Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) and Arelion have achieved a milestone with the world's first 1.6 terabits-per-second (Tb/s) wavelength data transmission in a live network field trial. Utilizing Ciena's advanced WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e), this achievement took place over Arelion's 470km route connecting its Ashburn, Virginia (Equinix) and Telxius' Virginia Beach cable landing station. This success has significantly boosted capacity between these key Points-of-Presence (PoPs) in Arelion's North American network.
Arelion addresses connectivity issues for multinational enterprises dependent on digital infrastructure across the globe. It offers IP services for unlimited global Internet access and provides enterprise, networking, and mobile data solutions to connect critical content and applications to audiences worldwide.
This data transmission boosts the performance of Arelion's leading optical transmission services, including high-speed Managed Optical Fiber Services and Wavelengths for service providers, content providers as well as enterprises. Following its recent trial, Arelion will deploy Ciena's WL6e across its network to meet the growing bandwidth demands of 5G, AI/ML applications, cloud services, and content delivery for wholesale and enterprise customers.
The use of coherent digital signal processing innovations boosts energy performance and efficiency for WL6e. It offers Arelion a 50% reduction in space and power per ...
