Telecom Lead America: Comcast Cable will upgrade its network using Ciena’s 100G coherent optical technology.
Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform equipped with WaveLogiccoherent optical line interfaces gives Comcast a cost-effective, scalable way to further enhance their networks while supporting continued broadband growth.
Comcast will be able to continue satisfying customer demand for high-speed, high-capacity services and applications, such as HD video, mobile data and cloud computing. It also will help Comcast evolve its network and create energy efficiencies by reducing the number of network components, including optical regenerators required in its network.
“Adding Ciena’s WaveLogic 3 to our already installed 6500 Packet-Optical Platforms lets us leverage that investment to deliver more content, faster Internet speeds and enable new cloud-based applications for our customers, while also providing future core 400G scalability,” said Kevin McElearney, senior vice president, Network Engineering, at Comcast Cable.
Francois Locoh-Donou, senior vice president, Global Products Group at Ciena, said: “Through a combination of consultative customer engagements based on network analytics and transformational planning, along with state-of-the-art 100G technology, we are able to help customers like Comcast transform network infrastructure so that they can meet escalating bandwidth and service demands.”
Ciena is also providing Comcast with network management system capabilities and a range of professional services via its Ciena Specialist Services portfolio, including furnishing and installation.
Recently, Comcast deployed Ciena’s packet networking solutions to support its Metro Ethernet services offering. In addition, Comcast Business Class, a division of Comcast Cable, is a Managed Service Provider partner in Ciena’s BizConnect partner program.
