Virgin Media has boosted its network between the UK and Ireland with a 40Gbps underwater optical cable link from Nortel.
Virgin upgraded the existing Nortel line from 10Gbps to help support its roll-out of super-fast broadband across the UK. The line runs underneath the Irish Sea and overland, linking Lytham St. Annes in the UK to Dublin in Ireland a distance of 238 kilometres.
The new network offers 12 wavelengths at 40Gbps, meaning the new cable boosts capacity by 480Gbps.
Peter Newcombe, head of metro Ethernet network sales for Nortel in Europe, said in a statement that the system "enables the upgrade of existing optical networks without the need for extensive network re-engineering or massive recabling costs."
Virgin Media is in the process of rolling out superfast broadband across the country.
-
How Virgin Media O2 saved “millions” by enhancing data center efficiencyCase Study Reducing data center power consumption forms part of a broader sustainability drive at the telecoms giant
-
Medium businesses: Fuelling the UK’s economic engineWhitepaper A Connected Thinking report
-
Virgin Media to invest £3bn in UK fibre optic rolloutNews ISP promises to connect 4m homes to fibre network
-
EE, Virgin Media & Vodafone back Net Neutrality pushNews EE, Virgin Media and Vodafone are the latest UK service providers to back Net Neutrality
-
Virgin Media now offers free Wi-Fi at 150 Tube stationsNews Virgin Media now provides free Wi-Fi in 150 different tube stations across London
-
Virgin Media trials new digging method to cut fibre rollout costsNews Narrow trenching proposals could make fibre implementation twice as fast
-
Three to offer free Wi-Fi to customers on the London UndergroundNews Joins other mobile operators on Virgin Media-backed network on the tube
-
EE and TalkTalk top Ofcom's list of most complained about telcosNews Sky and Virgin Media generate least number of complaints
