SPLIT TERRESTRIAL BACKHAUL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LINKS

The disclosed method may include, at a cable landing site for a subsea optical fiber, (1) receiving a plurality of optical signals carried over the subsea optical fiber, the plurality of optical signals including a first set of optical signals in a first wavelength band and at least one additional set of optical signals in at least one additional wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band, (2) optically splitting the plurality of optical signals into the first set of optical signals and the additional set of optical signals, (3) introducing, after optically splitting the plurality of optical signals, the first set of optical signals onto a first terrestrial optical fiber, and (4) introducing, after optically splitting the plurality of optical signals, the additional set of optical signals onto at least one additional terrestrial optical fiber different from the first terrestrial optical fiber. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.