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through adapter plates to support day one 40 Gb/s or 100
Gb/s applications.
LightStack® 8 LC pass-through adapter plates for duplex
applications are also available. These modules and adapter
plates can be quickly and easily inserted or removed from either
the front or rear of the enclosure. The system also includes Base
8 plug and play MTP trunk assemblies, MTP jumpers and hybrid
equipment cords for backbone and equipment connections.
Available in low loss OM4 multimode and OS1/OS2 single
mode, Siemon’s new ultra-high-density plug and play system
features smaller diameter RazorCore™ fibre to significantly
reduce cable diameter of assemblies and provide a 2mm
diameter MTP jumper. The system also includes Base 8 MTP to
LC hybrid assemblies as an alternative to modules for support
of 10 Gb/s and 4 X 10G Base 8 MTP to LC BladePatch®
assemblies that feature the innovative push-pull latch activation
of the BladePatch plug for easy access in tight fitting areas. n
Mauritius Telecom signs
agreement to use IOX Cable
System to enhance global
Internet connectivity in Mauritius
I
OX Cable has announced that
Mauritius Telecom has signed an
agreement as an anchor tenant for
ultra-high-speed connectivity on the IOX
Submarine Cable System, a new cable
that will connect Mauritius, La Reunion
and Rodrigues Island to South Africa
and India.
The IOX Cable System is the third
Mauritian submarine cable initiative
which will provide much needed
Internet bandwidth to Mauritius
through an innovative and resilient
“The IOX Cable
System, combined
with IOX Cable’s
integrated service
offerings, will
provide seamless
interconnection to
existing and future
submarine cable
systems off the
east coast of Africa
and India.”
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network design of the submarine cable
system. The world-class submarine
cable system will be built by Alcatel
Submarine Networks of France and is
scheduled to go live in 2019.
On this occasion, Arunachalam
Kandasamy, CEO of IOX Cable said: “We
are extremely delighted to have Mauritius
Telecom on board and it reinforces our
commitment to Mauritius to provide
enhanced and abundant capacity. With
world-class open access data centres
being built in Mauritius, coupled with the
rapid deployment of cloud-based services,
the IOX Cable System will be a driving
force behind these key initiatives by
providing better connectivity and putting
an emphasis on high availability through
diverse network design.”
The IOX Cable System will be the first
open access cable system in the region
and it offers the opportunity for any
licensed operators to benefit from
the latest technology and seamless
access throughout the life cycle of the
cable system. The IOX Cable System,
combined with IOX Cable’s integrated
service offerings, will provide seamless
interconnection to existing and future
submarine cable systems off the east
coast of Africa and India, and provide
onward connectivity to the Americas,
Europe, the Middle East and the Asia
Pacific region. n
“With world-class
open access data
centres being
built in Mauritius,
coupled with the
rapid deployment
of cloud-based
services, the IOX
Cable System will
be a driving force
behind these key
initiatives by
providing better
connectivity
and putting an
emphasis on high
availability.”
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