Nokia and illwerke vkw AG announce state-of-the-art optical transport network in Austria
August 21 2024 - 2:00AM
Press Release Nokia and illwerke vkw AG announce
state-of-the-art optical transport network in Austria
- Leading Austrian energy service provider illwerke vkw AG offers
telecom services to mobile network providers.
- Illwerke vkw AG evolving existing network to meet rapidly
growing capacity demand.
- Nokia optical network deployed to major sites across state of
Vorarlberg, providing 10G, 25G and 100G mobile backhaul and
fronthaul transport services.
21 August 2024Vorarlberg, Austria – Nokia has been selected by
illwerke vkw AG, a leading power utility and telecom service
provider in Vorarlberg, Austria to deploy an optical transport
solution to illwerke vkw’s business customers. The deployment,
which is expected to be completed by late 2024, will provide
illwerke vkw AG with a new, resilient and modernized optical
network capable of supporting 400G wavelengths and beyond.
illwerke vkw AG is the leading energy service provider in the
Austrian state of Vorarlberg, generating its power exclusively from
renewable sources. The company supplies energy to around 200,000
customers and offers telecom services to mobile network providers
(MNOs). Faced with rapidly growing capacity demand, illwerke vkw AG
chose to evolve its existing network to a modern infrastructure
leveraging Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and
high-performance Nokia Photonic Service Engine (PSE) technology
capable of increasing network scale, optimizing performance and
ensuring sustainable growth.
The new optical network from Nokia will span 15 sites in
Vorarlberg providing 10G, 25G and 100G mobile backhaul and
fronthaul transport services to connect MNO cell sites and central
offices. Illwerke vkw AG will also provide optical transport
services for other business customers in the region.
Featuring Nokia's 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS), the new
network will allow illwerke vkw AG to efficiently manage
wavelengths at the photonic layer. It will also include Optical
Channel Protection for the highest resiliency of services and
support for all fronthaul protocols, making the network ready to
support multi-generation radios (3G/4G/5G). This includes support
of high-performance synchronization distribution
(frequency/time/phase) meeting strict (ITU-T G.8273.2 Class B and
C) timing requirements for backhaul and fronthaul services as
enabled through the 1830 PSS and 1830 Time-sensitive Packet Switch
(TPS), respectively.
The new optical network also employs the Nokia WaveSuite Network
Operations Center (WS-NOC) providing unified end-to-end optical
management and support functions including service provisioning and
service assurance.
Christoph Märk, Head of IT at illwerke vkw AG,
said: “We are excited to work with Nokia to evolve our
existing network infrastructure. The new optical network will
enable us to meet the growing capacity demands and provide
high-quality telecom services to mobile service providers and
business customers in Vorarlberg.”
Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice President and Head of
Europe for Network Infrastructure Business at Nokia, said:
“As a premier energy service provider in Austria, illwerke vkw AG
stands out by harnessing renewable energy and extending its network
and expertise to offer telecommunications services to mobile
network operators. Like its global counterparts in the energy and
telecom sectors, our customer is facing unrelenting demand for
capacity which requires significant network modernization. Nokia
will provide a resilient and superior optical transport network
capable of supporting 400G wavelengths and beyond, which will serve
the present and future requirements of illwerke vkw AG’s
customers.”
Resources and additional information:Webpage:
Nokia 1830 Photonic Service SwitchWebpage: 1830 Time-sensitive
Packet SwitchWebpage: WaveSuite applications
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About illwerke vkw AG illwerke vkw AG is a
leading power utility company in Vorarlberg, Austria, that also
provides telecom services to mobile service providers and business
customers. With a focus on innovation and quality, illwerke vkw AG
is dedicated to meeting the evolving needs of its customers and the
region.
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