Technologies and ProductsEkinops has announced the availability of its new PM_400FR05-C2A pluggable module for the Ekinops360 WDM optical transport system. The company says the line card is the first coherent module from Ekinops based on 400G pluggable line interfaces, which offer lower cost, lower power coherent solutions compared to high-performance embedded optics. The PM_400FR05-C2A provides multiple client […]
News and BusinessPan-African wholesale telecom infrastructure provider Bandwidth & Cloud Services Group (BCS), is upgrading it’s network backbone using Ekinops’ DWDM transport solution, which it says will enhance connectivity throughout Africa. The project involves long-distance regional optical transport networks capable of 1Tbps capacity across Africa and urban connectivity upgrades through 44 metro ring deployments offering 10G traffic […]
News and BusinessEkinops has been chosen by IKOULA, French Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider of dedicated servers, outsourced cloud computing, web and cloud hosting services, to upgrade its backbone network between data centres to support the growth in customer traffic. Ekinops is delivering the PM 200FRS02 200G FlexRate™ coherent line card for IKOULA to upgrade its existing Ekinops chassis […]
News and BusinessEkinops says it has been selected by Slovak Telekom, a Deutsche Telekom Group member, to deliver an enhanced and future-proof network access solution. Slovak Telekom is upgrading its legacy symmetrical DSL network utilising Ekinops’ ONE521 router, a platform that combines a DSL modem, a fibre port and LTE as an option. Slovak Telekom can now […]
News and BusinessOptical transport and enterprise connectivity supplier EKINOPS has entered a new distribution partnership with Nexicom Systems Inc. (NSI), to help meet growing demand for more cost-effective, high-performance edge technologies and optical transport solutions in Canada. Through the new partnership, Nexicom Systems can now offer Ekinops’ portfolio of open and fully interoperable optical transport and access […]
News and BusinessTelecom operator Adamo has chosen Ekinops’ FlexRate™ optical transport solution as part of a €250 million infrastructure investment which will deliver high-speed fibre optic internet and telecommunications services to homes and businesses in less densely populated areas across Spain. “Adamo’s mission is to provide greater internet connectivity to Spain’s rural areas and smaller cities which […]
News and BusinessTurkish ISP TurkNet, is to use Ekinops’ FlexRate optical transport solutions to upgrade its core network, which provides businesses and individuals with uncapped high-speed broadband services across the country’s key cities. The first deployment of the Ekinops 400G equipment solution for TurkNet was managed successfully in April of this year in Istanbul, where traffic loads […]
News and BusinessEkinops has won its first major 10Gbps access win in Europe with a seven-figure contract from an unnamed CSP. A European Tier 1 service provider has used Ekinops 10G routers to build an entire communication infrastructure for a major national security agency. The Ekinops solutions, installed in various data centres across the country, will manage […]
News and BusinessUnited Fiber & Data (UFD), a privately owned telecommunications services provider, has announced its new optical wavelength service offerings. The enhancements are a direct response to rising customer demand for scalable, cost-effective and high-bandwidth network solutions. UFD chose to deploy the EKINOPS 600G FlexRate™ solution to provide customers access to connectivity options ranging from 10G […]
News and BusinessEkinops, a supplier of telecommunications solutions for telecom operators, has completed the acquisition of the OTN-Switch (Optical Transport Network) platform developed by Padtec, an optical communications system manufacturer based in Brazil. OTN technology is used to switch data traffic over optical fibres, significantly optimizing network bandwidth utilization. The OTN technology will allow Ekinops to meet […]
News and BusinessEkinops, headquartered in Paris, France, a supplier of telecommunications solutions for telecom operators, has agreed to acquire the OTN-Switch (Optical Transport Network) platform developed by Padtec, an optical communications system manufacturer based in Brazil. Ekinops Group’s cash resources and debt will finance the acquisition, for an amount of €10 million in cash. To strengthen its […]
Technologies and ProductsEkinops, a supplier of optical transport equipment and router solutions for service providers and telecom operators, has announced the release of its latest optical white box networking solutions, the RM ROADM-H4-WB and RM ROADM-H10-WB at this year’s OFC Conference in San Diego. These open-source, standards-based ROADMs are tailored to the needs of Flexgrid networks, allowing […]
Technologies and ProductsLannion, France-based Ekinops, a supplier of optical transport equipment and router solutions for service providers and telecom operators, has released its new PM 400FRS04-SF flexible rate line module. This new module triples the capacity of Ekinops’ 200G FlexRate solutions and delivers new levels of flexibility to address market demand for advanced transport capabilities. Supporting high-speed […]
News and BusinessEkinops, a supplier of next-generation optical network equipment, has completed the acquisition of OneAccess. This combination is credited with creating a major player in transport, Ethernet and corporate routing solutions for telecommunications networks. Financially, the deal will generate combined revenues of approximately €76 million and a pre-tax earnings margin of 6.3%. The market capitalization of […]
News and BusinessEkinops, a developer of next-generation optical network equipment, and the major shareholders of OneAccess, a supplier of network access solutions, have entered discussions for the acquisition of OneAccess by Ekinops. The acquisition would create a leader in solutions for telecom networks with combined revenues of more than €76 million, and form what Exkinops is calling […]
Applications and ResearchEkinops, a leading supplier of next-generation optical network equipment for high-speed telecommunications networks, has been selected by Orange to supply 100G solutions for its very high capacity international long haul networks. “This Ekinops 100G solution, powerful and simple to set up, meets very well our challenges of increasing our high-capacity routes, which we want fast […]
Applications and ResearchZito Media, a provider of video, Internet, and phone services to 110 communities in 16 US states, has deployed a 100 gigabit per second fibre-optic ring around the state of Pennsylvania, using equipment from Ekinops. Zito Media, based in Pennsylvania, US, is using its new high-capacity optical network to provide mobile backhaul services as well […]