Telecom Lead Asia: Infinera, a provider of long-haul
wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical networking technology, announced
that Telstra International, a division of Telstra Corporation,
Australia’s telecommunications and media services company, has deployed
Infinera’s 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) DTN solution for its optical subsea
network in Asia.
The deployment covers approximately 9,000 kilometers
between Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.
“Telstra operates one of the largest and most
diverse networks in Asia Pacific. We chose Infinera because it has demonstrated
leadership in technological innovation, offering the most reliable and
technically advanced DWDM system on the market,” said Martijn Blanken, chief
operating officer, Telstra International Group.
Infinera’s DTN platform enables service providers to
upgrade existing submarine cables with coherent 40 Gbps waves supporting
FlexCoherent. The Infinera solution is upgradable in the future to 100 Gbps
FlexCoherent, including Soft Decision Forward Error Correction, which will
deliver 7.3 terabits per second (Tbps) of capacity over Telstra’s Reach North
Asia Loop (RNAL) fiber plant.
“We are pleased to announce Telstra International as
our first named 40 Gbps customer and Infinera’s 100th customer since
shipping our market leading solutions in 2004. Leading global providers, like
Telstra, trust us to deliver solutions that are simple, scalable and efficient
to meet the needs of their customers,” said Tom Fallon, Infinera‘s
CEO.
Infinera’s Subsea Solutions have been deployed worldwide
for customers, totaling more than 100,000 route-kilometers, including routes
across the Atlantic, between North, Central and South America, in the Middle
East, and in the Indian Ocean.
Recently, Infinera selected the JDSU ONT 100G tester solution for its new
Multi-Terabit DTN-X platform. Infinera is using JDSU’s solution to validate the
quality performance of its customers’ 100G solutions.
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