Cisco Delivers 800Gbps On Amitie Transatlantic Cable In Collaboration With Microsoft To Support Exponential Growth Of Cloud And AI Services
Cisco News, Monday, February 12th, 2024
Cisco, in collaboration with Microsoft, have successfully executed a cutting-edge 800Gbps transmission trial on the Amitie transatlantic cable.
Cisco announced that they have successfully transmitted 800Gbps on the Amitie transatlantic communications cable, which runs 6,234 kilometers from Boston, Massachusetts to Bordeaux, France.
The continued growth of cloud and explosion of AI services is driving the need for greater subsea network capacity, which requires advanced coherent transmission systems that support higher performance. This trial was conducted to target improvements in subsea transmission to provide increased performance and capacity.