Europe races Meta and Japan to launch first Petabit-class submarine cable before 2030 as AI demand explodes
- IOEMA-1 connects five nations through a high-capacity subsea infrastructure network
- APTelecom partnership strengthens commercial strategy for Northern European cable deployment
- European Union classifies IOEMA-1 as a strategic digital infrastructure project
European consortium IOEMA 1 Holding has announced a strategic partnership with advisory firm APTelecom to advance a petabit-class subsea cable system.
This planned 24-fiber-pair network spans roughly 1,600 kilometers across five Northern European nations, aiming to connect digital hubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and the United Kingdom.
The consortium expects this underwater cable system to become ready for service during the first quarter of 2029.
Japanese corporations NEC and NTT have already successfully trialled a revolutionary submarine cable technology using 12-core multicore fiber, which packs twelve optical signal transmission paths within a standard outer diameter optical fiber.
Existing submarine cables typically rely on single-core fiber with only one transmission path.
The Japanese team transmitted hundreds of terabits across...
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