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Aqua Comms and Ciena achieved record-breaking milestones with the first 1.3 Tb/s wavelength transmission across 5500km of the Atlantic using Cienaโ€™s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) and an 800 Gb/s transmission spanning 11,000km. These advances boost capacity, cut power use by 50%, and align with Aqua Commsโ€™ goal of 100% renewable energy by 2030.

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