Nokia and Canal+ Telecom Expand and Automate Fiber Network to Bring Broadband Access to Caribbean

Nokia announced that Canal+ Telecom will deploy its Lightspan and Altiplano solution to support the transformation of its fiber network across French Guiana and Guadeloupe. The deployment will help Canal+ Group establish a future-ready network capable of addressing the growing demand for more capacity. It will also help drive higher levels of automation in Canal+ Telecom’s network and service operations.

Canal+ will deploy Nokia's Lightspan Mini Optical Line Terminal solution to help accelerate the roll out of Fiber-to-the Home services across the French Caribbean territories. With its compact footprint, the solution offers Canal+ Telecom a high-capacity, low-density fiber option ideal for island deployments and for serving areas with lower population density. Nokia’s Lightspan fiber solution allows Canal+ to future-proof its network and seamlessly evolve to 25G PON as needed. 

Canal+ Telecom will also leverage Nokia’s Altiplano solution to manage its entire access network more effectively and achieve greater operational efficiencies. This solution allows Canal+ Telecom to optimize its network with automation features that can detect network anomalies faster, anticipate service-affecting issues before they occur, and improve network utilization.

“As the first operator in the Caribbean to adopt Nokia’s Altiplano platform, we are pioneering intelligent network automation that anticipates and resolves issues proactively, ensuring exceptional reliability and an elevated experience for our customers. We are thrilled to partner with Nokia to accelerate digital transformation across the Caribbean,” said Laurent Champouret, Head of Network and Fixed Access Engineering at Canal+Telecom.

“For the people and businesses of French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe, our deal with Canal+ Telecom demonstrates an important step towards a more connected future. Our mission is to deliver smarter, more reliable, secure, and future proof broadband networks for our customers and end users. This deal marks another step in our commitment to do that as we continue to equip our customers with innovative, fiber-based network solutions and broadband services,” said Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice-President, Network Infrastructure, Europe at Nokia.

Source: Nokia media announcement