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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.