Fiber Resilience


Operators seeking to strengthen their offering need to invest in both physical and geographical redundancy. O3b’s provides a carrier class complement and insurance policy for operator networks’ stability. The O3b system with its resiliency, bandwidth capability and steerable beams is the ideal solution to back up and augment core nodes. In the event of a fiber cut or maintenance of a terrestrial connection a seamless switchover to an O3b connection would save hours or days of operational frustrations and restore customer trust.

Key features of O3b Networks’ Fiber Resiliency Solution include:

  • Availability – everywhere between 45 degrees of latitude north and south of the equator.
  • Scalability – DS-3 (45Mbps) to STM-4 (622Mbps) and higher.
  • Flexibility – Direct access to core Internet exchange points worldwide.
  • Reliability – fully packaged Gigabit IP antennas and redundant equipment.

Benefits of this solution include:

  • Fiber performance without the need for a fiber infrastructure.
  • Substantial reduction of capital and operational expenditure.
  • Seamless network extension to remote parts of the network, or to other islands.
  • Ability to offer services beyond the current terrestrial network.
  • Affordable, complimentary solution to cables and geo-stationary satellites

For details on our Fiber Resiliency applications please contact us.