OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK MARKET ANALYSIS

Key Developments

• In December 2022, Huawei introduced several all-optical rail transportation network solutions, including next-generation urban rail bearer network, urban rail cloud optical network, and railway all-optical backbone network solutions. These solutions address urban rail cloud era network requirements, offering high-quality service experience with minimal latency and high capacity.
• In September 2022, NEC Corporation expanded All-Optical Networks with its "SpectralWave WX Series," featuring open specifications-compliant, available optical transport products based on open ROADM, and Telecom Infra Project's (TIP) Phoenix initiative standards.
• In June 2022, Infinera and NEC Corporation announced that Neutral Networks' new international neutral fiber optic network, NEXT was equipped with Infinera's ICE6 technology, facilitating high-capacity services and enabling further expansion in the region.
• In February 2021, Nokia, in partnership with Vodafone, transmitted data through an optical fiber on a single wavelength at 100 Gbps, showcasing the world's first flexible rate transmission application in a PON network with the Bell Labs 100G PON prototype.
• In April 2021, Nokia expanded its portfolio of mobile transport items with new indoor and outdoor solutions for communications service providers and enterprises, offering a comprehensive microwave solution for various utilization cases.
• In March 2021, Zayo Group Holdings Inc. deployed Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e) technology between Dublin, Ireland, and Amsterdam, Netherlands, enhancing optical network capacity and reach between these key markets.
• In June 2021, Marcatel leveraged Ciena’s coherent optical technology to assist in deploying a new network linking Querétaro, Mexico, to McAllen, Texas, offering multi-terabit capacity over a long-haul coherent optical network, spanning around 1000km and providing substantial fiber capacity without renewal.