Hanoi Telecom extends network with Infinera DTN-X family
The InP photonic integrated circuits (PICs) and network equipment company Infinera has announced that Hanoi Telecom Corporation (HTC), a wireless telecom operator, has selected Infinera's Intelligent Transport Networks to advance its optical network in Vietnam.
HTC has extended its existing Infinera TM-Series metro network with the DTN-X Family for its backbone connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau. HTC is the first operator in Vietnam to use the DTN-X XTC Series and this is the first time any network in Vietnam is deploying 500 gigabits per second (Gb/s) super-channels.
With this deployment, HTC is using Infinera's Instant Bandwidth which enables optical capacity to be software-activated in 100 Gb/s increments with the click of a mouse.
The Infinera DTN-X XTC Series enables HTC to deliver 500 Gb/s super-channels today and supports a forward-scale design to provide multi-terabit super-channels in the future. The high capacity super-channels are made possible through the use of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) developed and fabricated by Infinera - the only supplier delivering 500 Gb/s of transmission capacity from a single line card today.
The DTN-X XTC Series integrates wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) super-channel transmission with up to 12 Tb/s of optical transport network (OTN). In addition, the DTN-X XTC Series integrates packet switching for sub-wavelength service management and provides seamless expansion as traffic requirements grow in the future.
"We intend to advance the deployment of high bandwidth solutions to our customers in the Vietnam market by using the DTN-X XTC Series based on the innovative PIC technology," said Trinh Minh Chau, chairwoman and CEO of Hanoi Telecom.
She added: "Infinera's Instant Bandwidth allows us to differentiate our services through pre-deployed capacity which can be delivered on-demand via software defined activation. In addition, Infinera's platforms have demonstrated the type of reliability and quality we are looking for in our network."
