July 17, 2008

Sprint, Cisco, Ciena Team for 40 Gig

Sprint, Cisco and Ciena are implementing 40 Gbps network capabilities on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network using a technology called Internet Protocol over dense wavelength-division multiplexing, or IPoDWDM for short. The implementation is designed to support the needs of Sprint customers who are looking to adopt next-generation services, grow their businesses and enable their employees to conduct day-to-day tasks, simply and immediately.

The announcement builds on Sprint's deployment of the Cisco CRS-1 Carrier Routing System. In 2004, Sprint and Cisco used CRS-1 routers to conduct the first 40 Gbps technology trial with live-production traffic. Sprint began deploying them in its IP core network in 2006. Today, Sprint CRS-1 routers are deployed in more than 25 U.S. cities, and Sprint is working to ensure the infrastructure technology is enabled domestically and internationally.