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PEACE Cable and PCCW Global to leverage Infinera’s ICE6

for High-performance PEACE Submarine Cable System

Following an extensive and successful technology evaluation and application analysis,
PEACE Cable International Network Co., Limited and PCCW Global, the leading
telecommunications service provider, have chosen to deploy the Infinera ICE6 optical
engine solution on the Mediterranean Segment of the new Pakistan East Africa Cable
Express (PEACE) submarine cable system, providing the ability to transmit record-
breaking capacity of nearly 25 terabits per fiber pair, while laying the foundation for
enhanced service scalability, flexibility, and future differentiation.

Infinera’s ICE6 solution was selected based on its outstanding capabilities, including
the ability to achieve industry-leading, commercially deployable performance with a
combination of ultra-high baud rates and an advanced modulation technique known
as Long Codeword Probabilistic Constellation Shaping. Both capabilities are using
the latest 7nm ASIC technology, highly optimised algorithms, and Infinera’s second-
generation Nyquist subcarriers.

Nick Walden, Senior Vice President of The PEACE cable system is
Worldwide Sales, Infinera, says: “ICE6 a 15,000km-long privately
enables PCCW Global and PEACE
Cable to offer industry-leading, open, owned cable system
scalable, and flexible services to their connecting three of the
Haitham Zahran customers over the PEACE submarine largest and most populous
Vice President, cable system, as demand across these continents in the world -
regions continues to grow dramatically.”
EMEA Subsea Cable Systems Asia, Africa and Europe.
PCCW Global The PEACE cable system is a 15 000km-
long privately owned cable system connecting three of the largest and most populous
continents in the world - Asia, Africa and Europe. When complete, the PEACE system
will provide the shortest and most direct data route from Asia to Europe, combined with
exceptionally low latency, which is vitally important for people and organisations to
connect through the innovative use of ICT.

The backbone of the project interconnects Pakistan, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya and France,
also providing critical access for Africa to key growing economic corridors and provides
a massive bandwidth capacity via multiple fibre pairs.

Traditionally under-served, Africa has the fastest-growing youth population in the
world, a rapidly growing number of Internet users and a corresponding increased
demand for connectivity. PEACE will provide fast and reliable submarine connectivity,
enabling African online collaboration, knowledge and outreach.

Haitham Zahran, Vice President, EMEA Subsea Cable Systems, PCCW Global, says:
“The PEACE submarine cable system is specifically optimised for maximum capacity
per fiber pair and our advanced network design enables us to continue to embrace
new technologies in order to meet growing bandwidth demand over these important
routes. We are hopeful that it will soon be the highest-performing open cable system
connecting Asia, Europe and Africa.”

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