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Etisalat, Huawei Complete Trial of Compact All-optical Cross-connect

Etisalat, Huawei Complete Trial of Compact All-optical Cross-connect Image Credit: Huawei

Etisalat, the UAE-based telecommunications services provider, has worked with Huawei to complete the first trial of compact all-optical cross-connect (OXC) for the transport industry.

The ‘OptiXtrans series OSN 9800 P32C’ trial cements Etisalat's leading position in innovative technology for transport networks and promotes application of the OXC solution.

An OXC is a device used by telecom carriers to switch high-speed optical signals in a fiber optic network, such as an optical mesh network. The cutting-edge technology will help reconstruct and simplify optical layer architecture to build a future-oriented network infrastructure. This solution will significantly improve network scalability, shorten time to market (TTM) for new services, and reduce operations and maintenance (O&M) costs.

The OptiXtrans OSN 9800 P32C is a large-capacity OXC device that can be used in the backbone or aggregation layer. It meets the requirements for fast grooming of large-granularity services and separated east-west deployment in a transport network.

Esmaeel Al Hammadi, SVP, Network Development, Etisalat
This joint innovation project with Huawei is a result of Etisalat’s focus on its vision and strategy of ‘Driving the digital future to empower societies’. This has motivated us to continuously invest to provide superior network services for our customers. 

Simon Lu, President of Huawei Transmission Network
Huawei will continue to carry out technological innovation and research to provide Etisalat with intelligent, simplified, and ultra-broadband all-optical transmission ON2.0 solutions, helping Etisalat to achieve business success.

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