Southern Cross is planning to deploy Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme technology as a key part of the Southern Cross (SX) NEXT expansion plans from Sydney to Los Angeles. The use of WL6e technology in NEXT will allow the implementation of 800 Gb/swavelengths across the single 12,500+km span, providing reliable, energy efficient, and high bandwidth connections to support offerings such as the recently launched 400GbE services from Southern Cross. Ciena's WL6e integrates new coherent DSP innovations to provide the highest capacity over fiber.

With this upgrade to WL6, Southern Cross will be able to provide customers with unrivalled connectivity, allowing them to enjoy applications and services of up to 800GbE.