New data link between China and Europe

There's a new data connection between China and Europe, thanks to a partnership between China Telecom Global Limited and Transtelecom of Kazakhstan.

Transtelecom of Kazakhstan now links Xinjiang towards Europe via a terrestrial network. [File photo: AP]

The connection, as reported by specialist publication Capacity Media:

”… allows for transport of traffic from sub-1Gbps to 10 × 10Gbps between Europe and east Asia, linking three of the world's biggest financial centres, London, Frankfurt and Hong Kong.”

The route links Xinjiang towards Europe via a terrestrial network crossing Kazakhstan. It enters the latter country in Dostyk, Almaty.

China Telecom Global, in conjunction with TransTeleCom of Russia, had developed a new route for data between Europe and China last year.

That system uses 100G ULH (Ultra Long Haul) technology, and connects the Chinese city of Manzhouli to the Russian city of Zabaikalsk.

The new data routes form part of the Digital Silk Road, providing ultra fast, high capacity connections between China and the rest of the world.

Data connections of this type bring numerous economic benefits, the full potential of which might not be realised for many years to come.