FiberLight deploys 400G ROADM capabilities via Fujitsu 1FINITY

March 15, 2022

An existing Fujitsu customer, the company now will use the 1FINITY blades to support the provision of services up to 400 Gigabit Ethernet in Texas.

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Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. says it has supplied its 1FINITY T700 transport blades and L130/L140 ROADM blades to FiberLight, LLC. The fiber-optic network services provider is using the optical transport technology to upgrade its fiber infrastructure in Texas with 400G ROADM capabilities.

FiberLight operates a 17,000-mile fiber network that extends across more than 30 U.S. metropolitan areas. An existing Fujitsu customer, the company now will use the 1FINITY blades to support the provision of services up to 400 Gigabit Ethernet in Texas, complementing FiberLight’s fielded 1FINITY L100 blades (see "FiberLight taps Fujitsu Network Communications for fiber-optic network upgrade"). The 1FINITY T700 transport blades and L130/ L140 ROADM blades will map seamlessly into the Virtuora Network Control platform FiberLight already uses. Fujitsu says FiberLight is the first network operator in the U.S. to deploy the T700 transport blade in combination with the L130/L140 colorless/directionless/contentionless (CDC) ROADM blades.

“We continue to invest in one-of-a-kind fiber networks that ignite digital transformation and meet our customers’ growing network demands,” commented Jay Anderson, CTO-chief engineer, FiberLight. “Since 2019, FiberLight has relied on the Fujitsu 1FINITY platform to support the speed, performance, and agility of our next-generation transport network. Coupled with our extensive fiber assets, we are enabling exceedingly fast and competitively priced network connectivity services.”

“Working closely with FiberLight, Fujitsu created an upgrade solution that meets the speed and scalability needs of their customers as efficiently as possible,” added Annie Bogue, head of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. “With the 1FINITY T700, FiberLight will have industry-leading performance in a modular platform that easily integrates with their existing infrastructure, providing future-proof evolution.”

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Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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