Optus has announced its inter-capital fibre network from Cairns via Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide, to Perth has been upgraded to 100 Gigabits per second (Gbps), delivering wavelength links with combined capacity ten times larger than previously available. The deployment was done in collaboration with Alcatel-Lucent.
According to Optus, the upgrade supports the changing needs of their customers including increasing capacity demands across Optus’ Wholesale and branded business lines.
Dennis Wong, Acting Managing Director of Optus Networks
Optus made a strategic decision to move from 10Gbps straight to 100Gbps per wavelength as a key technology step to even higher speed services. Optus continuously assesses new technologies that will enable us to deliver higher capacity from our fibre assets when the feasible technologies become commercially viable.
Basil Alwan, Alcatel-Lucent President, IP Routing and Transport
A vast country like Australia presents unique challenges for network deployment. Customers across the country demand better access to high performance, advanced broadband services at reasonable price. Through these upgrades, we are supporting Optus to enhance user experience and lay the foundation for future service growth.
