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DC Expansions, Cloud Adoption, 4K Video & Virtual Reality (VR) Apps to Drive Metro WDM Spending

The worldwide optical network equipment spending was down 12 percent sequentially in the first quarter of 2016, reflecting a typical…

Microsoft, Facebook to Build 160Tbps Subsea Cable Across Atlantic to Cater for Cloud & Web Traffic

Microsoft and Facebook recently announced plans to build MAREA – a new, 6,600km state-of-the art subsea cable across the Atlantic…

BT Achieved 2Tbps over a Live Core Network Link Between London & Dublin

New trials by BT and Huawei have achieved the fastest ever speeds of 2Tbps over a live core network link…

Videotron Selects Ciena Packet Optical to Support New 4K TV and Colocation Solutions

Quebec-based operator, Videotron has selected Ciena’s converged packet optical solution to upgrade its regional and backbone network to support its…

Multinet Pakistan, Omantel Select Xtera to Build 20Tbps Subsea Link from Pakistan to Oman

Multinet Pakistan and Omantel have awarded Xtera Communications a turnkey project to build a 20 Tbps submarine cable network for…

KDDI Selects Ciena Packet Optical Platform for Submarine Cable to Provide 100G Services

Ciena said that it has been selected by KDDI Corporation for the Japan Information Highway (JIH) submarine cable upgrade to…

Nokia Launches GPON-based Passive Optical LAN Solution as Alternative to Ethernet LAN

Nokia, Tuesday announced its Passive Optical LAN (POL) solution that is designed to provide operators and enterprises a faster, more…

Verizon to Tap Cisco's Newly Introduced NCS Series for Parts of its 100G Metro Network

Cisco recently announced innovations in its optical transport portfolio with a new Network Convergence System (NCS) 4200 Series, to address…

Airtel Rolls Out 'Platinum 3G Network' in Imphal and Churachandpur under Project Leap

Airtel, India’s no. 1 operator and the third largest mobile services provider globally with operations in 20 countries across Asia…