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How network traffic replay addresses 100G speed issues (Reader Forum)

  In 2016, global IP traffic equaled 1.2 ZB per year; by 2021, it will reach 3.3 ZB per year – almost triple the traffic within just a few years’ time. That’s a massive leap in volume, necessitating high-speed networks. Telecom networks won’t be able...

Nokia to help China Mobile build 100G optical network

Nokia will deploy an optical transport network, dense wavelength division multiplexing backbone for China Mobile Nokia has been awarded more than 30% of China Mobile's project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its rollout of LTE-based mobile broadband services. The contract win is...

Alcatel-Lucent optimizes for metro networks

New Alcatel-Lucent optical transport platforms for deployment in dense metros In the race to keep up with growing demand for data from enterprises and individuals, Alcatel-Lucent has created new optical transport platforms that it said are optimized for deployment in dense metro networks. The products were...

Verizon deploying 100G metro network with Cisco, Ciena

As customer data demands explode, Verizon looks to scalability Driven by customer demand for more data capacity, particularly for streaming video, Verizon has partnered with Cisco and Ciena to deploy a 100G metro optical network. Eyeing plans to turn up live traffic in 2016, Verizon called...

HetNet: Verizon 100G fiber network in Asia-Pacific

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...

100G metro upgrade from Windstream, Cyan

Network operator Windstream has partnered with Cyan, an SDN, NFV and packet-optical solution firm, to upgrade existing metro networks to provide 100-gigabit data capacity. The move toward 100G is seen as critical in powering mobile broadband services. Windstream reps said the partnership will enhance both...

Ciena on market trends: 100G adoption, mobile backhaul, SDN and more

DENVER — Barry Zipp, industry marketing manager for Ciena, spoke with RCR's Kelly Hill at this week's SCTE Cable-Tec Expo on major market trends in networks, both for cable operators and for the wireless industry. Zipp said that with the continued increases in demand on cable...