News and BusinessOTEGLOBE, a wholesale carrier in South Eastern Europe has selected Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent solution for its pan-European network to double capacity in selected parts of its diverse terrestrial backbone network and offer new 400 GbE services to its customers. OTEGLOBE’s network, with more than 21,000 km of fibre, spans Greece, the Balkans, Italy, and […]
News and BusinessUtilising its ICE technology, Infinera has raised fibre capacity for international CSP PCCW Global and German data centre operator and web host Hetzner Online. The deployment by PCCW is on the PEACE subsea cable system between Marseille, Cyprus and Abu Talat. Utilizing Infinera’s ICE technology, PCCW Global now offers network operators the ability to increase […]
News and BusinessFibre-based communications solutions provider Zayo Group Holdings, and Infinera have announced the successful completion of the world’s longest known terrestrial 800G optical wavelength in a commercial network — 1,044.51 km. The Zayo-owned fibre route stretches from Springville, Utah to Reno, Nevada and is lit and powered by Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology. Zayo says 800G […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera unveiled the ICE6 Turbo, claimed to be the industry’s first coherent optical solution that can operate above 100 Gbaud. Produced in Infinera’s U.S.-based fabrication centre, ICE6 Turbo is a performance-optimised configuration of Infinera’s 1.6T (2 x 800G) ICE6 coherent optical engine. With the introduction of the Turbo mode, Infinera claims the ICE6 increases its […]
News and BusinessInfinera says Australian operator Telstra, has deployed Infinera’s coherent 800G solution across Telstra’s international network. The deployment following a trial using Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent technology on its GX Series Compact Modular Platform over a dispersion-managed, 2,940 kilometre subsea cable between Hong Kong and Singapore. Infinera says with its ICE6 solution, Telstra can realize a […]
News and BusinessTPG Telecom has announced a major upgrade of its submarine cable connecting Australia and Guam to significantly boost cable capacity and improve reliability using Infinera’s ICE6 800G solution. PPC-1, TPG Telecom’s ultra-long-haul cable system connecting Australia, Guam and Papua New Guinea, has two fibre pairs spanning approximately 7,000 kilometres, with 78 repeaters spaced approximately 92 […]
News and BusinessSubmarine fibre optic cable developer-owner-operator Seaborn Networks, has launched new services on its AMX-1 submarine network segment connecting the U.S. and Brazil, powered by Infinera’s XT Series and the vendor’s Infinite Capacity Engine (ICE) technology. “Our longstanding relationship with Infinera and this collaboration have enabled us to cost-efficiently address our customers’ growing capacity demands with […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera and US infrastructure provider Windstream, have completed a live network trial that achieved an 800G single-wavelength transmission over 730km across Windstream’s long-haul network between San Diego and Phoenix. In addition, by looping back the signal and derating it to 700G, transmission over 1,460km was achieved. The trial was performed using Infinera’s fifth-generation coherent optical […]
Technologies and ProductsInfinera has expanded its Groove (GX) series of open, compact, and modular transport solutions. The GX Series expansion leverages the power of sled-based architectures to bring the operational efficiency and accelerated innovation cycles of compact modular solutions to a broader customer base. The company says this evolution includes support for Infinera’s sixth-generation Infinite Capacity Engine […]