Telefónica Global Solutions, the Multinational, Wholesale and Roaming
global business of Telefónica (NYSE: TEF) and Ciena®
Corporation (NASDAQ: CIEN), the network specialist, have deployed
Ciena’s 100G coherent optical transport technology on Telefónica´s SAm-1
submarine and terrestrial network, which connects the U.S. to Latin
America. With Ciena’s converged packet optical and GeoMesh
solution, Telefónica Global Solutions is able to support growing and
unpredictable international customer demand for premium bandwidth
services like cloud computing, video, and advanced business
collaboration services.
Key Facts:
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The SAm-1 network is the largest fiber optics submarine system
connecting the U.S. with Central and South America, with landing
stations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala,
Peru, and the U.S., including Florida and Puerto Rico. The network
delivers more than 2 Tbps of data traffic daily at times of peak
demand and transports more than 20 billion international voice minutes
a year. It provides value added services for multinational and carrier
customers, permanently maintaining an activated IP capacity that
exceeds a total of 6 Tbps.
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Telefónica Global Solutions deployed Ciena’s 5400
Reconfigurable Switching System and 6500
Packet-Optical Platform, powered by WaveLogic
3 100G Coherent Optical Processors, including
advanced ROADM features and GeoMesh optical bypass, to support
its 25,000 km submarine and terrestrial network. The 5400 equipped
with coherent optical processors provides 100G services across
multiple network links, including a 6,700 km submarine network link
that connects Boca Raton, Florida to Fortaleza in Brazil; and a 2,100
km unregenerated terrestrial network link that connects Buenos Aires
in Argentina to Valparaiso in Chile, reducing network latency and
complexity. The 5400 improves intelligent traffic management and
bandwidth availability with 3.6T of switching capacity in eight of the
Telefónica Global Solutions´ Central and South America landing
stations, and 7.2T of switching capacity in the U.S. landing stations.
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Telefónica is also leveraging Ciena’s OneControl
Unified Management System that provides multi-layer service
management capabilities to enable streamlined service activation,
fault management and performance monitoring. Ciena is also providing
consulting services, network engineering, project management, NOC
contingency service, and First Line Maintenance services via its Specialist
Services portfolio.
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In addition, by applying Ciena’s OPnarchitecture approach for creating programmable network
infrastructures that deliver much lower cost-at-scale and allow
network operators to better monetize their networks, the expanded TGS
network has the ability to automatically adapt to changing conditions
and network demands. This also makes it possible to safely and easily
add 100G services to its existing cables as needs arise.
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This deployment builds upon a long-standing relationship between Ciena
and Telefónica Global Solutions. Ciena’s converged packet optical
technology is leveraged by Telefónica in 14 countries.
Executive Comments:
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“Ciena’s GeoMesh solution incorporates 100G coherent optical,
intelligent OTN switching, and unique optical bypass technologies,
which give our SAm-1 network better scale and bandwidth flexibility to
meet current and future customer requirements. Further, we are now in
a better position to offer international bandwidth services at
competitive prices, enhanced quality and to meet projected capacity
needs in the region.”
- Alejandro Martinez-Rosillo, Chief
Technology Officer and Infrastructure Director, Telefónica
Global Solutions
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“Our GeoMesh solution incorporates an all-optical network design to
connect submarine and terrestrial segments into a single seamless link
with intelligent switching for service agility and increased
availability. This comprehensive deployment, which spans land and sea,
demonstrates Telefónica’s strong commitment to boosting bandwidth
availability and high-speed data transport for its customers
throughout the U.S., Central and South America.”
- Gary Smith,
President and CEO, Ciena
About Telefónica Global Solutions
Telefónica Global Solutions manages globally the multinational,
wholesale and roaming business within the Telefónica Group. Global
Solutions delivers integrated fixed, mobile and IT services to some of
the world's top multinationals and corporations. It also provides global
telecommunication services for fixed and mobile carriers, ISPs and
content providers. Telefónica Global Solutions develops an integrated
and competitive portfolio for carriers and corporations that include
international voice, IP, bandwidth capacity, satellite services,
mobility and global solutions, with service reach in more than 170
countries. Global Solutions is a multicultural organization, with more
than 1400 employees, working in over 40 countries and speaking more than
15 languages.
www.telefonica.com
www.globalsolutions.telefonica.com
About Ciena
Ciena is the network specialist. We collaborate with customers worldwide
to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and fundamentally
change the way they perform and compete. Ciena leverages its deep
expertise in packet and optical networking and distributed software
automation to deliver solutions in alignment with OPn, its
approach for building open next-generation networks. We enable a
high-scale, programmable infrastructure that can be controlled and
adapted by network-level applications, and provide open interfaces to
coordinate computing, storage and network resources in a unified,
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