Ribbon Communications Inc., a leading global provider of real time communications technology and IP optical networking solutions announced the successful completion of a long haul DWDM (Dense Wave Division Multiplexing) deployment for Airtel, one of India’s top telecom providers.
“Ribbon’s proven expertise and cutting-edge solutions were instrumental in our decision to partner with them on this extensive modernization project. By integrating Ribbon’s state of the art optical transport technologies, we can now meet our customers’ growing demand for 5G and high speed connectivity, positioning us to successfully execute our long-term business strategy,” said Randeep Sekhon, CTO, Airtel.
Airtel has deployed Ribbon’s Apollo 9600 suite of programmable and open optical transport platforms, which support C+L bands, across its network. This has provided Airtel with 51.2 Tbps of long haul network capacity, effectively meeting its growing bandwidth requirements.
Furthermore, Ribbon’s Muse platform enables operator-defined workflow automation, enhancing operational efficiency with real-time network monitoring and management.
“Airtel is one of the world’s leading providers and we’re proud to have partnered on this significant deployment,” said Bruce McClelland, CEO, Ribbon. “Our highly modular, powerful, versatile and secure solutions will enable them to precisely meet their service needs, easily accommodate traffic growth and adopt new technologies while delivering high quality connectivity to their massive customer base.”
Ribbon Communications delivers communications software, IP and optical networking solutions to service providers, enterprises and critical infrastructure sectors globally.
The company’s innovative, end-to-end solutions portfolio delivers unparalleled scale, performance, and agility, including core to edge software-centric solutions, cloud-native offers, leading-edge security and analytics tools, along with IP and optical networking solutions for 5G.
