NEW YORK, June 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading facilities-based telecom and fiber consulting company APTelecom, today announced that it has been appointed by Aqua Comms Limited (AquaComms) to assist with international sales and the commercialization of a new submarine cable system known as AEConnect, which links US to Ireland, and CeltixConnect, an existing Irish subsea cable providing connectivity between Dublin and London and greater Europe.
AEConnect, scheduled to be ready for service in December 2015, is the latest transatlantic subsea fiber optic cable system connecting North America to Europe with unprecedented capacity and reliability. AEConnect will land in Shirley, NY and Killala on the West Coast of Ireland spanning more than 5,400 km, with stubbed branching units for future landings, and will use CeltixConnect an Irish Sea subsea cable for further reach. CeltixConnect extends from East Point Business Park, Dublin, Ireland to Holyhead, Wales, UK.
AEConnect's low latency and high reliability supports the bandwidth requirements of data centers, cloud-based networks and global content providers. As part of the remit, APTelecom will assist AEConnect with the commercialization aspects of their network.
"We are excited to be working with an industry leader like AEConnect on developing such innovative and much needed telecom infrastructure between the world's most demanding markets," said Ian Horley, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of EMEA for APTelecom. "Our overall vision and strategy are aligned and working together will allow us to expedite AEConnect's goals."
"AquaComms' appointment of APTelecom is a fundamental step towards realizing our long-term strategy to build and operate a diversified, solution based network, to provide term and peak capacity product offerings, to support the global expanding data requirements of today and for tomorrow; ultimately offering 'infrastructure as a service,'" says Greg Varisco, COO of AquaComms. "AEConnect is currently being constructed using state-of-the-art technology, with 100G-coherent design for low latency, reliable delivery for even the most bandwidth-hungry applications and direct data centre-to-data centre connectivity across the Atlantic."
This news comes on the heels of several milestones that APTelecom has achieved in 2015. The company's client base has increased by 30 percent over the past year, with expansion into new markets within Africa, Asia, Australia and South America. APTelecom's client reach now covers 12 countries in every continent on the globe. Additionally, APTelecom has secured more than $190 million USD in sales for submarine cable projects on behalf of its clients around the globe.
For more information on APTelecom please visit their newly launched website at www.APTelecom.com, and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube. Additionally, to learn more about APTelecom's signature 'State of Subsea' expert event series, please visit www.stateofsubsea.com.
ABOUT AQUA COMMS LIMITED:
Aqua Comms Limited (AquaComms) is the owner and operator of the transatlantic cable AEConnect and the Irish Sea cable CeltixConnect, and was established to build, acquire or merge with subsea fiber optic cable networks to provide capacity networking solutions to the global media, content providers and IT companies. To learn more about Aqua Comms and its new transatlantic subsea cable system, AEConnect, visit www.AquaComms.com.
ABOUT APTELECOM:
APTelecom is a leading telecom and fiber consulting company specializing in emerging markets. APTelecom combines superior customer service, cost-competitive telecom products, and deep experience across a wide range of sectors in the submarine cable and fiber industry to help clients achieve intelligent, sustainable growth. Among the company's core offerings are submarine cable pre-sales, established system sales, due diligence telecom consulting, cloud-based solutions and security, and strategic fiber consulting services.
APTelecom has been named the "Sales Team of the Year" by the Customer Sales and Service Awards, and also captured the "Fastest Growing Companies" Best in Biz EMEA Silver Award. The company has been sought after for commentary on emerging market trends and been featured in dozens of media outlets, including TechTalk, Wall Street Journal, Fox Business Network, Reuters, Yahoo News, Fierce Telecom, SubTel Forum, and Commsday International, among others.
APTelecom is a member of TRACE International, and is FCPA compliant and certified.
* APTelecom's 'State of Subsea' is a 501(c) organization (501c), a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in the United States, and is covered under United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)).
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