New Zealand's Kordia upgrades fiber-optic network to 100 Gbps

Dec. 6, 2015
Kordia, which supplies business services in New Zealand, says it has made what it termed "a multimillion dollar investment" to bring 100-Gbps optical transport capabilities to its fiber optic network. The upgrade includes DWDM and Ethernet technology from Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN), as well as the company's Blue Planet software-defined networking (SDN) platform.

Kordia, which supplies business services in New Zealand, says it has made what it termed "a multimillion dollar investment" to bring 100-Gbps optical transport capabilities to its fiber-optic network. The upgrade includes DWDM and Ethernet technology from Ciena Corp. (NYSE:CIEN), as well as the company's Blue Planet software-defined networking (SDN) platform.

The packet-optical network enhancement will give the fiber backhaul network a total potential capacity of 9.6 Tbps. Kordia will offer low-latency 10- and 100-Gbps services to connect broadband hubs, data centers, and large customer sites on New Zealand's North Island.

The first major connections went live December 1 within Auckland and between Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Wellington. CityLink, Kordia's launch optical transport service customer, has begun using the first dedicated high speed connection between Wellington and the Kapua Data Centre facility in Hamilton. Kordia expects to have additional connectivity and interconnection nodes available between Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, and Wellington in early 2016.

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