Technologies and ProductsNokia’s research arm, Nokia Bell Labs, has debuted what it says is the first 100Gbps broadband technology in the US at Fiber Connect 2022, Nashville, Tennessee. The prototype delivers 100Gbps speeds in downstream on a single PON wavelength, avoiding the need to combine multiple wavelengths carrying lower speeds. The prototype parameters mimic real-world conditions including […]
News and BusinessNokia says Indian operator Vodafone Idea (Vi) will use its DWDM solution in the access layer to upgrade its network to 5G for meeting future service capacity and reliability needs. The new compact and scalable DWDM solution will allow Vi to optimise fibre resources while ensuring 100G capacity with future upgrade capability of the network […]
News and BusinessNokia says it will provide its data centre switching solutions for Microsoft’s data centre facilities to support the bandwidth growth to Microsoft Azure as part of a multi-faceted deal. The deal expands the long-standing relationship between the companies, who have been working together to bring massively scaled, agile and highly resilient networking to the data […]
News and BusinessNokia says the Swiss energy services company, Energie Wasser Luzern (EWL), has deployed its next-generation PON fibre solution. Nokia is replacing the legacy network with the latest fibre access technology, providing a single network for business and residential customers, as well as for smart metering services. EWL selected the solution in collaboration with its subsidiary […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia and Rakuten Mobile say they have demonstrated the first live 1 Tbps per channel transmission over Rakuten Mobile’s commercial DWDM network, a speed increase of 500% on Rakuten Mobile’s existing network running at 200 Gbps. The trial took place over two days in January 2022 and connected data centres located 135 km apart in […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia today announced it will showcase Coherent Routing, IP-optical solution at OFC. The company also announced a wide range of upgrades for its next- generation packet optical transport network (P-OTN) solutions for CSPs offering wholesale services. Coherent Routing The Coherent Routing demo will highlight the ability of IP routers to connect directly […]
News and BusinessNokia says it has successfully completed a network trial with GlobalConnect using the Nokia PSE-V fifth generation super coherent optics (PSE-Vs). The trial demonstrated 600G transmission over a live long-haul network link of GlobalConnect Group’s GO-COLOR network. This trial validates GlobalConnect’s ability to increase its optical network capacity in support of high-capacity data center interconnect […]
News and BusinessNokia says it will supply Portuguese operator IP Telecom with optical networking equipment to secure the operator’s cloud connectivity between Lisbon, Porto and Viseu using Nokia’s encrypted 100Gbps optical data centre interconnect (DCI) solution. The Nokia solution includes the 1830 Photonic Service Switch (pictured) and 1830 Photonic Service Interconnect – Modular (PSI-M) optical transport platforms […]
News and BusinessNokia has been chosen by Beijing-based cloud computing service provider Capital Online, to upgrade its IP backbone network to complete the company’s Network 2.0 plan. Under the agreement, Capital Online will deploy the Nokia 7750 Service Router (SR) and 7250 IXR interconnect router platforms to support Capital Online’s Network 2.0 plan. This entails that the […]
News and BusinessNokia has been selected by WINDTRE in Italy to deploy a new, high performance optical backbone. At the heart of WINDTRE’s nationwide network infrastructure, the photonic backbone will bear traffic from the entire country, addressing the growing demand for ultra-fast connectivity as well as delivering high-capacity services to business customers. The DWDM solution will leverage […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia and CityFibre have trialled the UK’s first 25G PON network to support 5G transport. The digital campus testbed was set up at the University of Glasgow with three 5G sites backhauled to the core. In addition to carrying 5G transport on 25G PON, the same fibre ran XGS-PON to carry office traffic, thereby demonstrating […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia has expanded its Quillion portfolio with the launch of its smallest Optical Line Terminal (OLT) deployed with the Quillion chipset. The Lightspan DF-16GM OLT can simultaneously provide services from 1 to 25 Gbps making it the fastest mini-OLT on the market. Designed for deployment in street cabinets and available today, the device is targeted […]
News and BusinessNokia is to upgrade Europe’s largest distributed internet exchange for NL-ix, to provide metro access and backbone transport for all NL-ix customer traffic across Europe. Nokia will supply its optical transport solutions to provide a new optical layer over NL-ix’s meshed interconnection fabric to enable capacity growth link scaling. The new network will support client […]
News and BusinessNokia says it has broken new ground with Vodafone Turkey with a regional demonstration of a 1Tbps per channel coherent transmission over the operator’s live optical network. The companies proved a capacity increase of 150% over a single channel coherent transmission, and the ability to scale network capacity up to 70Tbps per fibre. The optical […]
News and BusinessNokia has announced that Australian fibre and network solutions provider Vocus, has deployed Nokia’s solution to set up the 200G optical links covering more than 4,100 km between Brisbane and Darwin. Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) has also been used to upgrade Vocus’ optical network between Adelaide, Brisbane and Darwin to deliver 200G with […]
News and BusinessNokia says it has been selected by Netherlands operator DELTA Fiber to provide a next-generation optical transport network, based on 400G wavelengths, to handle the operator’s increased traffic and further expansion of its FTTH rollout. The high-capacity network will offer customers enhanced service quality and speeds. It adds that 400Gbps speeds and higher wavelengths enable […]
News and BusinessNokia has announced it has successfully completed a trial with Vodafone Turkey, linking Asia and Europe with the first intercontinental 1Tbps clear-channel IP interface. The network capacity milestone is part of an ongoing modernisation effort to future-proof Vodafone Turkey’s IP architecture. Using Nokia’s 7950 XRS routers with terabit interfaces powered by Nokia’s FP4 chipset, the […]
Technologies and ProductsNokia, Ericsson, II-VI, Lumentum and Sumitomo Electric have jointly published a technical paper which recommends predefined optical blueprints for Mobile Optical Pluggables (MOPA) which connect cell sites to fibre networks. The companies say that streamlining the US$500 million MOPA eco-system will help industry focus on most relevant solutions and facilitate 5G rollouts. The first-time joint […]
News and BusinessNokia says it has been selected by Swisscom to transform the operator’s existing infrastructure to a fully automated and high-capacity optical transport network. Nokia is the sole supplier to build the end-to-end wavelength division multiplexing/optical transport network (WDM/OTN) nationwide, which will support Swisscom customers’ surging bandwidth demands driven by an increase in remote work and […]
News and BusinessDeutsche Telekom has chosen Nokia as a long-term strategic partner to transform the operator’s optical network into a service-centric platform that can scale to meet Industry 4.0 demands. Nokia says the transformation will enable Deutsche Telekom to deliver an enhanced service quality experience to its customers by upgrading the existing network to a more scalable […]