Telefonica Int. Deploys Infinera's DTN-X

MADRID -- Telefonica International Wholesale Services (TIWS), part of Telefonica Global Solutions, and Infinera ( NASDAQ : INFN ) announced today the international upgrade to TIWS' SAm-1 submarine Cable Network, connecting North and South America with the Infinera DTN-X platform. The Infinera DTN-X platform is capable of delivering 500 gigabit per second (Gb/s) long haul super-channels, enabling Telefonica to address growing bandwidth demands from millions of internet users, mobile subscribers and business customers in South America.

TIWS designs and manages the international communications infrastructure of the Telefonica Group, offering an integrated voice, video and data network, with more than 100 points of presence distributed across 60 cities and 40 countries. TIWS' network consists of more than 20,000 kilometers of diverse SAm-1 underwater cable that guarantees its customers optimal sturdiness and reliability. SAm-1 uses Infinera's family of products to carry traffic for over 200 million customers connecting South America with the USA, including landing stations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, Colombia, Puerto Rico and Florida.

Infinera's DTN-X enables Telefonica to deploy 500 Gb/s long-haul FlexCoherent super-channels integrated with 5 Terabits per second (Tb/s) of Optical Transport Network (OTN) switching per bay. Infinera's FlexCoherent technology enables Telefonica to optimize transmission performance using multiple software-programmable modulation formats. By deploying FlexCoherent super-channels, Telefonica can scale network capacity without scaling operations. Integrated OTN switching, coupled with an industry leading GMPLS control plane, delivers a network with the highest wavelength flexibility and a low cost of ownership.

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