2.56 Tb/s (256/spl times/10 Gb/s) transmission over 11,000 km using hybrid Raman/EDFAs with 80 nm of continuous bandwidth

Two hundred and fifty six 10 Gb/s WDM channels were transmitted over 11,000 km in 80 nm of continuous optical bandwidth of hybrid Raman/EDFA for the first time. Using FEC all channels were decoded error free.