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FirstLight activates 400G network connection with Ciena

By Peter Dykes

Albany, New York-based carrier FirstLight, has deployed its first 400 Gbps connection on its fibre optic network using Ciena’s WaveLogic-powered 6500 platform. The deployment was also supported by optical network integrator LightRiver, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Optical Domain Orchestration and Control software. With high network capacity and ultra-low latency at the centre of FirstLight’s […]

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Ciena, NTT, enable first Japanese 800G DCI

By Peter Dykes

Ciena and NTT Com will deploy a single-wave 800G line speed solution for Datacentre Interconnect (DCI) using Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme® optical platform, it has been announced. To accommodate the rapid growth of 5G, gaming and cloud services, NTT Com will upgrade its DCI network to be more programmable, resilient and high-capacity. “Since its inception, […]

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MDB Series Is Coming

Deploying and maintaining your fiber infrastructure needs to be a routine not a challenge – Easier, Faster and Cost Effective. Therefore Micos Telcom – PLP have designed the brand-new Fiber Optic Boxes MDB to simplify deployment, maintenance and control your costs. The boxes can be configured to address a wide range of fiber optic splice and/or connectivity applications for PON, GPON and 5G networks.