T-Mobile Polska Launches
Long-Haul 400GbE Service With Ciena
First 800G
network in Poland brings faster speeds, greater capacity for a digital future
T-Mobile Polska, one of the
largest mobile operators in Poland, selected a coherent optical solution
from Ciena for its high-performance, flexible 800G network. Leveraging Ciena’s
technology, T‑Mobile Polska will offer a new long-distance 400 Gigabit Ethernet
(400GbE) service to its enterprise, content provider, and wholesale customers,
to address exponential traffic growth brought on by omnipresent remote work,
learning, and entertainment.
Key Facts:
- To satisfy
skyrocketing bandwidth demands from data services and cloud applications,
T‑Mobile Polska is deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics
over a 6500 fully flexible
colorless, directionless, and contentionless photonic system.
- Digitization
is a driving force for growth in the business sector. The Ciena solution
will be used to provide high-capacity 500Gbps–800Gbps wavelength
connectivity, low latency, and reliability, making it possible to
transport services such as 5G, cloud, and data center interconnect (DCI)
at a lower cost per bit. Additionally, encryption capabilities allow for
secure transmission of sensitive financial and government data.
- The
network is managed by Ciena’s Manage,
Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller,
allowing for operational efficiency and quick turnup of new services. With
MCP, T‑Mobile Polska can rapidly identify, troubleshoot, and repair any
issues that arise.
Executive Comments:
- “Customer
experience is always top of mind for us. Ciena’s solution provides the
capacity and flexibility to quickly respond to customers’ surging
bandwidth needs, letting us deliver services like DCI and wholesale today
while cost-effectively scaling to meet the demands of tomorrow.”
Marcin
Dobrowolski, Transmission and Infrastructure Department Director, T-Mobile
Polska
- “There’s
increasing demand for ‘big pipe’ connectivity throughout Poland, and our
innovative coherent optical solution is helping T-Mobile Polska roll out
the high-speed services that a digital economy requires.”
Virginie Hollebecque,
Vice President and Leader of EMEA at Ciena
Source; Ciena media announcement
