Infinera, a leading provider of Intelligent Transport Networks, Monday announced the successful deployment of the Infinera DTN-X platform across Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Submarine Cable System's trans-Egypt terrestrial network. The new transport system is capable of providing multi-terabit capacity network services.
According to Infinera, the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, featuring the DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform, will allow MENA to differentiate its services and manage costs as it scales network capacity.
MENA, a subsidiary of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology, owns and operates a submarine telecommunications system connecting Europe to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Spanning three continents, MENA's infrastructure provides wholesale capacity to global networks via Asia and the Middle East. With the deployment of the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network, MENA is equipped to provide wholesale carriers with a range of connectivity services from STM-1 to 100 gigabit per second (Gb/s) and terabit capacity.
Ahmed Khalaf, managing director of MENA
We deployed the Infinera Intelligent Transport Network on this crucial phase of our network because we were looking for a solution with features that meet MENA's standards of highly reliable and advanced networks solutions. The solution's OTN switching capability provides the ability to offer our customers terabit capacity immediately upon deployment and the scalability realized from this network enables MENA to use time as a weapon to offer wholesale customers top-notch services.
Chris Champion, Infinera's senior vice president, EMEA sales
We are delighted MENA has deployed Infinera solutions for this terrestrial upgrade to their network. The Infinera Intelligent Transport Network solution allows global companies like MENA to compete in their markets. This network deployment enables MENA to provide alternative wholesale international capacity in its markets and supports the growth of the Middle East economy with network scale and efficiency.
