Overview
- Fastnet is specified to exceed 320 terabits per second, a capacity AWS equates to streaming 12.5 million HD films at once.
- AWS targets service in 2028, while cost and detailed construction milestones were not disclosed in the initial announcement.
- The route introduces unique landing points to add diversity and maintain service if traditional Atlantic cable corridors experience outages.
- The system includes advanced optical switching branching units and reinforced nearshore armoring to support future topology changes and protect performance.
- AWS will create Community Benefit Funds for Maryland’s Eastern Shore and County Cork, an initiative welcomed by Ireland’s taoiseach and Maryland’s governor.