Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the international wholesale unit of Deutsche Telekom, recently turned up the first European 800G network connecting its data centers in Vienna, Austria.
The technology, provided in cooperation with Ciena will satisfy customers’ demands for higher speeds and efficiency, which are especially important for applications such as IoT, cloud computing and video, said the Operator.
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier welcomes Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) to satisfy surging traffic requirements across its pan-European network. 800Gb/s transmission was successfully implemented between data centers in Austria and validated for stability and error rates in a live environment. The technology innovation, which is based on higher spectrum efficiency, will allow Deutsche Telekom to transport eight 100G of data traffic in less than 100Ghz of spectrum and is optimized for high-capacity 100GE and 400GE customer interface connectivity. It is the industry’s first solution that can transport 2x400GE across a single 800G wavelength. This next technology step supports the extension of the highly efficient Deutsche Telekom network by further reducing shelf demand and power consumption for deployments in Public Telehouse Exchange points. Deutsche Telekom intends to implement Ciena’s WL5e with its 6500 and Waveserver 5 platforms, managed by Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller.
Rolf Nafziger, SVP, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
With it, we will increase network capacity and efficiency, and create a more adaptive network that can meet our customer’s needs now and into the future.
Jamie Jefferies, VP and GM, EMEA, Ciena
We have many shared values with Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier and have enjoyed working with them to deploy innovations across their pan-European network, and we are especially proud to work with them on this first 800G deployment for Europe.
