News and BusinessRibbon Communications Inc. has executed a securities purchase agreement to raise gross proceeds of approximately US$52 million in a private placement financing of common stock. Ribbon says it intends to use the net proceeds from the private placement to fund general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital and debt repayment. Ribbon will issue approximately […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications say Blueline, a provider of internet, voice and television services throughout Madagascar, has selected Ribbon’s Apollo Optical Networking solution to upgrade the bandwidth capacity of its communications network. The Apollo 9600 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Optical Transport solution provides Blueline multi-service transport capabilities on an energy-efficient multi-wavelength 100 Gigabit (100G) backbone […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications has opened a new Australian headquarters with customer showcase and demonstration facilities in Sydney. The new facilities will support Ribbon’s staff, customers and channel partners while the company to serve and support customers in Australia, New Zealand and the SE Asia region. The new facilities will include a state-of-the-art customer demonstration area, training […]
Technologies and ProductsIP Wave is Ribbon’s framework for creating service-driven IP Optical networking solutions that enable service providers to address major network and operational challenges by building, deploying, managing and future-proofing their multi-layer data and optical networks. IP Wave solutions fuse optimised hardware and automation software within an open architecture to give service providers the agility they […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications has announced that NamPower, Namibia’s largest power utility, has deployed Ribbon’s IP Optical portfolio for its “The GridOnline” project, which provides a backbone for operators across the country to leverage high-capacity bandwidth, both domestically and internationally. NamPower required a solution offering programmable IP optical capabilities to leverage its utility network for bandwidth delivery. […]
News and BusinessRibbon Communications, announced that Philippines-based carrier IPS, is to use Ribbon’s Apollo Optical Networking solution to power 100GbE services delivered over both terrestrial and undersea cables from Manilla to Hong Kong and Singapore. The solution deployed by IPS leverages Apollo’s high-performance programmable TM800 muxponder cards on Apollo 9600 series platforms to provide optimised long haul […]
News and BusinessIP optical networking solutions provider Ribbon Communications says Fort Morgan, Colorado-based Viaero Wireless and Viaero Fiber Networks, have selected Ribbon’s suite of integrated IP and DWDM solutions for extra capacity on the operator’s fibre networks along with backhaul for its mobile networks. Ribbon’s solution suite, which includes Neptune (MPLS transport), Apollo (DWDM transport), and Muse […]