Sunday
Sep082024
Ciena sends a 1.6T optical lambda over a 470km link
Sunday, September 8, 2024 at 5:44PM - Ciena details its first live trial result using its latest WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent modem.
- The modem will be generally available at the end of the month.
Ciena has detailed its newest coherent modem's first optical networking performance: sending 1.6 terabits of data over a 470km fibre link.
Helen Xenos
The field trial used Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent modem in telecom operator Arelion's live network.
The link connects an Equinix data centre in Ashburn to a Telxius submarine cable landing station also in Virginia.
"The fact that we are achieving 1.6-terabit wavelengths across close to 500 kilometres is a testament to the performance and integrity of the design," says Helen Xenos, senior director of portfolio marketing at Ciena.
