stc Expands its Network Through an Agreement with Infinera to Adopt ICE6 Technology with Capacities of Up to 800G
November 03 2021 - 4:00AM
stc and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today an agreement to
deploy Infinera’s industry-leading ICE6
800G-capable technology on stc’s submarine cable networks
enabling new regional and international connectivity services and
infrastructure development including the development of cognitive
cities.
stc is the leading telecommunications and wholesale service
provider in the Middle East, offering national and international
services over all major international cable systems that pass
through the region.
This project will expand stc’s international network, using
Infinera’s ICE6 800G-capable technology and GX Series Compact
Modular Platform. These development projects will increase the
capacity of the international network by 10-fold based on initial
design capacity.
This substantial increase will meet rapidly growing bandwidth
demands by providing the greatest capacity at the greatest reach,
resulting in lower cost and power per bit and higher spectral
efficiency.
“With rapid increase in demand and the requirement to accelerate
and strengthen connectivity between Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
Europe, Infinera’s 800G submarine network solution will enable us
to meet the exponential growth of international connectivity while
improving reliability,” said Mohammed A. Alabbadi, stc, Chief
Wholesale Officer. “ICE6 will also enable the expansion and
diversification of cloud services in the region and around the
world, and this technology is ideal for our upcoming projects
2Africa and Saudi Vision Cable.”
“stc’s selection of Infinera’s GX Series Compact Modular
Platform featuring ICE6 technology sets them up for success to meet
growing bandwidth demands in the Middle East. ICE6 provides stc
with the greatest spectral efficiency and best overall economics,
which will enable stc to deliver on critical projects in the
region,” said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales,
Infinera. “This initiative will pave the way for new and exciting
digital opportunities throughout the Middle East.”
Contacts:
Infinera Media: Anna VueTel. +1 (916)
595-8157avue@infinera.com
Infinera Investors:Amitabh PassiTel. +1 (669)
295-1489apassi@infinera.com
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to scale network bandwidth, accelerate service innovation, and
automate network operations. Infinera solutions deliver
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data center interconnect, and metro transport applications. To
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