Malik says WL6e will help Vodafone meet future traffic growth
Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) of Mumbai is modernizing its transport network with Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical technology running on the 6500 platform to enhance its ability to support growing bandwidth demands in India and pursue new business opportunities with hyperscalers, neoscalers, and enterprise customers.
“Vi by doing this is positioning a network to support AI workloads and capture new growth opportunities through enterprise, mobility and data center,” said Jagbir Singh CTO, Vodafone Idea. “This particular technology from Ciena allows us to scale efficiently while meeting the performance expectations of our most demanding customers,” added Singh on 31 Mar.
Vi recently achieved a significant milestone using WL6e, attaining 1.6Tb/s on its meshed Data Centre Interconnect network in India. The deployment provides the foundation for Vi to efficiently support up to 800G services, competitively addressing high-bandwidth opportunities and expanding its addressable market.
“Vodafone Idea’s deployment of WL6e underscores a continued commitment to network transformation while reinforcing the company’s ability to deliver high-capacity services,” said Amit Malik, Vice President & General Manager, Asia Pacific, Japan & India, Ciena headquartered in Hanover, Maryland. “With WL6e, Vodafone Idea will be able to meet future traffic growth and deliver scalable, high-performance connectivity.”
Ciena’s WL6e is the industry’s first 1.6 Tb/s coherent optical technology, enabling service providers to maximize fiber capacity while reducing cost per bit and power consumption.
Vodafone Idea Limited is an Aditya Birla Group and Vodafone Group partnership. It is amongst India’s leading telecom service providers. The Company holds a large spectrum portfolio including mid band 5G spectrum in 17 circles and mmWave spectrum in 16 circles. The Company provides Voice and Data services across 2G, 4G and 5G platforms and is expanding 5G services across 17 circles.
Ciena is the global leader in high-speed connectivity, and builds the world’s most advanced networks to support exponential growth in bandwidth demand. By harnessing the power of our networking systems, interconnects, automation software, and services, Ciena revolutionizes data transmission and network management. Fiinews.com
