News and BusinessFujitsu Network Communications, is to expand and upgrade US operator FiberLight’s , high-bandwidth fibre network using Fujitsu’s 1FINITY™ platform and Virtuora® Network Control Solution Since 2019, FiberLight has deployed the modular Fujitsu 1FINITY platform, including 1FINITY T300/T310 Transport and 1FINITY L100 Lambda series blades in a network capable of exceeding 400G speeds throughout Texas and […]
News and BusinessEmtelle is to supply a range of fibre optic solutions and components, as part of the collective efforts between T-Mobile Netherlands, Primevest Capital Partners and VolkerWessels Telecom. Together the partners plan to build a new fibre network in the Loosduinen area in the Hague, connecting 25,000 households to a network with speeds of at least […]
News and BusinessInternational service provider Sparkle, and Ciena have announced the upgrade of Sparkle’s 10,476km fibre on the Curie submarine cable, using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) 800G programmable solution, to improves capacity and speed on the Chile to U.S. route. Sparkle will also have direct connectivity between data centres in the U.S. and Chile using Ciena’s […]
News and BusinessSri Lanka Telecom PLC (SLT), one of the leading telecom service providers in Sri Lanka, will deploy an FTTH network based on Nokia’s fibre technology. Supporting its accelerated fibre initiative, the deployment enables SLT to bring high-speed broadband services to more than 200,000 enterprise and residential users across the country. SLT is rapidly enhancing its […]
Technologies and ProductsSingapore-based CompoundTek, a global foundry services provider in emerging silicon photonics (SiPh) solutions, has announced the addition of a high-speed 106Gbps PAM4 MZI Si modulator to its portfolio. The company says the modulator offers customers capabilities in 400G/600G/800G applications and ‘extraordinary’ levels of productivity. Further minimising manufacturing risk with fewer respins, customers can expect improved […]
Technologies and ProductsPacketLight Networks has launched the PL-4000 product line of modular 400G muxponder and transponder for DCI, high capacity metro, and long-haul applications. The products are designed to help build high capacity networks and provide secure transport from 400G to 1.6T, with full visibility and performance monitoring of the optical transport layer (OTN), and support a […]
News and BusinessOrange and Nokia say they have achieved the successful completion of a trial testing fifth generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE-V) chipsets over a live transmission on the Orange network in June 2020. Among the direct applications of this technology, there will be possibilities to support the new ultra-high bitrate services over long distance networks and […]
News and BusinessVodafone New Zealand is to deploy 800G technology using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics between its data centres in Auckland. Vodafone says it is achieving record transmission speeds to support growing, yet constantly fluctuating, demands for digital services while enabling a greener network. By implementing Ciena’s WL5e, Vodafone says it can better manage […]