Case Study
Southern Cross Cable Network
SOUTHERN CROSS CABLE NETWORK Increased network capacity and survivability using Ciena’s 5400 and 6500 platforms Southern Cross is an independent company that offers fully protected capacity solutions with low latency and high service availability to the markets of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawaii, and the mainland U.S. The Southern Cross network, shown in Figure 1, comprises 28,000 kilometers of undersea cable and 2,000 kilometers