Handy Networks deploys 100G open line system from Smartoptics

June 22, 2021

Handy Networks is a managed IT services provider that serves more than 450 clients throughout more than 40 countries, including the U.S.

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Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical networking solutions, announced today that Denver-based Handy Networks has chosen to upgrade its data center network with 100G open line systems from Smartoptics, according to the systems vendor. Handy Networks will use the Smartoptics DCP-M for the task.

Handy Networks is a managed IT services provider that serves more than 450 clients throughout more than 40 countries, including the U.S. The company offers such infrastructure-as-a-service products as colocation, hosting, and managed security services. With customer needs evolving, Handy Networks decided it required the flexibility that the DCP-M40 open line system can provide, Smartoptics asserts. That includes a pathway to 400G capabilities.

“Our previous solution was costing us precious time and money to maintain, such as having to manually piecemeal together erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) at certain locations. The Smartoptics open line system is great value for us because it is very easy to set up and maintain while simplifying future capacity upgrades. This promise of hundreds of gigs of capacity down the road is already helping us on the sales side. We feel confident that the solution will deliver the flexibility and affordability our customers need to fully leverage their hybrid cloud strategies today and tomorrow,” commented Jay Sudowski, co-founder and CEO of Handy Networks.

“The DCP-M open line system product family is engineered for powerful automation and zero touch provisioning with a proven upgrade path to 400G. The high capacity and scalability of our open line system is a perfect match for Handy Networks’ demanding clients, as is its ease of use and TCO for Handy’s focused team,” added Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO of Smartoptics.

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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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