December 14, 2011

Argentinean Operator Deploys Alcatel-Lucent’s 100 Gigabit Optical Solution

Cablevision Argentina will deploy an advanced optical networking solution to deliver services at 100 Gbps (100G) speeds. Cablevision Argentina has selected Alcatel-Lucent’s next-generation 100G optical coherent networking solution to dramatically increase performance and service speeds for its more than three million CATV customers and more than one million Internet users.

Alcatel-Lucent is supplying its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) featuring next-generation 100G coherent technology. Designed to address the booming bandwidth demands driven by video streaming, Web applications, file sharing and HD movies, next-generation 100G coherent technology is the compelling next step in optical networking, offering unprecedented resilience to optical transmission impairments across the network.