Cloud computing, OTT video drive data demand
Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong are the latest locales in which Verizon Communications has deployed a 100G fiber network, adding some 11,681 miles of cable to the carrier’s global high-speed backhaul footprint.
Verizon already controls more than 40,000 miles of 100 gigabit-per-second cable, including links between Seattle and Salt Lake City; Cleveland and Detroit; and in Europe, connects Brussels, Belgium and Frankfurt, Germany, among others.
The new 100G network installation uses a Fujitsu Flashwave 9500 ROADM and Ciena 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System.
Helen Wong, director of Asia-Pacific products for Verizon, said 100G can keep up with growing data demand driven by cloud services, over-the-top video and unified services.
“By deploying 100G, Verizon stays ahead of its global customers’ increasing demand for bandwidth while improving quality and increasing the efficiency of our global network,” she said.
Verizon first used 100G on its ultra-long-haul optical system in the U.S. in 2011.
Napatech accelerator powers 100G
Copenhagen, Denmark-based hardware firm Napatech began shipping orders of its new 100G accelerator.
The accelerator is designed to provide 100G capture with zero packet loss, time-stamping with nanosecond resolution and support of several time-synchronization schemes, according to product information from the company.
CEO Henrik Brill Jensen called the new accelerator Napatech’s “flagship” product.
“Network engineers and equipment manufacturers are facing difficult challenges in the implementation of the networks in the 100G era,” he said in a statement.
Jensen said the new 100G accelerator will help as clients “develop solutions that seamlessly analyze more data at faster speeds with extreme precision. As our customers begin the transition to high-speed networks, we are committed to providing solutions that assist them in analyzing data at maximum throughput with reliable performance, without compromise.”
Napatech’s products are used in the telecom, financial services and other sectors.
