The IOEMA project is aiming to establish an AI-ready, high-capacity fibre optic connection between five key Northern European markets. HANOVER, MD – Sweden's Eastern Light, a company building a series of new, international, submarine fiber-optic cable routes in northern Europe, has selected Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) GeoMesh solution to help meet the fast-growing demand for long-haul dark fiber in the region. Fiber Deployment in Europe 2025: Where We Stand and What's Holding Us Back As Europe pushes toward its Digital Decade 2030 targets, fiber deployment has become a national priority across the continent. But despite ambitious goals, progress in FTTx and FTTH infrastructure remains uneven. With the ongoing deployment of the mega capacity fiber cable from Luleå to Berlin and with more than 2500 km of new fiber optics put in the ground during this year's first quarter, GlobalConnect's 100,000 km fiber is the largest interconnected network in the region. The Polar Connect is a Northern European initiative to obtain secure and resilient connectivity through the Arctic to Asia and North America for Research, Development, Innovation and Education.
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