Infinera Scores Asian Optical Networking Deal
Sunnyvale, CA – Infinera Corporation announced that it has been selected by FLAG Telecom to supply optical networking equipment in FLAG's largest metro networks. FLAG has deployed Infinera equipment on its fiber-optic networks in major metro areas, initially in Asia and Europe.
FLAG owns and manages an extensive fiber-optic network spanning four continents and connecting key business markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. FLAG provides connectivity to more than 180 service provider customers, including all of the top 10 international carriers. FLAG has deployed the Infinera DTN in its terrestrial network to provide dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) and intelligent digital bandwidth management in the optical transport layer. FLAG's decision to deploy Infinera DTN is to satisfy growing customer demand for high capacity optical services.
"FLAG is very pleased to work with Infinera on this network deployment," said Peter Boland, Senior Vice President, Network Planning and Engineering for FLAG Telecom. "We are seeing strong demand for STM-16, 10G, and wavelength services in many of our larger metro locations. We sought a system which would allow us to adapt quickly and easily to new growth, simplify network management, and improve our service quality. After evaluating multiple vendors of DWDM and ROADM technology, we concluded that the Infinera DTN was the best fit for our network requirements."
The Infinera DTN is unique in its use of a new semiconductor chip known as a photonic integrated circuit (PIC). Infinera pioneered the development of large scale PICs which it produces in its indium phosphide fabrication facility in California. Infinera's PICs integrate more than 60 optical devices onto a pair of chips, providing space, power, and reliability advantages as well as enabling a network architecture known as "Digital Optical Networking."
"FLAG is a key partner to most of the world's most discriminating service providers, including all the top 10 international carriers," said Jagdeep Singh, CEO of Infinera. "Their reputation for network quality and flexibility is no doubt behind the network growth they are experiencing, and Infinera is pleased to have been selected for their metro network deployment.
"Infinera's photonic integration technology benefits customer reliability because every PIC eliminates dozens of fiber couplings," Singh continued. "In conventional optical networking systems, fiber couplings can account for well over 50-70% of optical component failures. In addition, the DTN offers integrated features such as Digital SNCP protection so that carriers can offer 50ms protected services without additional switching equipment."
The Infinera DTN combines DWDM, digital bandwidth management, and GMPLS-based network intelligence. The DTN supports 800 Gb/s of capacity and delivers a variety of manageable and protectable services, including 10 Gigabit Ethernet, 10G and 2.5G SDH/SONET, and Gigabit Ethernet. The DTN runs Infinera's IQ™ Network Operating System, which makes its digital bandwidth management possible, provides a rich set of performance monitoring capabilities, and supports automated network discovery, configuration, and provisioning via GMPLS.
SOURCE: Infinera