Nokia and Zayo have successfully completed a live field trial of Nokia’s sixth-generation Photonic Service Engine super-coherent optics (PSE-6s) – demonstrating a North American transmission record of 800Gb/s over a single wavelength from LA to El Paso on a 1866km link.
The companies also achieved a 1 Tb/s transmission on Zayo’s LA to Phoenix route over 1004km – also using the Nokia PSE-6s.
The trial used Nokia’s PSE-6s implemented in the 1830 PSI-M compact modular transport platform equipped with production-ready DMAT6 line cards.
The 800Gb/s transmission represents a tripling in reach over current 7nm solutions and sets a new North American distance record over a live network.
In addition, the 1Tb/s transmission between LA and Phoenix over 150GHz WDM channels shows the ability to reach even higher capacity per wavelength on high-traffic routes.
Zayo currently pitches the largest and most modern 400G network in North America with over 250 points of presence (PoPs), covering the most in-demand centers.
Aaron Werley, Vice President of Technology, Zayo, said: “The infrastructure projects we have, and continue to complete to advance connectivity between key cities, involves the deployment of new 800G and higher-speed routes.”
James Watt, Head of Nokia’s Optical business, said: “With the PSE-6s, the Nokia optical portfolio pushes the limits of super-coherent performance to deliver massive network scale and service reach while ensuring more sustainable growth.”
