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- ↑ "SUNET and NORDUnet participates in test of first ever native 40 Gbit/sec transatlantic IP link; 9600 km between Luleå, Sweden and New York" (PDF). SUNET. November 24, 2008.
- ↑ "Sprint trials 40 Gbit/s IP link over 9,000 km New York-Sweden cable system using Cisco CRS-1". Optical Keyhole. November 24, 2008.
