Nokia announced that International Gateway Company (IGC) has selected its optical transport technology to upgrade IGC’s existing Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) network.
IGC is a subsidiary of ALT Telecom, a neutral regional telecommunication and network service provider. IGC provides wholesale bandwidth for both domestic and international traffic via SRT (State Railway of Thailand), EGAT and its network which has about 12,000km of optical fiber network and owns NNI (Network to Network Interface) for 12 Active Crossing Borders to connect with 42 operators surrounding countries and in Thailand.
This upgrade, powered by Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE) chipset, will enable IGC to transmit 400G per wavelength, significantly boosting network capacity and connectivity between Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia.
Nokia said the new solution will enhance data center connectivity and support the growing demand for data services in the region. Upon deployment in Bangkok and the surrounding East and South regions, Nokia’s Data Center Interconnect (DCI) will allow IGC to meet surging traffic demands while ensuring cost-effectiveness and resilience.
IGC’s CEO, Pichit Satapattayanont, expressed satisfaction with the DWDM solution, citing its role in enhancing customer connectivity from Cambodia to Malaysia. He praised Nokia’s timely completion of the project, looking forward to future collaborations.
Ajay Sharma, Head of Network Infrastructure Sales at Nokia for SEA North, highlighted that Nokia’s solution would meet IGC’s current and future capacity needs while reducing energy consumption and increasing network resilience.
The Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Switch platforms, ranging from the PSS-4II to the PSS-32, are integral to this upgrade, providing scale, efficiency, and enhanced optical transport across regional and metro-edge networks. These platforms utilize coherent wavelength modulation, wavelength routing, and optical transport features to optimize network performance, maximize capacity, and ensure secure, low-latency data transmission.
The modernization of IGC’s DWDM network marks a significant step forward in the region’s telecommunications infrastructure, positioning IGC to better serve hyperscale customers and meet future connectivity challenges.
Nokia says The 1830 PSS-4II, a compact platform, is tailored for metro-edge applications, providing both scalability and operational efficiency. For more extensive needs, the 1830 PSS-8 and 1830 PSS-16II are optimized to meet the demands of multiservice metro and regional transport networks. At the highest capacity, the 1830 PSS-32 delivers robust support for regional to long-haul optical transport, catering to multilayer packet networks.
The 1830 PSS series introduces a range of features to enhance network performance:
Optimized scalability: The platforms provide efficient transport for any application, fiber type, or reach, maximizing network capacity.
Flexible service grooming: Unconstrained grooming at wavelength, port, and sub-port levels ensures network efficiency and adaptability.
Enhanced packet optical transport: Advanced features, such as Carrier Ethernet and highly secure, low-latency encrypted wavelengths, support a wide array of network services.
Advanced wavelength modulation: Leveraging Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE) technology, the platforms maximize fiber utilization and prevent premature exhaustion.
Integrated routing and switching: The platforms feature CDC-F wavelength routing and C+L-band WDM with OTN switching, allowing seamless scaling of network capacity.
Nokia’s 1830 PSS platforms also enable efficient Layer 2 Ethernet transport, offering reliable, versatile, and cost-effective solutions for network operators. The systems employ multilayer networking algorithms to transport services at the most economical layer, meeting unpredictable traffic demands with agility.
The solutions further provide tiered protection, restoration resiliency, and secure, bandwidth-efficient encryption for critical business applications, ensuring high-performance, scalable, and secure data transmission.
