Passive subsea fiber cables connecting active or decommissioned oil platforms can serve to augment existing submarine and terrestrial networks by providing repeaterless long haul, low latency transmission across cities and countries. By utilizing these passive fibers and without the use of active repeaters, a low cost, high reliability solution can be implemented achieving long haul link distances.

Remote Optically Pumped Amplifiers (ROPA) are typically used to extend the reach of fiber optic links. Multiple configurations of ROPA implementations can be deployed. This includes transmit ROPAs, receive ROPAs, and novelly as inline amplifiers.

Discover how MPBC and Tampnet AS improved latency by using a Remote Optically Pumped Amplifier (ROPA) as an inline amplifier in a subsea passive fibre-optic cable installation.

‍Read about the lowest-latency route between Norway and the U.K. here!