DZS, a leader of mobile transport, broadband access and enterprise networking solutions, has agreed to acquire Optelian, an optical networking solution provider based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and its portfolio of optical transport solutions.
The Optelian solutions have completed the Telcordia OSMINE certification process required for deployment by Tier 1 service providers in North America. The Optelian solutions will form a new DZS “O-series” product line that will enhance the DZS Mobile Transport portfolio with environmentally hardened optical transport products optimized for mobile backhaul.
Optelian’s optical transport solutions will complement DZS’s 4G / 5G xHaul Mobile Transport portfolio that are currently deployed in five Tier 1 mobile networks. The new optical transport products will also add metro and regional aggregation and transport options for Broadband Access solutions.
“The acquisition of Optelian will distinguish us from the traditional Edge Access Mobile and Broadband suppliers and accelerate our path forward with Tier 1 service providers in North America,” Charlie Vogt, CEO of DZS, said.
The assets will enhance the DZS xHaul and broadband access solutions portfolios with optical systems that complement the DZS portfolio of packet-based products.
In addition, the O-series products will bring thermal design and carrier grade reliability, making them the first 100G and above transport solutions to deliver flexibility for network edge, remote and industrial deployment scenarios.
Optelian has historically provided dynamic, carrier-grade optical networking solutions to many of the largest service providers in North America, and DZS will bring a wider array of resources, solutions and services to these customers.
“Our customers will benefit from the inclusion of our products in a much broader solutions portfolio that includes complementary Mobile Transport and Broadband Access technologies, as well as Customer Premises equipment,” David Weymouth, CEO of Optelian, said.
“SPs are concerned about cost and scaling for 5G transport, especially those pursuing aggressive deployment strategies and Open RAN architectures. Vendors are developing new optical transport solutions that meet the performance, cost, and scaling requirements of 5G transport, taking advantage of access, edge, and optics expertise,” said Julie Kunstler, senior principal analyst at Omdia.
