KKCC Deploys Infinera’s Submarine Solution for its Optical Network Upgrade (USA)

Kodiak Kenai Cable Company, LLC (KKCC), a subsidiary of Old Harbor Native Corporation, has deployed Infinera’s Submarine Solution for its optical network upgrade spanning approximately 1,000 km throughout the state of Alaska. KKCC chose Infinera for the ease of use, speed of deployment and cutting edge technology offered on Infinera’s DTN for Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE).

KKCC operates Kodiak Kenai Fiber Link (KKFL), a submarine fiber optic telecommunications system connecting Kodiak Island and the Kenai Peninsula with Anchorage. Servicing 10% of Alaska’s population, the network runs from Seward down to Narrow Cape and back up to Anchorage. KKFL provides access for broadband services to carriers, businesses, schools, and government institutions, including Alaska Aerospace Development Corporation and the nation’s largest Coast Guard base on Kodiak Island. The improved telecommunications service with an Infinera network also enables KKCC to enhance economic and educational opportunities and healthcare services throughout local communities served by KKCC in Alaska.

“Operating a network in Alaska with a small team, and with the unpredictable weather, we needed a high capacity solution that is simple for us to manage,” said Brian Kincaid, KKCC Chief Operating Officer. “After carefully considering all the options, we chose Infinera because we were very impressed with their Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technology, and their systems were easy to install, configure, and manage through their advanced EMS system.”

KKCC deployed Infinera’s Submarine Solution, based on photonic integrated circuits, over a legacy undersea network including a repeaterless span of 377 km. The current network will be able to scale to meet KKCC’s bandwidth needs today and well into the future. The Infinera Submarine Solution can be customized to provide superior reach and optical performance. In addition, it offers space savings and the economic benefits of combining a subsea and a terrestrial system in one platform.

“We were very pleased that Infinera was able to deploy this network so efficiently,” Kincaid added. “The proven capacity far exceeds both our expectations and the projections that other system vendors’ made across some very challenging spans.”

“Infinera is pleased to support KKCC and their customers with an Infinera subsea solution that delivers the Infinera advantages of deployment speed, ease of use, and compact footprint,” said Tom Fallon, Infinera CEO.

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Source: infinera, August 16, 2011; Image: glassdoor