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Today’s data-driven businesses must move at the speed of light. Our team is at the leading edge of the market with a continuous stream of agile solutions to push the pace of innovation and deliver on the promise of reliable, fast connections to support the increasing array of services that require our high bandwidth network expertise.
The demand for high bandwidth, reliable data communications require sharp focus on research and development which is a key part of expertise. We swiftly deliver subsea networks with best-in-class project management, strategic partnership and industry-leading suppliers.
2025
Trans Americas Fiber System marine operations commence
First 24 fiber pair SDM repeater deployed
Xtera opens new clean room manufacturing facility in London
2024
Xtera and Quintillion Announces Nome to Homer Express submarine cable system
Xtera opens new clean room facility in Hook
2023
Xtera signs turnkey supply contract with Trans Americas Fiber System to construct the TAM-1 cable
24 fiber pair SDM repeater qualified
2021
Xtera selected to supply new GigNet-1 Subsea Cable system between Florida and Cancun, Mexico
Xtera selected for deployment of Galapagos Island submarine network
Xtera appointed as primary EPC contract for Florida to Cancun submarine cable
FSMTC awards contract to Xtera to upgrade Hantru-1
NO-UK cable system achieves Ready for Service
2020
Norway to UK submarine fibre cable construction commences
With UCL, achieved 178Tb/s using 660 wavelengths
2018
Xtera & UCL smash transmission world record, 74Tb/s achieved over a transoceanic distance of 6,300km
Xtera partners with ADVA
Keith Henderson appointed as CEO; Leigh Frame appointed as COO
Selected as supplier for ARBR subsea cable system
Xtera partners with Fortress Solutions
2017
Turnkey submarine system contract awarded by DISA
ISO 9001:2015 certification
H.I.G. Capital Acquires Assets of Xtera Communications, Inc.
2016
BU with ability to power from a single leg, be controlled simply by supervisory and with the ability to provide configuration data on demand
2015
First demonstration of more than 600 km (627 km) unrepeatered transmission
Early development of equipment for Open systems and Fibre-sharing
2014
Deployment of Xtera’s Advanced Repeater
Demonstrated 15Tbit/s over a 410 km unrepeatered system
2013
Launched the first repeater to use Raman Amplification, offering lower noise, larger bandwidth and more comprehensive monitoring facilities than previously
Sea trials of Xtera Advanced Repeater
2011
Deployment of a new high capacity (70 x 100G) repeaterless (350km) link
First terrestrial application of 100G with soft decision FEC, giving longer spans in a power system network than would have been possible with the 40G then available
2010
Xtera begins development of Advanced Repeater technology including 100G to 400G coherent detection, soft-decision forward error correction and proprietary Raman optical amplification
2007
First deployment of 20G per wavelength (submarine cable)
2007
Longest unrepeatered link in a commercial network (395 km in the North Sea)
2004
First terrestrial deployment [name of project??]
First submarine repeatered upgrade
2001
Development of first optical platform
1998
Xtera Communications incorporated
Xtera’s Sustainability
In recent years the issues of global climate change, environmental degradation and equality have become clear to all of us and Xtera intends to ensure that it contributes in positive ways in all areas where it can. Our goal to be a premium provider of turnkey subsea telecoms systems and technology is entirely compatible with being a good global citizen. Winning and retaining business by the excellence of our products and services will be further enhanced by behaving in an ethical and cooperative way. Greater diversity and involvement in sustainability will aid innovative solutions.
Good telecommunications allow people to meet via teleconferences, thus helping reduce unnecessary travel, so we are already contributing to developments which have the potential to improve the climate and make people’s lives easier and better. However, it is important that the materials that we use, our production / implementation processes also have low environmental impact. We also want to ensure that we conduct our business in ways that have positive impacts.
Xtera’s Sustainability Plan describes the processes already in place and the importance of maintaining them, but it also describes ways in which we will improve.
