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Thursday Roundup: Ciena, Farice, Scala, Cologix, DriveNets

May 25, 2023

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A subsea deployment, two data center buildouts, and some Ethernet for AI:

Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme technology will be getting a workout under the North Atlantic. Farice is using Ciena’s submarine network solution to power its newly launched IRIS cable system, which connects southwestern Iceland with Galway on the west coast of Ireland. The 1700km cable has six fiber pairs capable of 22Tbps each at 500Gbps line rates, for a total capacity of 132Tbps. IRIS is Farice’s third cable connecting Iceland, joining the older FARICE-1 and DANICE cables.

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