Hibernia Atlantic
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Hibernia Atlantic is a privately held, US-owned, transatlantic submarine communications cable
system in the North Atlantic Ocean
which connects Canada
, the United States
, Ireland
, the United Kingdom
and Europe
.
It was originally built by Tyco Submarine Systems for 360networks in 2000 for $962M and placed in receivership in 2001, purchased in 2003 and began carrying traffic in 2005. It is now owned and operated by CVC Acquisition Co. Limited, a subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation. The CEO is Bjarni Thorvardarson. The EVP of Global Sales & Marketing is Eric Gutshall. The Hibernia Atlantic network includes 24,000 km of fiber assets and design capacity of 10.16 Tbit/s.
Hibernia Atlantic's cable provides service, from DS3 to 40 Gbit/s wavelengths and Ethernet from 10 Mbittran/s to 100M-1G-10Gb Ethernet. It also provides traditional SONET/SDH services. The trans-Atlantic route has a 65 millisecond RTD
from Boston to Dublin. Primarily a wholesale business and selling to the worlds carriers. Hibernia Atlantic also provides customers/traders low-latency routes to 31 different exchanges around the globe for the Global Financial Network (GFN). On September 30, 2010, Hibernia announced at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Opening Bell, and as well in The Wall Street Journal
, its plans for a new trans-Atlantic Cable to be built from the NY metro area to Slough in London, with less than 60 ms of delay. Opening in 2012, it would be the highest bit rate (8.8 terabits/second), lowest latency (59 ms) cable ever built across the Atlantic for traders. It would, according to major financial newspapers, potentially be worth "a hundred million dollars per year" to major hedge funds, who would be willing to pay ten times more for this record-breaking latency http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8753784/The-300m-cable-that-will-save-traders-milliseconds.html. Since the speed of light along the great circle route sets an absolute limit of about 45ms on the London to New York latency, the new cable represents only one third additional time for switching, amplification and other prerequisites for connectivity.
and Dublin, Ireland. There is a television/media operation center (TOC) in Baltimore, Maryland. The network carries media and broadcast traffic on both full-time and occasional use.
A further landing point is planned for Coleraine
, Co Londonderry (under Project Kelvin), Northern Ireland
, UK
.
Current Network Locations include:
Submarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
system in the North Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
which connects Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
It was originally built by Tyco Submarine Systems for 360networks in 2000 for $962M and placed in receivership in 2001, purchased in 2003 and began carrying traffic in 2005. It is now owned and operated by CVC Acquisition Co. Limited, a subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation. The CEO is Bjarni Thorvardarson. The EVP of Global Sales & Marketing is Eric Gutshall. The Hibernia Atlantic network includes 24,000 km of fiber assets and design capacity of 10.16 Tbit/s.
Hibernia Atlantic's cable provides service, from DS3 to 40 Gbit/s wavelengths and Ethernet from 10 Mbittran/s to 100M-1G-10Gb Ethernet. It also provides traditional SONET/SDH services. The trans-Atlantic route has a 65 millisecond RTD
Round-trip delay time
In telecommunications, the round-trip delay time or round-trip time is the length of time it takes for a signal to be sent plus the length of time it takes for an acknowledgment of that signal to be received...
from Boston to Dublin. Primarily a wholesale business and selling to the worlds carriers. Hibernia Atlantic also provides customers/traders low-latency routes to 31 different exchanges around the globe for the Global Financial Network (GFN). On September 30, 2010, Hibernia announced at the Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Canada, the third largest in North America and the seventh largest in the world by market capitalisation. Based in Canada's largest city, Toronto, it is owned by and operated as a subsidiary of the TMX Group for the trading of senior equities...
Opening Bell, and as well in The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, its plans for a new trans-Atlantic Cable to be built from the NY metro area to Slough in London, with less than 60 ms of delay. Opening in 2012, it would be the highest bit rate (8.8 terabits/second), lowest latency (59 ms) cable ever built across the Atlantic for traders. It would, according to major financial newspapers, potentially be worth "a hundred million dollars per year" to major hedge funds, who would be willing to pay ten times more for this record-breaking latency http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8753784/The-300m-cable-that-will-save-traders-milliseconds.html. Since the speed of light along the great circle route sets an absolute limit of about 45ms on the London to New York latency, the new cable represents only one third additional time for switching, amplification and other prerequisites for connectivity.
Operators
The network is manned by dual network operations centers (NOCs) located in Lynn, MassachusettsLynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
and Dublin, Ireland. There is a television/media operation center (TOC) in Baltimore, Maryland. The network carries media and broadcast traffic on both full-time and occasional use.
Network Map & Locations
The network has cable landing stations in:- Herring CoveHerring Cove, Nova ScotiaHerring Cove is a Canadian suburban and fishing community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Chebucto Peninsula, 15 kilometres south of Downtown Halifax...
, Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
44°33′41.2"N 63°33′40.1"W - LynnLynn, MassachusettsLynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
, Essex CountyEssex County, Massachusetts-National protected areas:* Parker River National Wildlife Refuge* Salem Maritime National Historic Site* Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site* Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, USA 42°27′33.8"N 70°57′38.2"W - Dublin, County DublinCounty DublinCounty Dublin is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Dublin Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. County Dublin was one of the first of the parts of Ireland to be shired by King John of England following the...
, IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
Sutton (from Herring Cove)/Baldoyle (to Ainsdale Sands)53°24′40.1"N 6°12′58.4"W - SouthportSouthportSouthport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
(Ainsdale Sands), MerseysideMerseysideMerseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, UKUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
53°37′38.5"N 2°59′4.7"W
A further landing point is planned for Coleraine
Coleraine
Coleraine is a large town near the mouth of the River Bann in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. It is northwest of Belfast and east of Derry, both of which are linked by major roads and railway connections...
, Co Londonderry (under Project Kelvin), Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
, UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Current Network Locations include:
- New York CIty (multiple sites)
- Albany, NY
- Weehawken, NJ
- Newark, NJ
- Secaucus, NJ
- White Plains, NY
- Stamford, CT
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Cleveland, OH
- Philadelphia, PA
- Buffalo, NY
- Boston, MA
- Ashburn, VA
- McLean, VA
- Richmond, VA
- Raleigh, NC
- Charlotte, NC
- Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Montreal, Quebec
- Toronto, Ontario
- Dublin, Ireland
- Manchester, UK
- London, UK
- Reading, UK
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Paris, France
- Brussels, Belgium