Nokia 100G optical portfolio supports massive growth for Jio's pan-India 4G network
March 22 2017 - 7:38AM
Press Release
- Nokia optical deployment covers over 90,000 km across India in
one of the biggest and fastest-growing 100G deployments in the
world
- Solution allows Jio to dramatically boost capacity and speed of
its network and ensures more reliable service for its
customers
- Pan-India network supports government's Digital India
vision
22 March 2017
New Delhi/Gurgaon, India - Nokia has provided its
state-of-the-art optical core and metro solution for Reliance Jio
Infocomm Limited's (Jio) pan-India 4G LTE network to handle the
massive traffic growth fueled by the operator's initiative to build
broadband connectivity for all of India. Spanning 90,000 km in one
of the biggest 100G deployments in the world, the Nokia transport
network allows Jio to offer innovative, high-capacity services to
underserved regions in India as well as a nationwide long-distance
(NLD) service.
Over the last six months, Jio has clocked unprecedented
subscriber growth as a result of its plan to bring India into the
top ten broadband countries in the world. With broadband
penetration at less than 20%, according to the International
Telecommunications Union, most of India's population is still
underserved. Recognizing this massive growth potential, Jio
deployed Nokia's high-capacity transport network to offer
high-bandwidth services such as video streaming, multimedia content
distribution and cloud and business services to its rapidly
increasing subscriber base.
Nokia's optical solution provides a scalable and resilient
transport network to offer reliable high-speed broadband
connectivity and communication services for both fixed and wireless
users. Jio has deployed Nokia's 1830 Photonic Service Switch
including 100G Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)
capabilities enhanced with Generalized Multi-Protocol Label
Switching (GMPLS) intelligence to support capacity management and
restoration. The new transport network supports the rapid
deployment of new services as network demand increases.
"In only 170 days, Jio has signed on 100 million new users. With
growth rates of this magnitude we had to ensure we deployed the
highest capacity, most resilient transport network to build out the
4G network. Nokia's next-generation DWDM portfolio provides the
ability to scale easily as Jio continues to expand the network to
reach the underserved areas of India with digital services in key
areas such as communication, education, healthcare, payments and
multi-media entertainment," says Mr Jyotindra Thacker, President at
Reliance Jio.
"The government's vision for digitization across the
country, combined with Jio's goal of making broadband a basic
service for all citizens, means broadband penetration will grow
quickly in India. The Nokia solution not only provides the speed
and capacity necessary for this growth, but it also ensures a more
reliable service for the customers. This deployment strengthens
Nokia's presence in India's optical market where our foothold spans
from metro to backbone networks," says Sam Bucci, head of Nokia's
Optical Business
Jio has deployed multiple elements of Nokia's optical transport
portfolio including:
- The 1830 Photonic Service Switch
- Nokia's wavelength routing solution
Resources:
- Webpage: 1830 Photonic Service Switch
- Video: Nokia PSE-2: The heart of the network for today and
the future
- Video: Super coherent technology - optimizing wavelength
capacity and reach
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