Vodafone Idea Limited (Vi) is modernising its transport network with Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) coherent optical technology running on the 6500 platform. The network upgrade strengthens Vi’s ability to support growing bandwidth demands in India and pursue new business opportunities with hyperscalers, neoscalers, and enterprise customers.
Commenting on the announcement, chief technology officer, Vi, said, “Vi by doing this is positioning a network to support artificial intelligence (AI) workloads and capture new growth opportunities through enterprise, mobility and data center. This particular technology from Ciena allows us to scale efficiently while meeting the performance expectations of our most demanding customers.”
Vi recently achieved a significant milestone using WL6e, attaining 1.6Tb/s on its meshed data centre interconnect network in India. The deployment provides the foundation for Vi to efficiently support up to 800G services, competitively addressing high-bandwidth opportunities and expanding its addressable market.
Meanwhile, vice president and general manager, Asia Pacific, Japan and India, Ciena, said, “Vi’s deployment of WL6e underscores a continued commitment to network transformation while reinforcing the company’s ability to deliver high-capacity services. With WL6e, Vi will be able to meet future traffic growth and deliver scalable, high-performance connectivity.”
