Wholesale network optimized with greater agility and programmability to accommodate higher-bandwidth applications and quickly monetize services

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier, the international wholesale  arm of Deutsche Telekom, recently deployed Ciena’s (NYSE: CIEN) WaveLogic Ai coherent optical solution to strengthen bandwidth  services and reach longer distances across Deutsche Telekom’s network.

With  this move, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier highlights its commitment to  excellence by combining technology leadership with business innovation to  deliver first-class customer experience. The optimized network brings the next  generation of the organization’s Lambda Connect services to market. Optical innovation, expansion of network capacity and  deployment agility enables highly differentiated services for customers and  provides the flexibility, security and cost-efficiency customers need in  today’s dynamic environment.

Bertold Frech,  Head of Carrier Enterprise Services, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier stated: “Technology  changes very fast with new trends and services emerging constantly in the  digital era. Most of these trends have the need for high capacity, high  performance connectivity in common, which is the foundation for many of these  new digital services. Ciena’s expertise in the optical network realm has been  invaluable as we continue to find ways to enable these services for our  international carrier customers. As we are upgrading our network we provide the  agility and flexibility to support the new high-powered applications that are disrupting  the market.”

“Technology changes very fast with new trends and services emerging constantly in the digital era. Most of these trends have the need for high capacity, high performance connectivity in common, which is the foundation for many of these new digital services. Ciena’s expertise in the optical network realm has been invaluable as we continue to find ways to enable these services for our international carrier customers. As we are upgrading our network we provide the agility and flexibility to support the new high-powered applications that are disrupting the market.”

- Bertold Frech, Head of Carrier Enterprise Services, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier

Customers will now benefit from a more  adaptive network with larger bandwidth and lower latency by point-of-presence  consolidation and signal regeneration elimination. The agile optical infrastructure is based on Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical platform powered by WaveLogic  Ai, which is the industry’s first programmable coherent modem that can  scale to 400Gbps per wavelength. It enables Deutsche Telekom to  reach longer distances, deliver end-to-end optical services and achieve finer  connectivity granularity for carriers and internet content providers throughout  Europe.

Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier customers can also  look forward to improved service management through Ciena’s Blue Planet  Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller, which automates network  and service management and provides visibility into real-time network  operations. Ciena will migrate  Deutsche Telekom’s network to an optimized, flexible grid network that offers  more agility and programmability.

Jason Phipps, Senior Vice President, Global  Sales and Marketing, Ciena, stated:“Our leading-edge technology  products and services are designed to resolve our customers’ biggest  challenges. We collaborate with service providers to deliver real value and  greater competitive advantage in the market. With our innovative WaveLogic Ai  and Blue Planet MCP solutions, we can ensure our customers are better  positioned to adapt and accommodate varying connectivity requirements for  high-bandwidth applications.”

“Our leading-edge technology products and services are designed to resolve our customers’ biggest challenges. We collaborate with service providers to deliver real value and greater competitive advantage in the market. With our innovative WaveLogic Ai and Blue Planet MCP solutions, we can ensure our customers are better positioned to adapt and accommodate varying connectivity requirements for high-bandwidth applications.”

- Jason Phipps, Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, Ciena

About Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier is the international wholesale division  of Deutsche Telekom. We offer a comprehensive portfolio for all the needs of a  rapidly transforming telco industry. One that is continually updated to provide  fast, innovative solutions for future technologies and challenges. As one of  the world’s leading carriers, we satisfy the requirements of Deutsche Telekom  Group’s international affiliates and more than 900 external customers  worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience in the international wholesale  communication market, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier offers next-generation  platforms, extensive networks, a global backbone, 360 degrees of security,  tailor-made solutions, worldwide connectivity, and much more.

The cutting-edge offerings of Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier include the  following business segments:
Global Voice: international market leader for retail voice termination.
Commercial Roaming: seamless international roaming with one of the  largest networks in the world. 
Internet & Content: one of the premier European Internet and content  players.
Carrier Enterprise Services: Securely connecting customer’s global sites  with a major European multi-service provider.
Inflight / EAN: Broadband connectivity on short, mid and long-haul  flights around the globe.
Mobile World: innovative and profitable solutions from Deutsche Telekom  Global Carrier, a premium mobile enabler.

For more information  please visit: globalcarrier.telekom.com

About Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier
Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier is the international wholesale division  of Deutsche Telekom. We offer a comprehensive portfolio for all the needs of a  rapidly transforming telco industry. One that is continually updated to provide  fast, innovative solutions for future technologies and challenges. As one of  the world’s leading carriers, we satisfy the requirements of Deutsche Telekom  Group’s international affiliates and more than 900 external customers  worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience in the international wholesale  communication market, Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier offers next-generation  platforms, extensive networks, a global backbone, 360 degrees of security,  tailor-made solutions, worldwide connectivity, and much more.

The cutting-edge offerings of Deutsche Telekom Global Carrier include the  following business segments:
Global Voice: international market leader for retail voice termination.
Commercial Roaming: seamless international roaming with one of the  largest networks in the world. 
Internet & Content: one of the premier European Internet and content  players.
Carrier Enterprise Services: Securely connecting customer’s global sites  with a major European multi-service provider.
Inflight / EAN: Broadband connectivity on short, mid and long-haul  flights around the globe.
Mobile World: innovative and profitable solutions from Deutsche Telekom  Global Carrier, a premium mobile enabler.

For more information  please visit: globalcarrier.telekom.com

About CienaCiena (NYSE: CIEN) is a networking systems, services, and software company. We provide solutions that help our clients create more adaptive networks in response to the constantly changing demands of their users. By delivering best-in-class networking technology through high-touch consultative relationships, we build the world’s most sophisticated networks with automation and scale. For updates on Ciena, follow us on Twitter @Ciena, LinkedIn, the Ciena Insights blog, or visit www.ciena.com.

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