Telecom major Verizon has expanded 100G technology on its network in the U.S. and Europe. Verizon uses Juniper PTX packet transport routers and Ciena 6500 Packet-Optical Platform.
Verizon’s 100G now reaches to more than 4,800 miles of its global IP network during the first half of 2013.
100G expansion includes almost 4,500 miles on Verizon U.S. network, bringing to approximately 21,400 the total number of 100G miles currently deployed on the network. Among the new 100G routes are Seattle to Salt Lake City, Indianapolis to St. Louis, St. Louis to Memphis, Charlotte to Nashville and Cleveland to Detroit.
Verizon aims to deploy an additional 8,700 100G miles in the U.S. by the end of the year.
In Europe, Verizon deployed 100G on an additional 350 miles between Brussels and Frankfurt, bringing to 5,100 the total number of 100G miles in Europe. The company plans to deploy an additional 1,400 miles by the end of this year.
“As long as our bandwidth demand grows, we’ll continue deploying high bit-rate technology that underlies the superior experience that our business and consumer customers expect,” said Kyle Malady, senior vice president of global network operations and engineering.
The demand for higher bandwidth comes from core backbone capacity needed to stay ahead of such drivers as over-the-top video, cloud services, 4G LTE mobile technology and collaboration services. The 100G technology provides the necessary level of performance combined with the flexibility to meet traffic type demand and enterprise customer requirements.
