Market-Leading Coherent Optics Support Greener Delivery of 5G.

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-July 10, 2020-Market-Leading Coherent Optics Support Greener Delivery of 5G

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Vodafone New Zealand is advancing its network by being the first provider in New Zealand to deploy 800G technology, enabling extremely high data capacity, transmission and speeds, the company said.

Using Ciena's (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) coherent optics between its data centres in Auckland, Vodafone is achieving record transmission speeds to support growing, yet constantly fluctuating, demands for digital services while enabling a greener network. The term 800G refers to 800 billion bits per second transmission capacity, which is enough to transport 25 HD movies in one second or the latest virtual reality game in a quarter of a second.

By implementing Ciena's WL5e, Vodafone can better manage network requirements to support its recently launched 5G service. The Internet provider...

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