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The Malaysian operator Maxis Berhad is overhauling its core transmission network with the deployment of a 100 gigabit per second (100G) optical coherent network solution, provided by Alcatel-Lucent...

The Malaysian operator Maxis Berhad is overhauling its core transmission network with the deployment of a 100 gigabit per second (100G) optical coherent network solution, provided by Alcatel-Lucent.

The deployment will allow the operator to cope with increased data traffic, simplify its network, and reduce costs. The optical backbone network is the first 100G single carrier with optical coherent technology system commercially deployed in Asia-Pacific, covering the operator’s 10,000 km of fibre infrastructure within Peninsular Malaysia.

With data usage rising due to smartphones, tablets, modems and fibre-to-the-premises services, implementing the 100G solution will allow for more reliable service, high-speed connectivity and automatic restoration capabilities to enterprises for their data centres and services such as cloud computing and machine-to-machine communications (M2M).

Mark Dioguardi, Maxis’ Chief Technology Officer, commented: “The deployment of this optical network solution transforms our core transmission network; much like upgrading from a normal trunk road to a super highway, allowing users to enjoy faster and seamless high capacity connectivity within Peninsular Malaysia.”

Commenting on the partnership with Maxis, Rajeev Singh-Molares, President of Alcatel-Lucent’s activities in Asia-Pacific, said: “Our 100G optical solution gives Maxis a new architecture that will drastically reduce its cost of reliably transporting high volumes of traffic while providing a powerful platform to launch and support innovative new services.”

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