Paratus chooses Infinera for Namibian network
Infinera, a maker of InP photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and related equipment, has announced the deployment of its TM-Series packet-optical platform for Paratus Telecom's metro network in Africa.
This is Paratus' first offering of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networking for services in Windhoek, Namibia's capital city. With its acquisition of a local voice company in 2014, Paratus Telecom has experienced immense growth in converged data traffic requiring next-generation network technology built on an fibre-optic infrastructure.
According to TeleGeography, bandwidth growth in Africa has grown 51 percent compounded annually over the last five years, faster than any other continent.
"The Infinera TM-Series packet-optical network solution effectively addresses our bandwidth requirements to keep up with the rapid growth in converged network services," said Samantha Geyser, executive of planning. "Built with the operator in mind, the TM-Series increases bandwidth, flexibility and functionality of our new metro WDM transport network. This allows Paratus to take advantage of cost efficient Ethernet services, ultra-low latency and low power consumption."
"Infinera is pleased to provide Paratus a scalable packet-optical solution that supports a wide range of applications," said Nick Walden, senior vice president, EMEA sales at Infinera. "The Infinera TM-Series enables Paratus to deploy multi-service transport services to its customers with speed and bandwidth scalability."
