After a long wait, two world leaders come along together
Rival fibre optics vendors Nokia and DZS have both launched the world’s fastest data transport system for 50 Gbps and 100 Gbps fibre broadband services. Espoo-based Finnish telecoms equipment maker has officially unveiled the Lightspan MF-14, which it claims has an unmatched capacity for delivering Passive Optical Network services running at 25, 50 and 100 Gbps. Meanwhile, Texas-based US vendor DZS, which is also the global leader making hardware for optical edge infrastructure, claimed it has redefined how service providers will use Passive Optical Networking (PON).
As telecoms companies seek to replace the banned Huawei equipment from their backbone networks, DZS is now marketing itself as the optical line terminal (OLT) ‘Vendor Replacement Solution’. The DZS Velocity V6 system can match the form factor of Huawei equipment, claimed the vendor. It also exceeds the density and performance of the most commonly deployed Optical Line Terminal (OLT) systems from Chinese vendors by ‘at least an order of magnitude’, making it the ideal solution for service providers seeking to ‘cap and grow’ or rip and replace their existing Huawei fibre, according to Charlie Vogt, CEO, DZS.
DZS offers ‘unparalleled capacity’ and software defined intelligence: “The future-proof V6 supports simultaneous 24,000 GPON/XGS PON subscribers in one compact system and is ideally suited for network designs of 20,000 to 20 million subscribers,” said a DZS statement.
Not so, said Geert Heyninck, Nokia’s VP Broadband Networks, who claimed that Nokia’s pioneering Lightspan MF-14 is the first Gen 6 optical line terminal (OLT) in the world. Prior the announcement it has already been selected by customers building 25 Gb/second capable networks in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific, claimed Heyninck. As fibre-to-the-home extends into fibre-for-everything all new services will be accommodated by a combination of passive optical networking that is intelligently shaped by software defined networking. “The MF-14 platform will suit operators who are planning large scale 25G PON, 50G and even 100G PON within the same environment,” said Heyninck.
The DZS proposition may be easier to understand. The alternative DZS option will save time and money for telcos according to chief product officer Miguel Alonso. The objective is to slash IT integration cycles from months or years down to weeks and cut potential integration costs by millions of dollars. “One of the biggest challenges of replacing a vendor or adding a new vendor for any mid to large-sized carrier is the costly IT integration cycles,” said Alonso. The accompanying DZS software allow carriers to create and deliver services in a unified manner in a multi-vendor environment, expediting the time-to-market for new services and initiatives. “DZS takes the fear out of changing vendors, creating a new era of possibilities for fibre access” said Alonso.
The systems will be on display at Network X 2022, 18-20 October, in the Broadband Forum Pavilion.