[May 16, 2012] Ciena selected by VimpelCom for 100G deployment in Russia Tweet May 16, 2012 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- Network solutions provider Ciena Corporation (Nasdaq:CIEN) announced on Tuesday that telecoms service provider VimpelCom (NYSE:VIP) has deployed Ciena's 100G coherent optical networking technology in its backbone network. Financial details of the deployment were not available. The high speed link, equipped with Wavelogic optical processors and stretching over 580 kilometres on a critical route in central Russia, has been put in place to help VimpelCom cope with the increased bandwidth requirements that the operator is experiencing in its network core. VimpelCom has deployed Ciena's 6500 Packet-Optical Platform in its backbone network in Russia. With the deployment of 100G technology, VimpelCom will be able to address the capacity constraints it has been facing as a result of increasing adoption of bandwidth-heavy services, such as cloud computing and mobile video, among its consumer and business customers. The new 100G link, which connects the Russian cities of Ufa and Samara through 587 kilometres of optical fibre, is an extension of VimpelCom's existing Ciena-powered 40G network, with 100G wavelengths carrying live traffic and operating alongside 40G signals. The Ciena 100G technology also protects VimpelCom's existing investment in fibre infrastructure, by allowing a significant increase in data transfer volume without the need for costly deployment of new fibre routes. The deployment was carried out in close cooperation with Ciena's Platinum BizConnect partner ADV Consulting, which was instrumental in the implementation phase of the project. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]