They may have had a rough fiscal Q3 report in the eyes of the market, but cien has spent the week on offense, at least in terms of PRs. Along with yesterday’s win at XO, on Tuesday they signed Vimpelcom and today it was Janet6.
Russian-based Vimpelcom is using their packet-optical platform and coherent technology to upgrade 10,700km of its network. They’ve added additional 40Gbps wavelengths its Moscow-Urals, Urals-Siberia, and the southern part of the Western Russia Network. They’re also putting in 100G on 3,000km of fiber out in the far east.
And the UK’s national R&E network, Janet6, has selected their coherent 100G to power their next generation network buildout. The project, which goes live next October, will be hooking up a host of universities, research institutions, and the national school network.
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