WAVELENGTHS

The Backbone of the Global Telecommunications System

Wavelength services are the backbone of the global telecommunications system, providing high-speed, dedicated bandwidth for businesses across the world. At GCX, we operate the world’s largest private subsea network with end-to-end connectivity up to 400G, offering a variety of routing options to meet the increasing demand for bandwidth.

High-Speed Bandwidth on a Privately-Owned Network

Our Wavelength Services are built on our own privately-owned subsea network, stretching from New York to Tokyo via the Atlantic, Europe, the Middle East, India, and South East Asia. Our network includes several subsea cables, including FA-1, HAWK, FALCON, FEA, and FNAL, providing our clients with a diverse range of routing options.

Our network offers Wavelength services up to 400Gbps, making it the network of choice for Telcos, OTTs, data center operators, and enterprises looking for high-capacity dedicated connectivity within the Mediterranean, Middle East, Asia, or across the Atlantic. And because our network is privately-owned, upgrades and bespoke routes can be handled swiftly and efficiently.

Key Building Blocks of the Digital Ecosystem

Our network has been transformed to connect the world’s digital ecosystems at speeds of up to 400Gbps (and beyond). By interconnecting to key locations across our next-generation global network, we have ensured that we are in all the locations our clients need us to be in, offering reliable, high-capacity, end-to-end connectivity.

Our network provides connectivity from APAC to EMEA to NA, all via our own privately-owned network.

Connectivity Where You Need It

Our private network covers key global routes, and we also offer route redundancy and access to alternative major cities through relationships with other carriers and cable systems. Through this, we can offer fully diverse connectivity solutions directly to where our clients’ customers are located.

FLAG Atlantic (FA-1)

Multi-terabit/s trans-Atlantic system between London, Paris & New York with onward connectivity to Washington DC and Frankfurt.

  • 100Gbps dual fiber loop providing fully-protected services to ensure maximum network uptime
  • Separate North and South trans-Atlantic cables provide geographic and fibre diversity.
  • Two way diversity into US without any Single Point Of Failure
  • Dedicated, unique landings in New York, UK & France
  • One of only 2 subsea cable systems to connect directly between the USA and France
  • Offers lowest latency between New York and Paris
FA-1 subject to regulatory approval in the United States

HAWK

Express cable system between Western Europe & Middle East with seamless onward connectivity to the USA, Middle East and Asia.

  • End-to-end connectivity between London, Paris, Frankfurt, Marseille, Cyprus, Egypt
  • Express protected path across Egypt from Alexandria to Suez
  • Seamless inter-connectivity with Falcon, FEA, FA-1
  • Complementary, diverse route to FEA connecting London to Asia offering choice and service protection
  • Bandwidth options available from 2Mbps to 100Gbps
  • The only subsea cable across the Mediterranean to be owned and operated by a single provider

FALCON

The most extensive subsea cable in the Middle East connecting from Suez all the way to Colombo with a full loop around the Persian Gulf.

  • 20 PoPs and Landing stations in 14 countries; than any other Middle East system:
 
Egypt UAE Iran
Sudan Qatar India
Saudi Arabia Bahrain Maldives
Yemen Kuwait  Sri Lanka
Oman  Iraq
  • The only self‐healing loop around the Persian Gulf offering greater levels of resilience and availability than other systems
  • Multiple landings in Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iran to provide greater diversity
  • Seamlessly integrated with Hawk and FEA for onwards connectivity to the US, Europe and India
  • Almost 60 Tbps of aggregate design capacity
  • Advance network engineering provides highest possible levels of availability

FLAG North Asian Loop (FNAL)

Diverse connectivity between Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan via the FNAL North Asia Cable System (NACS) and the FNAL West Asia Cable System (WACS).

  • Resilient loop system designed and operated to ensure max network uptime
  • Shortest cable path & lowest latency between Hong Kong and Korea
  • Support for a variety of bandwidths up to 100Gbps
  • 400Gbps backhaul on key metro networks including Hong Kong & Tokyo
  • Designed to remain fully operational during devastating earthquakes, tsunamis & other natural disasters

Meeting Our Clients’ Needs

We offer a wide range of Wavelength services, including options for 10, 100, and 400 Gbit/s bandwidths, as well as IPLC for legacy channelized SDH bandwidths. Our services include layer 1 transmission, optional hardware-based encryption, GCX PoP to GCX PoP, and local tails.

We also offer a wide range of interfaces, including Ethernet, OTN, and SDH, and protection options, including unprotected, protected, and segment-specific protection. Our service level agreements include service availability of 99.5% (unprotected services) or 99.99% (protected services) and service delivery within 20 working days (standard) or 5 to 7 (premium fast-tracked).

Flexible Contract Terms and Billing Options

At GCX, we offer a wide range of contract terms, ranging from 12 months to long-term right of use, to meet our clients’ needs. We also offer billing in a variety of currencies, including USD, GBP, EUR, SGD, and JPY, making it easy for our clients to manage their accounts and pay for our services.

Our focus on flexible commercial features is just one more way we aim to provide our clients with the best possible experience when working with us. We believe that by offering a wide range of options, we can help our clients achieve their goals and succeed in today’s competitive business landscape.

High Levels of Service Availability and Continuity

Our global network has been designed and engineered to withstand disruption and to ensure the highest levels of service availability and continuity. We offer optional protection, either end-to-end or on key segments, and provide secure hardware-based encrypted waves using AES-256-GCM where required.

Using the latest DWDM transponders, equipment redundancy, dual landings, double-armored casing, and buried cable where necessary, our network provides some of the highest levels of service availability in the industry.

We have operational control of every network element, meaning we can prioritize restoration or provide alternative paths quickly and efficiently, reducing the impact on our clients’ customers and applications.