LONDON: Hibernia Networks, a leading provider of high speed global telecommunications services, is completing its project for a new 4,600km low latency submarine cable route connecting Halifax, Nova Scotia to London, England and Cork, Ireland. Ready for service in September 2015, Hibernia Express will serve as a foundational element to Ireland’s preeminent position in the global cloud infrastructure marketplace, providing data centers and Internet exchanges the connectivity to address the immense bandwidth needs of businesses in North America and Europe.
The highly scalable Hibernia Express cable will yield in excess of 10Tbps per fiber pair, which is nearly triple the capacity delivered on current transatlantic systems.
Conor Healy, CEO of Cork Chamber, commenting on this announcement, stated, “The addition of such a significant piece of enabling infrastructure to the region will add a vital new resource to our already strong multi-national sector working to enhance and facilitate further growth in the coming years, in addition to opening the region up to new sectors operating in cloud-based technologies and data centre provision. The provision of Tier 1 international fibre connectivity from Cork has been a major priority of the Chamber and we are delighted to welcome this infrastructural announcement, which will further consolidate and strengthen both the region’s and Ireland’s reputation as a prime location for growth and investment.”
There has been a recent surge in demand for data center services in Ireland. According to a recent article by The Irish Times, demand from global businesses is expected to at least triple Ireland’s data center capacity within the next three years.
