Deutsche Telekom chooses Nokia to supply optical transport systems, software
Nokia says it has won an award to supply Deutsche Telekom with optical systems and related software to upgrade the service provider’s fiber-optic network. The initiative will focus on making Deutsche Telekom’s fiber infrastructure more scalable and automated.
The technology provider will supply Deutsche Telekom with the Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) powered by the PSE-V family of coherent DSPs as well as elements of the Nokia WaveSuite software portfolio. The Nokia technology will be applied to Deutsche Telekom’s optical core network and strategic regional distribution sites in Germany.
“We are transforming our optical network to give our customers a highly differentiated service quality of experience and to be more responsive to their new services needs while also reducing our network TCO [total cost of ownership],” commented Dr. Erik Weiß, vice president, Optical Transport Core, Deutsche Telekom Technik. “The Nokia optical transport solution enables us to realize these goals by creating a more scalable and automated services-centric platform that will support us well into the future.”
“We are excited to support Deutsche Telekom and will be providing a customer-focused solution that will transform its optical transport network into a services-centric platform for the Industry 4.0 era. This project leverages our Nokia Bell Labs optical network innovation, experience, and expertise, including our Germany based innovation centers which have made significant contributions to our optical networking innovation,” added Rafael De Fermin Del Castillo, senior vice president, Europe & MEA, IP/Optical Networks at Nokia.
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