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the company’s terrestrial network delivering 500 Gb/s FlexCoherent super-channels to multiple, strategic data centres located in Sydney. The platform supports 8 T/bs on a single fibre, which will significantly increase the capacity, scalability and resiliency of PIPE’s extensive metro fibre network in Sydney.
The use of the DTN-X platform on PPC-1 opens PIPE up to significantly increased capacity on PPC-1, delivering in excess of 3 Tb/s. It will also allow PIPE to deploy Infinera’s 100 Gb/s coherent wavelengths using high capacity super-channel transmission for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.
PIPE selected the Infinera DTN-X platform for the scalability, efficiency and simplicity it brings to its network. The Infinera DTN-X platform should help PIPE address the increasing demand for submarine and terrestrial bandwidth.
FlexCoherent super-channels will enable PIPE to optimise transmission performance across a range of applications using multiple software- programmable modulation formats, scaling network capacity for its customers without scaling operational expense.
One of the key factors in PIPE’s selection of theplatform was the attraction of a solution based on Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs).
Infinera’s DTN-X platform PICs are based on InP technology and enable high capacity Wavelength Division Multiplexing to be integrated with 5 Tb/s of Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching without performance compromise. Integrated non-blocking OTN switching allows each wavelength to be efficiently utilised, resulting in fewer wavelengths for a set of service demands.
What’s more, the PIC approach is claimed to reduce capital and operating costs due to fewer fibre connections, less space and lower power consumption across the network.
PIPE further benefits from an industry leading GMPLS control plane coupled with Bandwidth Virtualisation, allowing its engineers to deploy its network in days and provision services across the submarine and terrestrial network within minutes to meet the rapidly changing demand of its customers.
“Infinera’s solution for the 100G market provides our network with unique benefits which led to our decision to select the DTN-X platform,” says Lee Harper, Head of Network Engineering for PIPE Networks and the TPG Group.
“The DTN-X platform’s interoperability between our existing terrestrial and submarine networks, its ease of use when provisioning services along with the elimination of transponders at cable landing stations all led to our decision. We move a significant amount of data around the country, and deploying the DTN-X allows us to distribute reliable, high-capacity services with great simplicity and with industry-leading provisioning lead times,” he continues.
“We are pleased to announce PIPE Networks as our first DTN-X super-channel deployment in the Asia-Pacific region,” adds Tom Fallon, Infinera CEO. “Infinera’s FlexCoherent super-channels simplify the deployment of 100G for both subsea and terrestrial applications while delivering scalability and efficiency.”
GigOptix to push sales in Asia Pacific
The firm has appointed semiconductor start-up sales and engineering veteran Victor Tu to enhance sales in the APAC region
GigOptix, a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components that enable high speed information streaming, has appointed Victor Tu as Vice President of Sales for the Asia Pacific Region.
“The addition of Victor to the GigOptix family adds significant strength and experience to our international sales approach,” states Avi Katz, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of GigOptix. “We have continuously grown our business in the Asia Pacific Region to date but this new role will enable us to take our customer engagements to the next level.”
He continues, “We are challenging Victor to help improve our market position in one of the fastest growing regions for the communications market. Going forward we are confident that this new
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