An experiment involving CSC, SURF and Nokia has proven the possibility of ultra-fast and secure data transmission between Amsterdam and Finland
Scientists from CSC – IT Center for Science (Finland), SURF (the Netherlands) and Nokia have successfully transmitted data over a distance of 3,500 km between Amsterdam and Kajaani at a speed of 1.2 terabits per second. This is a record figure for quantum-protected optical networks, which are important for resource-intensive research, such as AI training and climate modeling.
The experiment united five research and education networks: NORDUnet (Scandinavian backbone), Sunet (Sweden), SIKT (Norway), Funet (Finland) and SURF. Data, both real and synthetic, was transmitted directly between disks using IP/MPLS routing technology and quantum-protected equipment from Nokia. The FlexE system efficiently processed the gigantic information flows, and the optical transport platform ensured stability along the entire route.
