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Amitié
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Technology & capacity
The Amitié cable system uses state-of-the-art fiber optic technology and achieves a total capacity of up to 400 Tbit/s, making it one of the highest-capacity transatlantic connections ever. Essentially, these are the technological features:
- SDM (Space Division Multiplexing): A modern technology that enables significantly more fiber pairs per cable and thus considerably increases capacity compared to older systems.
- Open Cable Design: Amitié uses an open cable system that enables consortium partners to use their own transmission technology and thus ensure maximum flexibility.
- The latest generation of fibre optic technology for minimal signal loss and optimized latency over thousands of kilometers of cable.
Provider Overview
SAVECALL as access to Amitié
As one of the most modern transatlantic cable systems, Amitié is designed to meet the requirements of the coming decades. With its open cable design and a capacity of up to 400 Tbit/s, it will play a key role in global data traffic in the long term and meet the constantly growing demand for transatlantic bandwidth. For cloud providers, financial institutions and companies with latency-sensitive applications, Amitié is already one of the most attractive transatlantic options on the market today.
However, access to capacity on premium cables such as Amitié requires direct wholesale partnerships, in-depth market knowledge and negotiating experience. This is exactly where SAVECALL comes in. We have direct market access, source bandwidth on Amitié without detours via reseller chains and negotiate IRU structures and leased capacity models on an equal footing with the relevant carriers.
The result for our customers:
- Clear SLAs and ongoing capacity management
- Direct capacity access to Amitié without reseller chains
- Transparent price benchmarking and market data
- True route diversity and independent redundancy planning
- Negotiation of IRU structures and leased capacity models
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Frequently asked questions about the Amitié cable
Amitié connects the United States via Lynn, near Boston, with France at Le Porge, near Bordeaux, and the United Kingdom at Bude over a route of around 6,800 kilometers. This creates a direct link between North America and two central European data hubs. For companies with sites in the US, France or the UK, this route offers one of the most modern transatlantic connections available, with correspondingly low latency.
Amitié reaches a design capacity of up to 400 Tbit/s, spread across 16 fiber pairs using SDM technology. At launch, this made it the highest-capacity transatlantic system ever deployed. The high capacity mainly benefits hyperscalers, financial institutions and companies with data-intensive applications that depend on low latency and high bandwidth between North America and Europe.
The Amitié cable went into service in 2023 and was built by Alcatel Submarine Networks. It is operated by a consortium of Meta, Microsoft, Vodafone, Orange and Aqua Comms, who jointly manage and market capacity on the system. This consortium structure is common on modern transatlantic cables and creates a broad user base, which benefits pricing and availability.
This mainly depends on the landing points you need. Amitié is a good fit if you need connectivity via France or the United Kingdom, MAREA suits a more southerly route via Spain, and Dunant offers a direct, Google-adjacent connection to France. Combining two systems is often the better choice to achieve genuine route diversity and redundancy. SAVECALL advises on the right combination on a vendor-neutral basis.
Genuine redundancy only exists when the chosen cables use different landing points and physically separate routes, for example combining a cable via France or the UK with one via Spain. The landing stations themselves should also be redundantly connected, so that a local outage does not jeopardize the entire connection. SAVECALL plans these concepts independently of any single cable operator, with a focus on actual failover reliability.
Access to capacity on premium cables like Amitié runs through direct wholesale partnerships and IRU or leased capacity agreements with the consortium partners. SAVECALL negotiates these structures directly with the relevant carriers, without detours via reseller chains. Book a free consultation to discuss the right capacity solution for your business.
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