ASE Reduces Cable Power Consumption by 60% with Ciena
March 08 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Upgrades have helped ASE be greener, enabling
close to triple cable design capacity and massive reductions in
power consumption
Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE), a consortium of Asian
telecommunications carriers managing the ASE cable system, is
working with Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) to improve the design capacity and
sustainability of its cable system.
Running a total of 8,148km, the ASE high-capacity cable system
connects Japan to Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, and
Singapore. Ciena’s GeoMesh Extreme, leveraging Waveserver 5 powered
by WaveLogic 5 Extreme and an optical bypass, will deliver more
capacity through ASE’s existing cable, enabling improvement in its
design capacity of 193%. Optimized for 100GbE and 400GbE
applications with unmatched scaling capabilities, Waveserver 5 also
minimizes ASE’s rack space and reduces power consumption by 60% for
a greener solution.
“With Asia a key hub for international business, intra-Asia
cable routes are becoming increasingly congested. In this crowded
playing field, we’ve teamed up with Ciena on upgrades designed to
enhance the delivery capacity of our current cables. We are
especially pleased to have greener, more sustainable ways of
powering connectivity and reduce power consumption,” said Mr.
Yoshio Sato, ASE MC Chairman.
The ASE cable also utilizes Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical
Platforms in a Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTE)
configuration and Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) domain controller.
Ciena Services is providing consulting, systems integration,
maintenance and network transformation services to the cable, a
collaboration between the region’s telecommunication carriers—NTT
Ltd Japan Corporation (NTT LJ), PLDT, StarHub and Telekom
Malaysia.
“We have been working extensively with ASE to maximize its
network assets across the last few upgrades. With WaveLogic 5
Extreme enabling 400GbE single-wave transport across any distance,
ASE can scale its cable with less power and cost. Together with
ASE, we are making continued progress toward a more ecofriendly,
connected future without compromise,” said Mr. Jamie Jefferies,
Vice President and General Manager, International, Ciena.
About Asia Submarine-cable Express (ASE)
The Asia Submarine-cable Express cable system is a high capacity
cable system constructed in the Asia Pacific Region designed to
cater the exponential growth in bandwidth requirements for new and
revolutionary broadband applications such as IP, video, data, and
other multimedia services.
The ASE Project was collaborated by the region’s leading
telecommunications carriers: NTT LJ, PLDT, StarHub and Telekom
Malaysia. The 8,148-kilometer ASE system links mainland Japan with
extension to the Okinawan Islands, the Philippines, Hong Kong,
Singapore and Malaysia. The system is designed to potentially to
connect to Mainland China, as well as other Southeast Asian
countries. The system is envisioned to provide seamless
interconnection with other major cable systems connecting Europe,
the Middle East, other parts of Asia, and the United States.
About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems,
services, and software. We build the most adaptive networks in the
industry, enabling customers to anticipate and meet ever-increasing
digital demands. For three-plus decades, Ciena has brought our
humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. Prioritizing
collaborative relationships with our customers, partners, and
communities, we create flexible, open, and sustainable networks
that better serve all users—today and into the future. For updates
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