lowest…