Ava Telecom deploys Padtec DWDM systems in São Paulo

Jan. 21, 2021

Ava Telecom operates nearly 3,000 km of fiber-optic network infrastructure between the capital and the interior of São Paulo state that connects the main data exchange points in the country.

Stephen Hardy

Padtec says it has supplied DWDM systems to Brazilian operator Ava Telecom to upgrade the service provider’s fiber networks in the state of São Paulo. The deployments cover a new optical ring and enable per-wavelength transmission of 100 and 200 Gbps.

Ava Telecom operates nearly 3,000 km of fiber-optic network infrastructure between the capital and the interior of São Paulo state that connects the main data exchange points in the country. This includes a new ring of more than 600 km that connects the cities of Campinas and Ourinhos in the interior of São Paulo that is the subject of the new DWDM deployments. Padtec supplied 100G and 200G per wavelength transponders that enable Ava Telecom to enjoy 1.2 Tbps of capacity, a key milestone that will enable Ava Telecom to meet the bandwidth demands of 50 new local internet service providers, according to Padtec.

"Ava Telecom's investment in innovation and expansion of its network infrastructure has been motivated, above all, by the continued growth in the demand for bandwidth resulting from the increase in traffic during the social isolation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,” commented Paul Sassine, Ava Telecom’s CEO. “Another important motivator is the ever-increasing performance of ISPs in order to better meet the demand in the interior of the state and offer its customers more quality and new services."

Padtec sees the requirements of Ava Telecom as typical of similar operators in Brazil. “Regional providers reached the end of 2020 as they started: growing. This group of companies scattered throughout Brazil already represents over 40% of the national fixed broadband market," said Argemiro Sousa, Padtec’s business director and acting president, referencing data released by Anatel at the beginning of the third quarter of 2020. “To meet the demand of this market for high transmission capacity with reduced space footprint, Padtec has developed, for example, a compact DWDM solution, which offers ISPs a very attractive cost-performance ratio. The providers now have solutions that add more capacity to their transmission networks at affordable costs."

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About the Author

Stephen Hardy | Editorial Director and Associate Publisher, Lightwave

Stephen Hardy is editorial director and associate publisher of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report, part of the Lighting & Technology Group at Endeavor Business Media. Stephen is responsible for establishing and executing editorial strategy across the both brands’ websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. He has covered the fiber-optics space for more than 20 years, and communications and technology for more than 35 years. During his tenure, Lightwave has received awards from Folio: and the American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE) for editorial excellence. Prior to joining Lightwave in 1997, Stephen worked for Telecommunications magazine and the Journal of Electronic Defense.

Stephen has moderated panels at numerous events, including the Optica Executive Forum, ECOC, and SCTE Cable-Tec Expo. He also is program director for the Lightwave Innovation Reviews and the Diamond Technology Reviews.

He has written numerous articles in all aspects of optical communications and fiber-optic networks, including fiber to the home (FTTH), PON, optical components, DWDM, fiber cables, packet optical transport, optical transceivers, lasers, fiber optic testing, and more.

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