News and BusinessInfinera says it has successfully completed a simulated intercity network trial for Telstra InfraCo’s intercity fibre project in Australia, delivering 61.3 Tbps of unregenerated data transmission capacity on a fibre pair over the equivalent of 1,240 route kilometers between Melbourne and Sydney. The network trial was implemented using Infinera’s 800G-capable ICE6 coherent solution and Corning […]
News and BusinessEXA Infrastructure has deployed Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution on the EXA Trans Adriatic Express (TAE) submarine cable system which links EXA’s current European footprint to Turkey via Albania and Greece. EXA selected Infinera’s ICE6-based solution to help meet the rapidly growing bandwidth demand on its TAE cable link. Infinera’s ICE6 optical engines provide […]
News and BusinessIt has been announced this week that Africa telecommunications and managed services provider SEACOM’s Equiano subsea cable has gone live with equipment partner Infinera, offering express connectivity from Cape Town, South Africa, to Lisbon, Portugal. The cable now forms part of SEACOM’s subsea cable ecosystem surrounding Africa, which is supported by a continent-wide IP-MPLS network […]
News and BusinessInfinera says Unity Submarine Cable System, which spans across the Pacific is using the vendor’s ICE6 800G coherent optical solution modernise and increase capacity on the 9,620 kilometre transpacific route linking Japan and the U.S. Infinera’s ICE6 solution will double the capacity of the cable system. The Unity Submarine Cable System is a subsea consortium […]
News and BusinessAlgar Telecom, part of the Algar Corporation, has selected Infinera to modernise and scale its subsea network infrastructure. Infinera says that powered by its ICE6 800G optical engine, GX Series Compact Modular Platform, and FlexILS Open Optical Line System, Algar Telecom will be able to increase spectrum capacity and reduce transport cost per bit while […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera and Italian operator Fastweb, successfully trialled single-wavelength service connectivity speed of 600 Gbps across Fastweb’s network, including the Milan-Bari optical route spanning 1,372 kilometres, using Infinera’s fifth-generation ICE6 800G technology on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform. The programmable flexibility of Infinera’s ICE6 solution enabled Fastweb to double network capacity. The network upgrade ensured […]
News and BusinessSeaborn Networks, a developer-owner-operator of submarine fibre optic cable systems is to use Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology for its subsea network. Once deployed, the ICE6-powered solution will provide Seaborn with an architecture that can deliver 400 GbE services, including the option for direct PoP-to-PoP transport. Leveraging Infinera’s existing solutions, Seaborn has expanded its shared […]