EXA Express
| EXA Express | |
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| Owners: EXA Infrastructure | |
Landing points
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| Total length | Ca.4,600km |
| Design capacity | 53 Tbps |
| Technology | Fibre optics |
EXA Express (formerly Hibernia Express) is a submarine communications cable system linking Canada, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.[1] EXA Express is now owned by telecommunications provider EXA Infrastructure after their 2021 acquisition of the infrastructure assets of GTT Communications.[2] With a latency of 58.95ms, the cable currently provides the lowest latency fibre optic route between the NY4 data centre in Secaucus, New Jersey and London.[3]
The cable was considered operational on September 15, 2015.[4] EXA Express spans 4,600 km between its landing stations in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Brean, Somerset, UK; and County Cork, Ireland. The cable is constructed with six fibre pairs, with a design capacity for 53 Tbit/s.[3]
During the planning phases of the cable, Hibernia Networks intended to use Huawei as the contractor for construction.[5] However, due to security concerns from the potential customers, Huawei was not used and the construction contract went to TE Subcom (owned by TE Connectivity).[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Hibernia Express transatlantic submarine cable network ready for service". Lightwave. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "EXA Infrastructure sets sights on growth after acquisition creates Europe's most expansive digital infrastructure platform". EXA Infrastructure. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Hibernia Express Transatlantic Cable Route Connects New York to London in under 58.95 Milliseconds". Business Wire. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Hibernia Express - Submarine Cable Networks". Submarine Cable Networks. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Huawei Marine to build Hibernia Altantic's (sic) Project Express". Lightwave. Retrieved 25 April 2018.