MOX Networks recently announced its acquisition of spectrum from Google on the transpacific Topaz subsea cable system – the first fibre cable to connect Canada and Asia.
This collaboration marks a strategic leap forward in providing next-generation connectivity across the Pacific, connecting North America and Asia with speed, capacity and flexibility.
The Topaz cable system, equipped with 16 fibre pairs and delivering a total capacity of 240Tbps, is a significant technological advancement and features wavelength-selective-switch technology, enabling software-defined spectrum slicing. This ensures greater flexibility, resilience and optimisation of network resources, all of which are crucial elements in today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape.
Read the full article in Capacity Magazine’s May 2025 issue.
