Ribbon offers for trial its 1.2T wavelength 9408 platform
Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 11:04PM Ribbon Communications has started working with operators to trial its latest Apollo 9408 optical transport platform that supports 1.2 terabits per second (Tbps) optical wavelengths.
The company's modular platform also can send 800 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) wavelengths over 1,000km and 400Gbps wavelengths over ultra-long-haul networks.
Jonathan Homa
"We have conducted trials, including one with a Tier 1 European provider," says Jonathan Homa, senior director of solutions marketing at Ribbon. "You can get 1.2 terabits within major cities, 800 gigabits covering major states or regions, and 400 gigabits for about as long as you want to go."
"The Apollo 9408 is Ribbon's first disaggregated transponder unit or compact modular box using the CIM 8 for up to 1.2Tbps of wavelength speed," says Jimmy Yu, vice president at market research firm Dell'Oro Group.
