Vietnam’s largest service provider, Viettel will use Nokia’s optical transport solution to cost-effectively address the ever-growing demand for 5G and Data Center Interconnect (DCI), consumer data consumption and cross-border connectivity.
The deployment follows a successful trial which set an optics transmission speed record of 1.2Tb/s per wavelength in a real-world environment.
The deployment, to be completed in 2025, will be used to connect Viettel’s data centers in key metropolitan areas such as Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
Powered by Nokia’s PSE-6s, the new optical solution will allow Viettel to scale easily while ensuring superior network performance. In this project, Nokia’s solution supports 3 x 800GE or 6 x 400GE services on a single line card and will enable Viettel to scale total network capacity to 38.4Tb/s over C-band. Nokia’s solution will also help Viettel reduce network power consumption by up to 60%.
Nguyen Van Yen, Head of Viettel Regional Transmission, said: “The record-breaking trial convinced us that Nokia was the right partner for this crucial initiative. Nokia’s PSE-6 super-coherent optical engine will provide the required capacity for our existing and growing needs while making us ready for 5G and cloud-based use cases.”
Vito Di Maria, Head of Optical Networks, Nokia Asia Pacific, said: “Our industry-leading PSE-6s will allow Viettel to not only cost-effectively address the growing data demand but also enhance network reliability and energy efficiency.”
