NEC has said the spectral efficiency across the FASTER subsea cable system can be upgraded to 6 bits per second per hertz for a capacity of more than 26 terabits per second (Tbps) -- over two and a half times the capacity originally planned at no additional wet plant capex. In joint research with Google, NEC said the tests made use of artificial i...

The giant spools and the two sections of Maritime Link subsea cable wrapped around them have the combined weight of 5,500 tonnes — heavier than the Eiffel Tower. On Wednesday night, workers began installing one of the 170-kilometre cables, which will eventually run between Cape Ray, N.L., and Point Aconi, N.S. "It's one big piece of cable," said...