MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Coriant, a leading global supplier of 100G optical transport technology, today announced the commercial availability of its Intelligent Optical Control (IOC). IOC is the industry’s first solution leveraging Software Defined Networking (SDN) technology for the optimization of the optical layer. Service providers benefit from significantly improved network performance, lower latency, and up to 50 percent savings in CAPEX. Operators can now implement new services up to 90 percent faster: Tests confirmed, for example, that the set-up time for a 100G data center service dropped from hours to minutes. IOC realizes the full potential of the transport network by enabling optimized resource utilization and comprehensive network automation, thereby facilitating shorter reaction time to end user demands. In addition, IOC dramatically simplifies the development and integration of new network applications. Coriant showcases its portfolio including IOC at the WDM & Next Generation Optical Networks conference from June 17-20 in Monte Carlo, Monaco.