Xtera to Supply Optical Networking Platform to Cinia's Pan-European Data Center Network
Published2016.01.15 14:16
An Opportunity to Generate New Business
Xtera Communications, Inc. has been selected by Finland-based Cinia to support the construction of a pan-European data center interconnection network.
The long-distance network will incorporate advanced technologies such as 200-gigabit optical channel rates and Raman optical amplification solutions to achieve high-performance implementation of links. The optical networking platform is applied to both terrestrial and submarine portions of the pan-European network, enabling a flexible network with integrated operations. Xtera is a global leader in high-capacity, cost-effective optical networking solutions, and Cinia is a company specializing in the development, construction, and operation of intelligent connectivity and ICT solutions.
Cinia's strategic objective is to build and expand a cloud backbone that can contribute to economic revitalization in Finland and other European countries. Cinia's long-distance optical transmission infrastructure abroad is divided into two main categories: the construction of a high-performance optical backbone network connecting data centers across the Scandinavian Peninsula and Central Europe, and the provision of low-latency network paths connecting Europe and Asia through the so-called Northern Silk Road route via Finland, Russia, and Mongolia, which links Europe and China.
Jukka-Pekka Joensuu, Vice President of Cinia, emphasized, "Cinia and its major customers base their business on creating growth paths for the Finnish and broader European economy through new investments in optical communication infrastructure. Data center and IT connectivity are critical elements for companies and institutions. By expanding connectivity and enhancing capabilities, we enable new innovations and create opportunities for new business among global companies in the industrial internet sector."
He continued, "Partnerships with innovative suppliers such as Xtera facilitate the development of efficient optical backbone networks and the provision of cutting-edge connectivity services. Cinia's newly constructed optical transmission infrastructure will provide big data while supplying fast, reliable, and high-quality networks across Europe to enterprise customers and operators."
Xtera's Nu-Wave Optima™ optical networking platform provides a single solution applicable to various applications across operators' entire networks, reducing operational costs associated with spares, training, and management systems. The patented Wise Raman™ optical amplification technology maximizes transmission capacity and optical reach of optical fiber regardless of fiber type and vintage. Additionally, Xtera's flexible interface cards, which utilize the latest coherent optical communication technology to provide 100, 200, 300, or 400-gigabit channels, enable service providers to smoothly handle unexpected capacity demands without additional investment in minimal time-to-market.
Jon Hopper, President and CEO of Xtera, stated, "Winning Cinia's business is another opportunity to demonstrate the technological value of Xtera's data center interconnection (DCI) applications. Xtera's technology offers advantages including high-performance fiber pair cabling, long reach without requiring long-distance networks between data centers, universal management systems across the network, and operational convenience provided through sparing and training." He added, "Xtera's innovative Raman-based 200-gigabit and 400-gigabit technologies enable service providers and CDN (content delivery network) operators to address the inflection point they face in a situation where the optical communications industry must meet both transmission capacity and reach requirements."
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