Sea Fibre Networks, owner and operator of Europe’s most advanced subsea telecoms network, CeltixConnect, announced a major fibre contract with Colt, Europe’s leading information delivery platform. Colt’s customers will be enabled with the lowest latency solution connecting Ireland to the UK with onward access to Colt’s extensive pan-European network and data centre infrastructure.
The deal extends the CeltixConnect footprint opening a gateway to Europe by connecting the fibre network to London, around the UK and on to Europe.
CeltixConnect, at 131km, is the shortest sub-sea network linking Ireland and the UK, providing the lowest latency solutions for businesses. The new fibre network will more than double the existing data capacity between Ireland and the UK, supporting the explosion of online media. Just under 3 million photos can be uploaded per second on each fibre pair, which represents 173 days worth of uploading pictures online in one second. The ability to transport data from Ireland across Europe on a high fibre count network will further support the massive digital services industry in Ireland.
Diane Hodnett, Sea Fibre Networks’ CEO , says; “I am delighted to announce Colt as a customer. Colt is a highly regarded provider with phenomenal pan-European reach and a focus on low latency which the CeltixConnect infrastructure delivers”.
“The CeltixConnect sea cable will enable Colt to benefit from the lowest latency route between Dublin and London and represents the continued expansion of our information delivery platform’s capabilities throughout Europe,” said François Eloy, Executive Vice President at Colt. “As part of our commitment to helping organisations in Europe run smarter and faster, our customers will benefit from high bandwidth connectivity between Ireland and the rest of our extensive pan-European network, enabling us to meet strong demand for national and international high speed connectivity.”
[mappress] Subsea World News Staff , January 10, 2012; Image: Sea Fibre Networks