Xarxa Oberta de Catalunya taps Infinera to accelerate fiber network growth

Catalonia, Spain-based Xarxa Oberta de Catalunya (XOC), a subsidiary of the global Cellnex Group, deployed Infinera’s XTM Series to meet the growing broadband demands of government networks across Spain’s Catalonia region.

By employing Infinera’s XTM platform, Xarxa Oberta can provide government networks up to 400 GbE services on its fiber optic network. The service provider also tested Infinera’s ICE6 solution on the GX Series Compact Modular Platform, validating its ability to run optical signals up to 800G on its network to accommodate future bandwidth needs.

As a wholesale service provider, Xarxa Oberta operates an extensive fiber network in Catalonia, offering Ethernet services, dark fiber and colocation services. Infinera’s XTM Series equips Xarxa Oberta with a range of packet optical transport solutions to deliver an architecture optimized for the region's needs.

XOC’s upgrade comes at a time when the region is seeing greater demand for bandwidth from government organizations to accommodate a growing population.

“Catalonia is a fast-growing region with more than 900 municipalities and almost 8 million inhabitants, requiring constant investments in our network to ensure we continually provide the most robust communications services,” said Joan Cervera, CEO at Xarxa Oberta. “Infinera’s XTM solution delivers the flexible services required today, and the ability to upgrade to ICE6 will enable us to scale to meet the demands of government networks in the future.”

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