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Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Consortium
Deploys In nera to Double Capacity on
Intercontinental Cable System
In nera
Press
Release
May 26,
2020

Sunnyvale, Calif. – In nera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that

Asia-Africa-Europe-1 Consortium (AAE-1), one of the largest
consortium cable systems in the world today, has recently completed
a signi cant upgrade with In nera to boost capacity on its subsea
network connecting East Asia to Europe via Egypt. AAE-1 has proved
to be vital infrastructure in the Eurasia corridor, and even more so
recently, providing connectivity, diversity, and resilience between
European, Asian, and Middle Eastern markets. Based on In nera’s
industry-leading fourth-generation In nite Capacity Engine (ICE4)
technology and Instant Bandwidth capability, the In nera solution
enabled AAE-1 to double the capacity on its intercontinental network
while reducing total cost of ownership and increasing service agility
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AAE-1’s cable system spans 25,000 kilometers of subsea and

terrestrial network. Unlike any other cable system in the world, AAE-
1 terminates at two points of presence in Singapore and is the only
next-generation cable that continues further into Asia through
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diverse terrestrial routes across Thailand, providing connectivity to
Vietnam, Cambodia, and Hong Kong. This unique routing enables
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Kong, India, the Middle East, and Europe.

“AAE-1 is an important subsea cable asset for carriers globally, with

bandwidth needs growing rapidly, particularly during this very
dif cult and deeply sad global crisis. After a rigorous evaluation, we
selected In nera for its superior reach, optical transmission
performance, and reliability,” explained Mr. Loucas Balis, Chairman,
MAGAZINE SPONS
AAE-1 Management Committee.

“When selecting a solution for AAE-1, it was critical to select a

vendor with a seamless scalable solution for the entire network, with
great economics,” Giuseppe Sini, Vice Chairman, AAE-1 Management
Committee added. “In nera gave AAE-1 the ability to activate
capacity quickly and really differentiate our services. In nera has
been an excellent choice.”

“We are pleased to support AAE-1’s network upgrade, delivering the

bene ts of In nera’s photonic integrated circuit-based ICE4 solution,
featuring industry-leading spectral ef ciency, Nyquist subcarriers, SD-
FEC gain sharing, and Smart Optimize. The deployed solution also
delivered extended C-band open line system terrestrial crossings that
are expandable in-service to L-band,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice
President, Worldwide Sales at In nera. “By deploying In nera’s UPCOMING CONFER
subsea solution, AAE-1 is set up for success now and into the future,
with pioneering technology to tackle next-generation services,
including Instant Bandwidth functionality that enables unlocking
additional network capacity through remote activation.” Submarine Networks World 2020
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