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German transport equipment developer KEYMILE says it plans to unveil a new line of GPON equipment at this year’s Broadband World Forum in Amsterdam, October 16-18.The new line of MileGate platforms include the MileGate 2880 and the MileGate 2820. The company also will introduce the MileGate 2200, a 2-HU subrack system for areas with few subscribers.

The KEYMILE MileGate multi-service access platform (MSAP) already supports a variety of FTTx broadband options, including copper-based approaches from ADSL2+ to VDSL2 with vectoring, as well as active optical Gigabit Ethernet. The new products add GPON capabilities to the line.

For example, the MileGate 2880 supports 1:64 split ratios per port in an 8-HU subrack, bringing total capacity to 4096 subscribers. For smaller installations, KEYMILE will offer the MileGate 2820, which comes in a 4-HU subrack.

For particularly low-density applications, the MileGate 2200 can accommodate both DSL and active Ethernet optical line cards. KEYMILE will position the system as a flexible mini-DSLAM with point-to-point optical Ethernet capabilities.

Ciena® Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, announced today that Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel), has deployed Ciena’s 5410 Packet-Optical Reconfigurable Switch System (RSS) and OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane software to augment its global ConnectPlus IPLC network. SingTel’s newly enhanced network links key business hubs in Asia, Europe and USA. The network will allow enterprises to enjoy highly reliable high speed services on a state-of-the-art optical network that is capable of data transfers of up to 10Gbps per single connection. This will enable enterprises to fully harness the benefits of information and computer technologies (ICT) across regions.

Key Facts:

SingTel is a Singapore-based communications provider with operations in 26 countries, and more than 135 points of presence across over 80 global cities worldwide. To enhance its global ConnectPlus IPLC & E-Line services, SingTel needed a proven, highly reliable and cost-effective network solution that could meet growing demand for a mix of assured service delivery, low-latency and high-bandwidth services for enterprise and wholesale customers worldwide.

Ciena’s 5410 RSS links SingTel’s global points-of-presence to provide efficient aggregation, grooming and intelligent switching of SONET/SDH, OTN and high-capacity leased line, and Ethernet traffic in a highly resilient mesh network design across existing submarine capacity. This deployment is a significant enhancement compared to traditional SONET/SDH only switching and augments SingTel’s high-capacity leased line and Ethernet services. Moreover, this deployment unlocks the delivery of tiered service levels, and differentiated service offerings such as Optical Virtual Private Networks (O-VPN).

Ciena’s sophisticated OneConnect Intelligent Control Plane technology allows SingTel to detect faults swiftly and automatically switch data traffic to backup routes as needed. As this can be accomplished within 50 milliseconds, it allows SingTel business customers to minimise the impact of breakages due to cable cuts, earthquakes and network outages. Additionally, business customers can stay connected to their worldwide offices without any disruption to their activities, thus providing SingTel a competitive edge in the enterprise services landscape.

Ciena’s 5410 RSS platform, featuring Ciena’s ON-Center® Network and Service Management Suite, ensures SingTel can optimize its network for cost-effective, dynamic, scalable and intelligent bandwidth management.

Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq: CIEN)

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. (SingTel) (OTC: SGTJY)

Juniper Networks, the industry leader in network innovation, today announced that a leading Chinese Internet and mobile solution provider Qihoo 360 Technology has built a powerful new data center based on the Juniper Networks® QFabric™ architecture. Specifically, the company has deployed a QFX3000-G QFabric System* – designed for large enterprises, service providers and cloud data center environments – to support its expansion into new web-based services including search and cloud offerings.

Qihoo 360 Technology currently supports more that 435 million users with its PC-based security solutions, 120 million mobile security users and 272 million users of its secure web browser — almost all of whom are in China.

Juniper Networks Inc

October 1, 2012
Lightwave Staff

Huawei says that its 100-Gbps network technology currently supports a total combined link length of more than 50,000 km. The links represent a combination of customers that includes more than 40 carriers in over 30 countries.

The company says the customers are in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia Pacific – which, of course, implies that it has yet to announce a customer in North America. Salient deployments include what Huawei touts as “the world's most extensive 100G network” deployment by Russia’s Rostelecom and the first pan-European 100G WDM network for KPN in the Netherlands (see "KPN International deploys Huawei’s coherent 100-Gbps WDM system").

Furthermore, Huawei says that Ovum has named it the current 100G market share leader, with 39% of the market. Huawei attributes its success to its supply chain and technical expertise, particularly in SD-FEC/HD-FEC  and Optical Transport Network (OTN) technologies. In fact, Ovum ranks Huawei on top in WDM/OTN, 40G, 100G, and global optical network equipment sales as of Q2 2012.

"To create long-term value for our customers, Huawei is committed to understanding customer needs, delivering technological innovation, and optimizing the industry ecosystem. Huawei's transport network will continue to surpass customer expectations," said Jack Wang, president of the Huawei Transport Network Product Line.