ESNET IS ACTIVELY PREPARING THE NETWORK TO MEET THE FLOOD OF DATA COMING FROM ALL OF OUR UPCOMING SCIENCE NEEDS .
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Aqua Comms announces its first live Trans-Atlantic commercial 400GE service for Energy Sciences Network
Aqua Comms , a leading provider of global subsea connectivity services , has announced its first live commercial 400 Gbps Ethernet ( GE ) Trans-Atlantic service from London to New York for Energy Sciences Network ( ESnet ), the high-performance network built to support scientific research , funded by the U . S . Department of Energy ’ s ( DOE ’ s ) Office of Science and managed by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( Berkeley Lab ).
ESnet ’ s ‘ data circulatory system ’ provides services to more than 50 DOE research sites , including the entire National Laboratory system , its supercomputing facilities and its major scientific instruments , as well as to additional research and commercial networks . Through ESnet , DOE-funded scientists collaborate on some of the world ’ s most important scientific challenges , from the origins of the universe to the future of energy and climate science .
The new 400GE Aqua Comms circuit replaces an existing 100GE Aqua Comms New York – London circuit in ESnet ’ s network . “ 100GE has been the standard for most
ESNET IS ACTIVELY PREPARING THE NETWORK TO MEET THE FLOOD OF DATA COMING FROM ALL OF OUR UPCOMING SCIENCE NEEDS .
Trans-Atlantic connectivity for several years ,” said Jon-Paul Herron , ESnet ’ s Department Head of Network Services . “ The new circuit increases our aggregate Trans-Atlantic bandwidth from 400 Gbps to 700 Gbps . ESnet is actively preparing the network to meet the flood of data coming from all of our upcoming science needs , including the highluminosity upgrades of CERN ’ s Large Hadron Collider as well as the related CERN Data Challenge ‘ 24 ( DC24 ) during the first quarter of next year .”
The Aqua Comms network utilises Ciena ’ s GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution , powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics and Manage , Control and Plan ( MCP ) advanced software capabilities , to support customers ’ ever-growing connectivity and bandwidth needs . Chris Bayly , CCO , Aqua Comms , said : “ We ’ re proud to be at the forefront of the technology supporting the needs of our customers with high-bandwidth , efficient network services . As super computing requirements continue to grow , we envisage 400Gb / s and the transition to spectrum services being more widely consumed by organisations such as ESnet to help accommodate an almost insatiable need for bandwidth .”
Thomas Soerensen , Senior Director , Global Submarine Sales , Ciena , commented : “ With Ciena ’ s GeoMesh Extreme solution , Aqua Comms ’ network has the scalability , intelligence and efficiency to meet the digital demands of clients like ESnet . 400Gb / s capabilities provide a fourfold increase in capacity that ’ s ideal for high-bandwidth ‘ big science ’ applications such as Augmented / Virtual Reality , Quantum Computing and Artificial Intelligence .” p
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