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Ekinops’ 100G solution selected by Orange to increase network capacity
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Nexus Media Events Ltd, organiser of the European Conference on Optical Communications Exhibition (ECOC), recently announced industry giants such as Facebook, BT and Nokia among the companies topping the programme. Marking its tenth successful year, the Market Focus, sponsored by Inphi, forms part of the ECOC Exhibition and the key topics to be discussed in the Market Focus sessions include: Service Provider Optical Transmission, Photonic Integration and Digital Silicon Photonics, Optical Network Agility and Packet Optical transport and Fibre Access and Data Centres: Optics in Cloud Computing. “We’re excited to show our we have, including presentations from Facebook, Intel and Ovum. The Market Focus is always a big attraction for our guests” said Beverley Lucas, Event Director for Nexus Media Events Ltd. confirmed to speak at the ECOC Market Focus the 2016 Market Focus agenda for Düsseldorf with participants the fantastic line-up Facebook, BT and Nokia
Ekinops, a leading supplier of next-generation optical network equipment for high-speed telecommunications networks, has been selected by Orange to supply 100G solutions for its very high capacity international long haul networks. “Orange stated this Ekinops 100G solution, powerful and simple to set up, meets very well our challenges of increasing our high-capacity routes, which we want fast and flexible.” In order to meet the needs of telecommunications unpredictable data traffic, Ekinops has developed a long haul 100G solution that increases the capacity of existing optical networks. This solution, based on the Ekinops 360 platform, will be deployed by Orange starting in the second half of 2016, on segments of its terrestrial high-speed broadband network, which represents 18,000 km of optical fibre in France and internationally (Europe, USA, and Singapore). By facilitating the deployment and increasing Testing of the next-generation mobile wireless standard 5G in Berlin The next-generation fast wireless data transmission standard 5G is being tested in Berlin. The Senate Department for Economics and the Deutsche Telekom intend to cooperate in the setup of a test site. They will sign a contract with the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, HHI in Berlin in order to promote research and the introduction of the operators faced with the explosion of often
After a laboratory test period and further field tests, Orange has validated the Ekinops solution as it can be deployed quickly and is quite easy to manage, operate and integrate
the capacity of the major international routes, this technology will enable Orange to better serve its subsidiaries and corporate clients worldwide, as well
as customers in the wholesale market. Jean-Luc Vuillemin, Senior Vice President International Networks, Infrastructures
into existing networks, thanks to the solution’s interoperability with other equipment on the market. Ekinops is a leading supplier of next generation optical transport equipment for telecommunications
& Services at Orange, said: “This Ekinops 100G solution, powerful and
service providers. The Ekinops 360 addresses metro, regional, and
Ekinops’ long haul 100G solution boosts the capacity of optical networks
simple to set up, meets very well our challenges of increasing our high-capacity routes, which we want fast and flexible.” Didier Brédy, Chief Executive Officer of Ekinops, said: “We are very proud to have earned Orange’s trust for this strategic application with massive potential and to offer an innovative solution to one of the largest carriers. This validates that our strategy and Ekinops’ products are in line with the requirements of Tier 1 service providers.” new mobile network. The information technology and telecommunication sector views fifth-generation (5G) mobile wireless as an opportunity for Germany to regain more power in the technology business. With market readiness slated for the year 2020, the technology supporting data rates of up to 10 Gbit/s will be much faster than the current LTE standard. An intelligent communication infrastructure is being set up with the 5G test site in Berlin. This network of the future will not be designed just for telephony and data services. It is a universal network for device communication.
long haul applications with a single, integrated platform. Ekinops is a market-leading innovator in 100G and 200G transport with a coherent line of products that optimises optical networks. The Ekinops 360 relies on the programmable Ekinops Transport-on-a-Chip architecture that enables fast, flexible and cost-effective delivery of new services for high-speed, high-capacity transport. Using the Ekinops 360 carrier-grade system, development of applications with the involvement of start- ups and testing of the first applications by Berlin residents makes the Berlin test site unique among international competitors. Next-generation transmitters will be installed on the former Telefunken high-rise on Ernst-Reuter-Platz near Berlin Technical University in Charlottenburg among other places. They can cover a radius of about one kilometre. 5G applications such as the developments at the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute and Fokus can be tested in real time in these zones. The parallel development of the infrastructure, the
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