Subsea Cables & Internet Infrastructure

Peace Cable Layer 1 100G floor pricing is approximately $17K per month on 1 year contracts for Chinese carriers. There is a $4K MRC premium for non-Chinese carrier capacity using Western network gear like Ciena or Nokia.  SMW5 MRCs range from upper 20Ks to mid-30K range. Mostly sold out; real offers extremely rare. AAE1 MRCs for the standard latency route range from $26K to lower $30Ks. 

The Atlantic at the 100G level ranges from $4K to $6K MRC. The cables deployed at or around the time of the New Millenium vary from $3,800 to $5K. Generally, new cables like Marea and Dunant command a premium because they directly connect Ashburn Equinix to Continental Euroipe with both Ashburn Equinix and at least two Paris Equinix facilities onünet. Both bypass Ireland and the British isles. So expect to pay in the $5K to $6K range on 2 or 3 year terms. And yes, you should pay the premium because Marea, Dunant, Anjana, and Nuveem all dramatically improve resiliency. The NYC/London cooridor is congested with most UK landings in Cornwall at Bude. Furthermore, UK surveillance of undersea cables is well known.  Any saavy buyer should be riding both NYC/London cables and also cables like Dunant and Marea that directly link Ashburn Equinix to the European continent. This physical diversity is not a luxury; it's essential. A special mention goes to EXA Express for NYC/London which is a ...