Telecom Egypt is deploying Ciena’s GeoMesh solution and packet-optical platforms for reliable, low-latency connectivity to meet surging demands for high-bandwidth services on its national terrestrial network and submarine links between the Mediterranean and Asia.
Telecom Egypt is the largest provider of fixed line services in the Middle East and Africa and offers a complete range of international telecommunications services, including voice, data, dark fiber, colocation and tailored data solutions.
With a more agile and scalable network, Telecom Egypt’s wholesale carrier, service provider, internet content provider and consortium customers will be able to provide diverse data transit routes for international data center interconnect (DCI), disaster recovery, cloud-based services, and other high-capacity services for enterprise and consumer end-customers.
Ciena said that the GeoMesh solution also allows Telecom Egypt to proactively resolve unexpected issues and maintain network reliability. Ciena’s 6500 and 5430 packet-optical platforms, powered by WaveLogic Extreme coherent optics, allows Telecom Egypt to offer a diverse mix of services over high-capacity wavelengths; supporting any type of traffic, including fully transparent optical transport networks (OTN), virtual private networks (VPN), optical VPN and Ethernet services, all with stringent SLAs.
Tamer Gadalla, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Telecom Egypt
Ciena’s technology and mesh network give us a real advantage, ensuring greater reliability and efficiencies. With Ciena enabling more granular high-bandwidth services our customers can evolve their networks and transition to a much wider suite of resilient, scalable connectivity options.
Gary Smith, President & Chief Executive Officer of Ciena
With Ciena’s industry-leading submarine solutions, Telecom Egypt is making the most of its unique geographical position and strategic network assets, enhancing both reliability and the end-user experience.
