Local Server
Features
Features of Apollo
- Apollo North links Bude, UK with Shirley, New York, USA
- Apollo South links Lannion, France with Manasquan, New Jersey, USA
- Apollo comprises two fully diverse submarine legs, each leg containing four fibre pairs
- Each fibre pair can be upgraded to a minimum of 80 10Gbit/s wavelengths
- Each submarine leg has a capacity of 3.2 Tbit/s
- The southern leg connects France and Washington D.C., avoiding heavily congested areas in the UK and New York
Greater Resilience
- Latest survey methods for burial assessment used
- First to use Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks’ enhanced cable protection design - driven by the Apollo project
- Submarine cables installed using latest plough burial techniques to ensure enhanced resilience and security
Fully Flexible Upgrades
- Two lit fibres already equipped and ready to be upgraded
- Wet segment line equipment designed to allow upgrades to be in service and non-traffic affecting
- Upgrades can be tailored according to customer traffic requirements
- Customers can install their own chosen network protection topologies
- There are two "dark fibres" available
Apollo Strengths
- Seamless city-to-city service
- Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)
- Superior network protection
- Dedicated 24 hour network management and control to ensure optimum service levels
- Emphasis on cable protection
- Exceeds all relevant ITU standards
