Technologies and ProductsIn an extension of the companies’ long-term strategic relationship, Nokia says BT will test its FP5 network processing silicon, including its 800G interfaces. BT operates the largest IP network in the UK with peak rates above 25Tbps, powered by Nokia’s 77xx family of routers. With this trial, says BT, it will be the first in […]
News and BusinessZayo has launched its new Zeus subsea route connecting the UK and continental Europe via access points in Lowestoft, UK and Zandvoort, Netherlands. The cable in the North Sea includes terrestrial backhaul connectivity to London and Amsterdam. At 192 fibres, Zeus contains the highest fibre count connecting the UK and mainland Europe. Zayo utilised Ultra […]
News and BusinessNokia say it is deploying a passive optical LAN (POL) solution for Orange over 20 sites in France, including the new Orange Headquarters, Bridge, in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris. The POL solution replaces the existing copper-based LAN, connecting more than 5,000 end points including Wi-Fi and hard-wired terminals. The optical LAN delivers greater efficiencies and offers […]
News and BusinessZTE has upgraded Turk Telekom’s core sites of the operator’s 100G and B100G metro optical transport network in Istanbul, to improve the system capacity of the core nodes and the service access capability at its edge nodes. ZTE has provided the operator with 200G and 400G wave channels to increase bandwidth for current and future […]
News and BusinessSouthern Cross Cables has announced the launch of its Southern Cross NEXT cable, along with the implementation and testing of 400GbE services across the 15,840km network. In what is believed to be another world first for the longest single span 400GbE services yet achieved on a submarine cable network, Southern Cross in collaboration with Ciena […]
News and BusinessII‐VI’s and Coherent, have announced that II-VI has obtained antitrust clearance from the State Administration for Market Regulation of the People’s Republic of China (SAMR) for II-VI’s pending acquisition of Coherent. The clearance decision from SAMR satisfies the closing condition set forth in the previously announced merger agreement regarding the receipt of antitrust approvals. The […]
News and BusinessOpen XR Forum has released its first approved specification defining enhanced network management of pluggable coherent optical technology. The specification, developed through a collaboration of leading global service providers, establishes the framework for solving challenges associated with managing advanced coherent optical engines and features as they are deployed in a wider variety of networking devices […]
Technologies and ProductsII‐VI and ADVA have launched the industry’s first 100ZR pluggable coherent transceiver. Jointly defined and purpose-built for the optical network edge, the coherent 100ZR transceiver is rated for both commercial and industrial temperature operating ranges. The transceiver features the Steelerton™ coherent DSP, launched earlier this month. The new coherent 100ZR transceiver enables service providers to […]