Telstra, Ciena team up on 1.6 Tb/s optical transmission trial over 1,100 km

PUBT · 1d ago
Telstra, Ciena team up on 1.6 Tb/s optical transmission trial over 1,100 km
  • Telstra worked with Ciena to transmit 1.6 Tb/s over roughly 1,100 km between Melbourne and Sydney on a live network.
  • Trial carried four 400GbE services over a single wavelength without regeneration, using L-band spectrum to extend beyond C-band capacity.
  • Deployment used WaveLogic 6 Extreme with the 6500 Reconfigurable Line System C+L band optical line system on Telstra’s Aura Network.


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