In recent years, cyberattacks on critical infrastructure like transportation, energy, and communications have escalated across Europe—and Germany is no stranger to the sabotage. That’s why government ministries and businesses alike have made protecting essential infrastructure a top priority. To this end, upstart telecommunications service provider OneFiber Interconnect Germany is building a 1.6 Tb/s fiber network (‘Active-Network’) for highly secure digital connectivity in Germany—and is utilizing Ciena's optical networking technology to provide high-speed data transmission services.
To provide this high level of performance, OneFiber is leveraging Ciena’s industry-leading WaveLogic 6 Extreme, which offers unparalleled bandwidth capacity to meet increasing digital demands.
Security-minded innovation: OneFiber’s campus network
At the Bahn-Technologie-Campus (BTC) Havelland near Berlin, OneFiber operates a state-of-the-art campus network, powered by Ciena, which enables its large enterprise and administrative/government customers to develop and test their solutions in a real-world traffic environment. Within this setting, OneFiber's customers can tailor solutions for diverse applications and validate their products and components under realistic conditions, proactively identifying and addressing any shortcomings or potential vulnerabilities.
Crucially, OneFiber's high-performance campus network provides an ideal platform for users to conduct in-depth security analysis and explore enhanced data security measures using the latest technologies—including quantum key distribution (QKD)—to mitigate the threat that quantum computing poses to today’s cryptography. Ciena’s Waveserver platform offers proven 800 Gb/s optical encryption capabilities and supports standard open APIs to communicate with any external QKD system, making it possible for OneFiber to ensure confidentiality of its customers’ sensitive data across the network.
On the fast track: Driving digital transformation alongside nationwide carrier lines
OneFiber is in the process of deploying a highly agile and resilient fiber-optic network that spans more than 5,500km and encompasses up to 300 access points. This network will provide gigabit services through a comprehensive range of options, including spectrum, 10 Gb/s–1.6 Tb/s wavelengths, and up to 800 gigabit Ethernet in an open access model. Notably, the network leverages Ciena’s programmable photonics to address ever-increasing bandwidth demands with the ability to double fiber capacity by supporting wavelengths across the C- and L-bands.
A solid foundation
OneFiber’s network is supported in the access by Ciena’s Coherent Routing solution, including the 5000 and 8000 families of routers and WaveLogic 5 Nano 100G–400G coherent pluggable transceivers. With this converged IP/optical solution, OneFiber benefits from simplified multi-layer operations, dynamic scalability, and unmatched sustainability.
Thoughts from OneFiber’s CEO
Remarking on the collaboration, OneFiber’s CEO Kay Euler said, “Our work with Ciena represents a significant milestone in our commitment to securing Germany's critical infrastructure. By leveraging Ciena's innovative technology, we are empowering our customers with the highest levels of network performance, reliability, and data security—attributes especially important to our government agencies.”
“Together, we are driving digital transformation and enabling a new era of secure and resilient connectivity in the country.”
To learn more about OneFiber, visit: https://onefiber.de/