Telecommunications company Hibernia Networks said it has brought a new transatlantic cable ashore in Cork, the first that has been deployed in 12 years.

The cable, which is due to begin service next month, will link Halifax, Nova Scotia to Slough in England and Cork. Known as Hibernia Express, the cable will offer speeds of up to 100Gbps , and comes as demand increases for secure, high speed connectivity.

The new infrastructure, which spans 4,600km, will allow centres of trade and commerce in North America to link to Europe. and facilitate big data, cloud and media rich applications.

"Our customers are now just weeks away from having access to the most advanced submarine cable system on the market," states Omar Altaji, CCO of Hibernia Networks. "Financial firms, web-centric companies, media players and traditional telecom service providers alike will benefit from the speed, diversity and scalability that Hibernia Express brings to the transatlantic corridor."

The systems’s construction involved multiple cable ships to lay cable and amplifiers on the seabed.