GÉANT trials 800G coherent transmission via Infinera ICE6
Pan-European research and education (R&E) infrastructure operator GÉANT has conducted a trial of 800G coherent optical transmission over a live network. The trial leveraged Infinera’s (NASDAQ: INFN) GX Series Compact Modular Platform equipped with the ICE6 coherent engine, according to the technology supplier.
As is the case with R&E networks worldwide, GÉANT and its national research and education network partners are seeing a significant increase in bandwidth demand. For example, traffic on GÉANT’s infrastructure has grown by an average of 30% annually over the past five years, reaching approximately 7 petabytes each day at present.The trial demonstrated the ability to add capacity to GÉANT’s infrastructure when necessary.
“Infinera’s ICE6 800G coherent solution demonstrated superior performance in increasing optical reach and capacity, demonstrating its ability to help us accelerate service for the research and education community to meet their critical needs. This trial clearly shows the value of Infinera’s innovative technology, and we are pleased to trial this technology with a trusted partner,” commented Bram Peeters, chief network operations officer at GÉANT.
“GÉANT is a leader in developing collaboration services that facilitate important international cooperation between researchers and educators and deploying the latest technology to stay at the forefront of this is critical to their organization,” added Nick Walden, senior vice president, worldwide sales, Infinera. “The demonstration with Infinera’s ICE6 800G solution proves that the industry’s latest technology can seamlessly power GÉANT’s network with high-performance and high-capacity services, significantly enhancing their overall network.”
GÉANT has used the Groove platform in its network since at least 2018 (see "GÉANT deploys Coriant Groove G30 in fiber backbone network"; Infinera purchased Coriant in 2018 as well).
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