By Telecom
Lead Team: Ciena announced that Fibrenoire, a Canadian provider
of fiber-optic Internet connections and private network services, has deployed
Ciena Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) to deliver Ethernet business services to
enterprise customers in Quebec and Ontario.
Fibrenoire
deployed Ciena’s 3960 and 3920 service delivery switches, part
of its carrier Ethernet solutions (CES) portfolio, for the delivery
of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet virtual private line (EVPL), Ethernet private line
(EPL) and business Internet services to local enterprise customers in the IT,
media, healthcare and retail industries.
With Ciena’s
proven Carrier Ethernet Solutions, we are able to monitor our network, and make
adjustments rapidly and efficiently, to support our market-leading Business Services
service level agreement,” said Jean-Francois Levesque, chief technology officer
at Fibrenoir.
Ciena’s
technology enable Fibrenoire to offer the most reliable and cost effective
services in the region, ideal for delivering voice, data, IP, VoIP, MPLS,
video, and any other real-time, latency-sensitive applications over its network
infrastructure.
Ciena’s
solutions enable Fibrenoire to bring the low-touch, high-velocity benefits of
Carrier Ethernet-powered connectivity to enterprise customers in Quebec and
Ontario,” said Chad Whalen, vice president and general manager, North America
field organization at Ciena.
Robust
management and performance monitoring features in the 3960 and 3920 ensure
Fibrenoire can easily scale to accommodate fluctuating customer demand for
high-speed data services while ensuring quality of service for maximum uptime
and competitive advantage.
Founded in
2007, Fibrenoire operates an IP MPLS Internet backbone with more than 3,000 km
of optical fiber, covering Quebec and Ontario.
Recently, Ciena Corporation was selected by Lightower Fiber Networks, a metro
fiber and bandwidth service provider.
