QSC Delivers Secure, Reliable Voice and Video to Virtually Any Location
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When German telecommunications provider QSC AG needed to upgrade the capacity and capability of its ATM microwave network, a Layer 3-based solution was their first consideration. However, Ciena’s next-generation CESD portfolio, with its quality of service and value, emerged as the comprehensive winner.
When German telecommunications provider QSC AG needed to upgrade the capacity and capability of its ATM microwave network, a Layer 3-based solution was their first consideration. However, Ciena’s next-generation CESD portfolio, with its quality of service and value, emerged as the comprehensive winner.
SEA-ME-WE 4 Submarine Cable
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South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) is an approximately 18,800-kilometer optical fiber submarine cable system carrying telecommunications between 16 service providers in 14 countries. SEA-ME-WE 4 provides the primary Internet backbone between South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Europe.
South East Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-WE 4) is an approximately 18,800-kilometer optical fiber submarine cable system carrying telecommunications between 16 service providers in 14 countries. SEA-ME-WE 4 provides the primary Internet backbone between South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, and Europe.
Sun Prairie Utilities
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Sun Prairie Utilities is a locally owned and operated municipal utility offering electric, water and telecom services to more than 13,500 customers throughout Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Last year Sun Prairie’s telecom division upgraded its municipal fiber optic network with Ciena's CESD platforms for greater bandwidth capacity, reliability, and traffic management.
Sun Prairie Utilities is a locally owned and operated municipal utility offering electric, water and telecom services to more than 13,500 customers throughout Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. Last year Sun Prairie’s telecom division upgraded its municipal fiber optic network with Ciena's CESD platforms for greater bandwidth capacity, reliability, and traffic management.
Ciena Helps Polish Operator Improve Service Quality
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Conducting business in vibrant emerging markets places huge financial and competitive pressures on service providers to deliver a high-quality customer experience in the face of demand for more services, more bandwidth, and better network performance. One such provider undertook a major overhaul of its national network, using Ciena technology to engineer a root-and-branch upgrade that has provided a significant competitive advantage by maintaining quality of service, cutting costs.
Conducting business in vibrant emerging markets places huge financial and competitive pressures on service providers to deliver a high-quality customer experience in the face of demand for more services, more bandwidth, and better network performance. One such provider undertook a major overhaul of its national network, using Ciena technology to engineer a root-and-branch upgrade that has provided a significant competitive advantage by maintaining quality of service, cutting costs.
Mzima Networks
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Mzima's vision is to grow its enterprise market share with innovative network services. While its global network is extensive, local footprint originally relied on an expensive and complex patchwork of different solutions. With Ciena's Carrier Ethernet Solutions Portfolio, Mzima has transformed its service delivery, cutting cost and time to market dramatically as well as giving the business a significant competitive edge in the enterprise space.
Mzima's vision is to grow its enterprise market share with innovative network services. While its global network is extensive, local footprint originally relied on an expensive and complex patchwork of different solutions. With Ciena's Carrier Ethernet Solutions Portfolio, Mzima has transformed its service delivery, cutting cost and time to market dramatically as well as giving the business a significant competitive edge in the enterprise space.
Progress Telecom
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) required an efficient, highly-reliable and secure data network to deliver and manage high-quality services to its customers. Powered by Ciena’s CN 2600 Multiservice Edge Aggregator and ONLINE Metro™ Multiservice DWDM Transport Platform, Progress Telecom’s Optical Wavelength Service provides BCBSNC full-rate Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over a single fiber. As a result, the health care provider can quickly and easily add new services and additional channels and locations to its network without disruption.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) required an efficient, highly-reliable and secure data network to deliver and manage high-quality services to its customers. Powered by Ciena’s CN 2600 Multiservice Edge Aggregator and ONLINE Metro™ Multiservice DWDM Transport Platform, Progress Telecom’s Optical Wavelength Service provides BCBSNC full-rate Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over a single fiber. As a result, the health care provider can quickly and easily add new services and additional channels and locations to its network without disruption.
Managed Capacity Service for Carrier Networks
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Today’s major European telecommunications operators are highly competitive and continually seek methods to attain a high level of success. Attainment of these goals requires a combination of efficient strategic planning and a constant focus on user satisfaction. The Ciena Specialist Services team worked closely with one such customer whose aim is to remain a leading telecommunications provider through continuous network investment, cost reduction, and increased QoS.
Today’s major European telecommunications operators are highly competitive and continually seek methods to attain a high level of success. Attainment of these goals requires a combination of efficient strategic planning and a constant focus on user satisfaction. The Ciena Specialist Services team worked closely with one such customer whose aim is to remain a leading telecommunications provider through continuous network investment, cost reduction, and increased QoS.
Reliance Globalcom Network
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Reliance Globalcom owns one of the world’s largest private undersea cable systems, spanning 73,000 kilometers. Two key routes in its submarine network, each spanning approximately 5,000 kilometers, required immediate capacity increases to better serve Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Reliance Globalcom wanted a cost-effective solution to augment the capacity of their undersea network assets while lowering overall network operating costs. Reliance Globalcom was also seeking a solution for lower latency and added wavelength routing flexibility between certain undersea cable landing sites.
Reliance Globalcom owns one of the world’s largest private undersea cable systems, spanning 73,000 kilometers. Two key routes in its submarine network, each spanning approximately 5,000 kilometers, required immediate capacity increases to better serve Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Reliance Globalcom wanted a cost-effective solution to augment the capacity of their undersea network assets while lowering overall network operating costs. Reliance Globalcom was also seeking a solution for lower latency and added wavelength routing flexibility between certain undersea cable landing sites.
Southern Cross Cable Networks
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As bandwidth demands continue to increase year after year, the Southern Cross network was quickly approaching its maximum lit capacity. Southern Cross wanted a cost-effective network solution to augment the overall capacity of their undersea network assets while simultaneously increasing survivability, lowering network operating costs, and providing a platform for new future product offerings such as OTN, 40GbE, and 100GbE services.
As bandwidth demands continue to increase year after year, the Southern Cross network was quickly approaching its maximum lit capacity. Southern Cross wanted a cost-effective network solution to augment the overall capacity of their undersea network assets while simultaneously increasing survivability, lowering network operating costs, and providing a platform for new future product offerings such as OTN, 40GbE, and 100GbE services.