Bringing an open optical network to life: tales from the field

Open optical networking (OON) is an increasingly popular networking approach where the optical terminals are decoupled from the line system, enabling operators to operate optical signals generated by transceivers from

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Got open optical networks?

The deployment of optical engines, be they transponders or coherent optical pluggables, from one or multiple equipment suppliers over a line system from a different supplier offers valuable benefits that

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Nokia partners with Lightstorm to upgrade digital infrastructure in India

New Delhi, India – Nokia announced that it has entered into a partnership with Lightstorm, in India, to supply the latest WDM optical network solutions for Lightstorm’s network expansion into

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Nokia, FCCN connect Portugal’s universities with 100Gb/sec long-haul optical transport network

Espoo, Finland. 15 December 2022 – Nokia has announced it is building a nation-wide optical transport network spanning 3,000km for FCCN, in Portugal, connecting universities and research centres in 26 cities. The network uses wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) to increase speeds by a factor of

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Semtech expands specialised FiberEdge IC solutions for use in optical modules for 5G wireless X-haul applications

19 September 2022 – Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, today announced the expansion of its FiberEdge platform with two new

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Viettel selects Infinera synchronisation solution to support 5G rollout across Vietnam

12 September 2022 – Infinera announced that Viettel Network Corporation, a member of Viettel Group, the telecommunications service provider in Vietnam has selected Infinera’s Optical Timing Channel 2.0 (OTC2.0) solution to prepare

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Nokia and Eurofiber Group sign a frame agreement to accelerate fibre optic roll out in Europe

Espoo, Finland – Nokia announced the signature of a frame agreement with Eurofiber Group, the supplier and operator of open network infrastructure in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Germany. The

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Nokia supports REN in building a state-of-the-art mission-critical transmission network with DWDM/OTN technology

Espoo, Finland. 6 July 2022 – Nokia has announced its first optical switch deal in Portugal. Redes Energeticas Nacionais (REN), the Portuguese Transmission System Operator (TSO), renewed its optical transport network using using Nokia packet

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ZTE collaborates with Link Net’s first media to boost network services for information superhighway in Jayabaya project

Shenzhen, China. 26 April 2022 – ZTE Corporation, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the mobile internet, announced that it has collaborated with PT Link

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Nokia to deploy high performance optical backbone for WINDTRE

Espoo, Finland – Nokia has been selected by WINDTRE in Italy to deploy a new, high performance optical backbone. At the heart of WINDTRE’s nationwide network infrastructure, the photonic backbone

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