Undersea telecommunications networks play a very important role in the seamless integration of global communications. Submarine networks are classified as either repeatered (transoceanic) networks or unrepeatered (short-haul) networks. Consequently, different optical fiber characteristics are required depending on the application. Transoceanic networks, with distances from 3,000 to 10,000 kilometers, require a fiber solution with tightly controlled dispersion, which enables large channel counts, long transparent reach, low bit error rate, high spectral efficiencies and design flexibility.
Short-haul undersea networks, designed for distances between 100 to 400 kilometers, benefit from longer reach, higher channel counts, greater power-handling capability and excellent cabled characteristics. Festooned networks, a specific type of short-haul application, are an alternative to terrestrial networks for areas that are fortunate enough to have some shoreline geography. These "garlands" of optical fiber deployed down a coastline can offer network developers the ability to connect large population centers there with greater ease and affordability than a terrestrial deployment. Corning Incorporated makes connecting the world possible through our submarine fiber technology.
Corning® Vascade® optical fibers provide high-speed, high-capacity submarine solutions, providing the performance and reliability you need in the harsh undersea environment.
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