Delivering a breakthrough in high-speed connectivity, increasing bandwidth with 80% less electricity
Lightpath, an all-fiber, infrastructure-based connectivity provider that is revolutionizing how organizations connect to their digital destinations, along with Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), a global leader in networking systems, services, and software, achieve an industry milestone through their deployment of the industry’s first known 400 Gb/s protected optical circuit leveraging power-efficient, high-performance pluggable technology solutions.
Lightpath and Ciena Join Forces
Lightpath was tasked with providing a hyperscale customer with a 400 Gb/s geographically diverse and protected circuit spanning 200 miles and crossing several water bodies while using multiple connection points. In order to deliver and maintain an aggressive failover time, they took an innovative approach and collaborated with Ciena to help tackle this challenge and secure a victory for the customer.
From Challenge to Success
Lightpath and Ciena designed an end-to-end solution that utilized Lightpath’s dense fiber plant and combined it with Ciena’s 6500 packet optical platform. This platform is powered by the high-performing WaveLogic 5 Nano solution, which delivers the highest 400G pluggable performance industry wide. Learn more about the full details of this deployment here.
This achievement not only increases bandwidth that customers can utilize, but it also reduces electricity consumption by 80%. Enthusiastic about this achievement, both Lightpath and Ciena executives note that this milestone represents a significant leap in network capacity and energy efficiency, meeting growing demands with cutting-edge technology:
“This protected 400G solution, in support of a hyperscale customer, exemplifies Lightpath’s innovative and problem-solving approach to meet and exceed our customer’s network requirements. Together with Ciena, we have pushed the boundaries of high availability bandwidth solutions, while also utilizing power and space friendly technologies.” – Chris Morley, CEO, Lightpath
“As Lightpath continues to expand its footprint, it needs a network that can scale and adapt to handle unpredictable bandwidth demands. Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optical innovations allow Lightpath to increase capacity while achieving greater power efficiencies and reliability.” – Kevin Sheehan, CTO of the Americas, Ciena
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