The Purpose of Building OSS on Top of Subsea Cables

In Jim Fagan’s, Chief Strategy and Revenue Officer of GCX, interview with Black Swan Telecom Journal, he addresses turning GCX’s subsea cables into a software platform and how it relates to the G360 initiative:?

2022 is about turning our subsea cables into a software platform.?We’re already good at getting the capacity into a country, now we aim to unlock our network at Layer 1 so we can start building more intelligent services — and allow customers to flex their capacity.

We actually have more than a decade of experience building advanced subsea OSS systems. GCX’s CTO? Jon Vestal built all our management capabilities at GCX.

Before joining GCX, we were the first ones to virtualize layer 2 and spin up services on demand.?We used our own routing protocols — not the IP protocol — to pick the best path — and charge for that.

Previously we couldn’t create an OSS in layer 1 because the DWM and SLT transponders didn’t have that intelligence.?But now all the subsea cable makers — the Ciena’s and Cisco’s of the world — are opening up their platforms.

GCX’s G360 is a custom Multi-Domain Controller to orchestrate at the Layer 1 level between all the different devices we use.?And once Layer 1 is virtualized, we can offer unmatched connectivity and flexibility to local data center providers and global network operators across our entire global network footprint.

Click to learn more about GCX in this Black Swan Article: https://bswan.org/gcx_connectivity.asp