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Nokia has provided its data centre interconnect (DCI) solution to Internet Thailand PCL (INET), marking one of the first long-haul DCI solution deployments in the country and giving Nokia an important foothold. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Desktop to data centre infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) company, ANEXIO, has launched a new Tier II network for its data centre customers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Telia Carrier has added a new point of presence (PoP) to its IP backbone network, providing high-speed, low latency connectivity services in Berlin, Germany. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russian communications service provider TransTeleCom has completed the shift of all international backbone traffic to a long haul DWDM network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brazilian carrier CEMIGTelecom has expanded DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) network to cover the state of Sao Paulo. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1,300km Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) subsea cable system has launched, with an initial capacity of 1.5Tbps, marking a new era of improved and secured internet connection for Cambodia and related countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sparkle has become the first European service provider to receive MEF 100G carrier Ethernet 2.0 certification for EPL and EVPL services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Avelacom has partnered with optical-fibre networking solutions provider PacketLight to build out its high-speed network from London to Moscow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 1,300km Malaysia-Cambodia-Thailand (MCT) subsea cable system, which will have an initial capacity of 1.5Tbps, is expected to be completed and in service by Q1 2017. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Avelacom has extended its pan-European 100G fibre network, adding three new Points of Presence (PoPs) across Europe and deploying 900km of DWDM fibre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New Zealand's Kordia has completed a major upgrade to its North Island fibre backhaul networks, boosting its carrying capacity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nokia has been awarded over 30% of China Mobile's project to construct a 100G optical network in support of its "Broadband China" strategic rollout of mobile broadband services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkmenistan's ministry of communications has deployed a national backbone network with coherent DWDM, MPLS-TP and service management technologies from Coriant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ooredoo Algeria will launch a 400G optical network connecting Algeria's major cities of Algiers, Constantine and Oran before the end of the year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indonesian operator PGASCOM has upgraded capacity on its subsea cable between Jakarta and Singapore, using Coriant's optical transport platform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

South Africa's Liquid Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent's DWDM and GPON solutions to expand its networks in Kenya and Uganda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IX Reach has expanded its Layer 1 offering with the launch of its long-haul DWDM solution between London and Amsterdam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

TransTeleCom (TTK) has commercially launched its 100G network in Russia, in collaboration with equipment vendor Cisco. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Optical transport solutions provider Coriant has announced a project with Poland-based fixed-line operator Netia, to trial DWDM technology and deploy 400G in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Capacity brings you the latest network news. If you have network developments you'd like us to share, please tweet us @capacitymag or email editorial@capacitymedia.com. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IX Reach has claimed it has enabled the London Internet Exchange (LINX) to become the first reseller of its services to connect at 100GbE speeds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Wholesale bandwidth provider TransIndonesia Network has partnered with solutions provider Coriant to extend and upgrade sections of its network in Indonesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on revenue loss of telecommunications company Ciena Corp. in first quarter of 2015 due to delay in orders from the U.S. government sectors. It states that while company's services like converged packet optical, software and services add revenue the optical transport reported fall. It presents the views of Ciena chief executive officer (CEO) Gary Smith on expected growth in revenue in forthcoming quarters due to orders from government.

The article focuses on increase in the revenues of the networking company ADVA Optical Networking Inc. in the fourth quarter of 2014. It mentions that the rise in revenue resulted from increase in enterprise network and carrier infrastructure sales in the U.S. and Asia Pacific. It also states that the company reported decrease in the net profit due to a revision of deferred tax assets.

The article reports on increase in provision of content delivery network (CDN) services by telecommunication company Level 3 Communications Inc. with reference to its deal car manufacturer Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW). It states that under the deal the Level 3 will provide CDN services between BMW and its dealers. It mentions that the deal will support BMW in transmission of heavy data leading to high satisfaction among dealers and customers along with cost saving.

The article discusses growth in revenue of optical transmission equipment manufacturer Infinera for the fourth quarter of 2014 due to rise in sales of data transmission network-X (DTN-X) platform. Topics discussed include partnership growth of the firm in Latin America, market expansion of the firm, shipment of Cloud Xpress family of optical devices and competitiveness in the market.

The article reports that telecommunication company Ciena has planned to lay off employees in its distribution and product engineering departments as of January 2015. It mentions that the reason behind the lay off is the firm's effort to improve its supply chain's efficiency, and also reports that Maryland's Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation will provide outplacement services to the affected employees. Comments from Ciena's president Gary Smith are also presented.

The article reports on investment in dark fiber by telecom subsidary of an electric utility firm Southern Telecom as of December 2014. Topics discussed include expansion of its existing network as well as on-net buildings in Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama, addition of 43 miles of dark fiber to its network leading to increase in total metro network to 128 miles and its partnership with local service providers such as Henry County Broadband (HCB) and Tower Cloud.

The article offers information on the completion of a new 1,000 mile intercity dark fiber route between Omaha, Nebraska, and Dallas, Texas by bandwidth infrastructure services provider Zoya. It also mentions advantages of this intercity route for Zoya's existing and new customers and data centers including reduction in network latency. It presents the views of Aaron Blazar, vice president of market research company ATLANTIC-ACM, on Zoya's long-haul dark fiber networks.

The article reports on the development of telecommunications company FiberLight's project in Texas which aims to establish fiber networks in 2014. Topics discussed include FiberLight's Layer 3 Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) services in several cities in Texas including San Marcos, San Antonio and Corpus Christi, the setting up of its Layer 1 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Layer 2 network in West Texas in 2015, and the benefits of connections to healthcare providers.

The article discusses the views of Tom Fallon, chief executive officer (CEO) of the manufacturer of high capacity optical transmission equipment Infinera, on the role of data center interconnection market segment in driving the 100G optical networking. Topics discussed include the company's Cloud Xpress platform that interconnects multiple data centers, Infinera's growth of its flagship DTN-X product and addition of three new DTN-X customers by Infinera as of October 2014.

The article reports that fiber network solution providing firm FiberLight to overbuild optical network of its South Florida network has employed telecommunication network firm Ciena's converged packet optical platform and Service Aggregation switch. Topics discussed include FiberLight aiming to provide higher speed requirements for its customers, views of Jeff Chapman, executive vice president of engineering services for FiberLight, and the platforms providing bandwidth services on demand.

The article informs that the telecommunication company Windstream start working on second phase of its 100 gigabit long-haul optical network which has been set to completed by end of 2014. It mentions that optical network include five main routes linking major metropolitan areas in the U.S. including Kansas City, Kansas, New York City and Philadelphia. It also informs that Windstream may not be as large as the telecommunication company AT&T and Verizon.

The article reports on the financial performance of Ciena Corp. for the fiscal-year third-quarter 2013. It highlights the rise of its packet optical revenues, packet networking and software, and services segments. It mentions the decline of Ciena's legacy optical transport revenues, which is said to reflect that more customers are upgrading from legacy to solutions. A forecast for the company's fiscal fourth quarter revenues is also provided.

The article reports on the plan of French telecommunication company Alcatel-Lucent SA to offer an initial public offering (IPO) for its submarine cable business in the first half of 2015 and on the company's financial performance in the second quarter of 2014.

The article reports that the revenue of Infinera, manufacturer of optical transmission equipment, for the second quarter (Q2) of 2014 has increased to $165 million due to the adoption of customer on DTN-X platform. Topics discussed include company's generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) gross margin was 42.5 percent, chief executive officer (CEO) Tom Fallon, and the contract secured by the company with the Australia Japan Cable (AJC) consortium.