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GeoMesh extreme submarine solution enables fast connectivity between multiple continents .

This follows an earlier milestone when the Hawaiki cable achieved 500Gbps channel wavelengths .

“ Our recent upgrades with Ciena ’ s GeoMesh Extreme put us in good stead to respond to ever-growing market requirements for international connectivity ,” said Ludovic Hutier , CEO , BW Digital , which owns the Hawaiki cables . “ Ciena and BW Digital have a long-standing relationship , and this is but one of many connectivity highlights that we hope to continue to bring to our customers .”

Leveraging Ciena ’ s GeoMesh Extreme , the 13,540km Hawaiki cable connects Australia ,

New Zealand , American Samoa , Hawaii and the U . S . West Coast . It is supported by the Waveserver 5 compact interconnect platform , powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme programmable 800G technology , running over the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform Submarine Line Terminal Equipment ( SLTE ).

With Ciena ’ s Waveserver 5 , the Hawaiki cable can easily scale to meet the surging capacity needs of the most demanding cloud applications and data services , improve reliability and availability and deliver lower latency connectivity between Oregon and Hawaii .

“ Cable operators globally are always looking for ways to upgrade their cables to be faster , smarter , safer , and more open . Our GeoMesh Extreme is providing BW Digital an end-to-end network architecture , enabling the Hawaiki cable to deliver 400GbE services on its network , which is crucial in meeting the needs of today ’ s digital consumers , enterprises , and content providers ,” said Thomas Soerensen , Vice President , Global Submarine Solutions , Ciena .

Hawaiki Transpacific Cable ’ s 400GbE service , deployed using Ciena ’ s GeoMesh Extreme , was validated using EXFO ’ s multi-technology

400G Test Set , offering innovative Open Transceiver System and Intelligent Pluggable Optics test application . Results demonstrated smooth traffic and no latency impact across the Sydney to Hillsboro segment .

BW Digital was supported by WWG Comtest , the EXFO partner in New Zealand , for the loan and technical support on the EXFO Test Set .

Headquartered in Auckland , New Zealand , Hawaiki owns and operates the 15,000km Hawaiki Transpacific Cable , the largest in ultimate system capacity , with the fastest wavelength rate in the region , connecting Australia , New Zealand , American Samoa , Hawaii and the US West Coast .

Hawaiki is the first and only carrier- neutral submarine cable linking Australia , New Zealand , American Samoa , Hawaii and Oregon .

Hawaiki owns and operates the 15,000km Hawaiki Transpacific Cable , the largest in ultimate system capacity , with the fastest wavelength rate in the region , connecting Australia , New Zealand , American Samoa , Hawaii and the U . S . West Coast .

In 2020 , Hawaiki announced the deployment of WaveLogic 5 Extreme technology delivering a critical network upgrade to support customers facing surging demand for more capacity and speed due to COVID-19 .

Hawaiki boasts an impressive and growing list of customers connected the Transpacific Cable , including Amazon Web Services , Vodafone New Zealand and others , together accounting for around 350 million users . p

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