Xarxa Oberta taps Infinera for transport network

Created January 8, 2024
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Spanish wholesale network provider Xarxa Oberta de Catalunya, has deployed Infinera’s XTM Series to meet the growing broadband demands of government networks across the Catalonia region in Spain. With Infinera’s XTM packet-optical solution, Xarxa Oberta can provide government networks up to 400 GbE services on its fibre optic network. Xarxa Oberta also tested Infinera’s ICE6 solution on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform, validating its ability to run optical signals up to 800G on its network to allow for scaling in the future.

Xarxa Oberta operates an extensive optical fibre network, offering Ethernet services, dark fibre, and colocation services that provide the Catalonia region with robust high-speed services. Infinera’s XTM Series equips Xarxa Oberta with a range of packet optical transport solutions to deliver an architecture optimized for the needs of the region. The XTM Series solution enhances Xarxa Oberta’s network, enabling it to extend flexible, reliable high-capacity connectivity with low power consumption to government networks.

“Catalonia is a fast-growing region with more than 900 municipalities and almost 8 million inhabitants, requiring constant investments in our network to ensure we continually provide the most robust communications services to our customers. Infinera’s XTM solution delivers the flexible services required today, and the ability to upgrade to ICE6 will enable us to scale to meet the demands of government networks in the future,” said Joan Cervera, CEO at Xarxa Oberta.

“Infinera is pleased to partner with Xarxa Oberta to deliver cost-effective, high-speed services that meet the growing bandwidth needs of government entities in a very densely populated region,” said Nick Walden, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales, Infinera. “Looking ahead, the successful test validating 800G services on Xarxa Oberta’s network paves the way for an ongoing partnership that will allow Xarxa Oberta to continue to scale and expand their services to meet future demand.”

For more information, visit www.infinera.com

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This article was written
by Peter Dykes

Peter Dykes is a independent telecoms and technology journalist who has over that last 30 years written for a wide range of B2B publications and companies. A former BT engineer, he specialises in networks and associated support systems. He is currently Editor of Optical Connections.