Colocation Australia leverages ADVA FSP 3000 OpenFabric for national wavelength services

Sept. 1, 2020

ColoAU can use the OTN cross-connect capabilities of the FSP 3000 OpenFabric platform to optimize links between Australia’s mainland state capital cities and Singapore, ADVA asserts.

Stephen Hardy

ADVA is helping Colocation Australia optimize network capacity and give its customers the bandwidth they need via the FSP 3000 OpenFabric platform.

ADVA (FSE: ADV) says it has supplied its FSP 3000 OpenFabric platform to Colocation Australia (ColoAU), a subsidiary of 5G Networks Ltd. (ASX: 5GN). ColoAU is using the platforms to support roll out of a nationwide wholesale wavelength services offering.

ColoAU can use the OTN cross-connect capabilities of the FSP 3000 OpenFabric platform to optimize links between Australia’s mainland state capital cities and Singapore, ADVA asserts. These links include those of other service provider and utility networks as well as its own. ColoAU will offer customers the choice of data rates ranging from 1.25 to 50 Gbps over OTN, Ethernet, SDH/SONET, and Fibre Channel interfaces.

“We’re using ADVA’s technology to solve one of the key problems that small and medium-sized companies face. They no longer need to waste valuable resources in overprovisioning links that end up redundant or obsolete and are able to support growing bandwidth requirements driven by demand. By utilizing the ADVA FSP 3000 OpenFabric, we’re able to provide elastic bandwidth offerings that can instantly be turned up or down,” said Nic Tippelt, wholesale manager, ColoAU. “Our new national wavelength product lets customers take control. It empowers them to choose high-quality, secure, point-to-point connectivity that supports ever-changing capacity needs.”

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About the Author

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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