Verizon and Nokia Siemens Networks Set New Record for 100 Gbps ...

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"As a leader in pursuit of 100 Gbps technology, Verizon's goalis to drive optical networking to deliver greater capacities overlonger distances to enhance the high performance and high bandwidthof our network," said Mark Wegleitner, Verizon senior vicepresident for technology. "Whether it's FiOS delivering HDchannels and video on demand or business customers using databaseapplications and online trading, we strive to provide the mostadvanced underlying network technology for our customers."

The field trial also demonstrated that 100 Gbps traffic can besimultaneously transported with any mix of 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps on atypical 80-channel ULH DWDM system. As a result, current networkconfigurations can support capacity upgrades to 100 Gbps perchannel on existing routes over similar distances withoutmodification to the physical network, providing quicker,cost-effective implementation.

Like Verizon's previous 100 Gbps trial in late 2007, this fieldtrial also carried the 100 Gbps signal on a single wavelength,demonstrating true 100 Gbps throughput in a serial configuration.In this field trial, the modulation technology enabled an evenhigher total system capacity of 8 terabits per second. A terabit isone trillion bits.

"This is another groundbreaking milestone for Nokia SiemensNetworks and Verizon's photonic networking expertise in shaping thedevelopment of a 100G commercial product," said BerndSchumacher, head of Nokia Siemens Networks' IP Transport BusinessUnit. "This field trial was a logical next step to demonstratethat our optical-transport technology adds value to our customers'core networks.

"Nokia Siemens Networks' 100G transmission technology providescarriers the necessary capacity upgrade and the freedom to combinenew offerings with already deployed services," Schumachersaid. "It offers them long-lasting, revenue-generating assetsthat are capable of sustaining the tremendous pressure from theexplosive growth of bandwidth-demanding applications."

The technical details of this field trial were presented Thursday(Sept. 25) in Brussels at the prestigious European Conference onOptical Communications (ECOC) by Verizon's Glenn Wellbrock,director of backbone network design, as an invited paper fromVerizon Communications, Nokia Siemens Networks, Siemens PSE DE GmbH& Co. KG, Technical University of Eindhoven, and the Universityof the Federal Armed Forces.

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About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler ofcommunications services. The company provides a complete,well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed networkinfrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand forservices with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. Nokia SiemensNetworks is one of the largest telecommunications infrastructurecompanies with operations in 150 countries. The company isheadquartered in Espoo, Finland. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com/

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