Hibernia Networks
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Hibernia Networks, alternately known as Hibernia Atlantic, was a privately held, US-owned provider of telecommunication services. It operated global network routes on self-healing rings in North America, Europe and Asia including submarine communications cable systems in the North Atlantic Ocean which connected Canada, the United States, the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe. Hibernia managed cable landing stations in Dublin, Republic of Ireland; Coleraine, Northern Ireland; Southport, England; Halifax, Canada; Lynn, Massachusetts, United States.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Telecommunications |
Fate | Acquired by GTT Communications in January, 2017 |
Headquarters | McLean, Virginia, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Telecommunications, submarine communications cable |
Website | gtt.net |
Hibernia's network provided service, from 2.5 Gbit/s to 100 Gbit/s[1] wavelengths and Ethernet from 10 Mbit/s to 100 Gbit/s. It also provided traditional SONET/SDH services.[2][3]
In January 2017, the company was acquired and absorbed into GTT Communications, Inc.[4][5] It was previously a subsidiary of Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC) and was owned by both CVC and Constellation Ventures Partners.