Verizon, along with Infinera, recently completed a successful test in Verizon’s live fiber network to move 800 Gbps of data on a single wavelength across 400 miles of a long-haul fiber route between Dallas and Atlanta.
This significant technological advancement in the fiber network will lay the groundwork for managing the blazing fast gigabit speeds, super low single-digit millisecond latency, and huge scalability that will come as a result of Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wide Band (UWB) network.
The trial was conducted over Verizon’s live production network with a combination of industry standard fibers. The trial used Infinera’s fifth-generation coherent optical technology, ICE6 (Infinite Capacity Engine), equipped in a GX Series platform.
Verizon has added virtualization throughout the Network, built open RAN platforms, built a containerized core, designed dynamic spectrum sharing, and infused the Network with intelligence to allow AI ML algorithms to drive efficiency and performance. These efforts will all lead to the greater programmability and agility needed to manage dynamic traffic flows and resources for various 5G applications and solutions. The success of these and other efforts are all reliant on Verizon’s ability to move significant amounts of data through the fiber backhaul network.
Kevin Smith, VP of Technology Planning and Development, Verizon
Continuing to advance the capabilities of our extensive fiber network alongside advancements in 5G technology, the Radio Access Network, and the network core will result in an unparalleled network experience for our consumer and enterprise customers.
Parthiban Kandappan, CTO, Infinera
This industry-leading optical innovation coupled with flexible configurations provides a single transmission solution that enables both 800 Gbps over large portions of the network and cross-continental transmission at 400 Gbps.
