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Telstra announced it achieved 1.6 Tbps through a single optical channel over 700 km in collaboration with Ericsson, utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e). This trial was conducted alongside live traffic services across the central Telstra InfraCo fiber route between Melbourne and Canberra, one of the highest-capacity routes in Australia. Ciena’s WL6e leverages 3nm silicon technology, doubling Telstra‘s existing fiber wavelength capacity from 800 Gbps to 1.6 Tbps.
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Ciena’s WL6e
With WL6e, Telstra will enhance its service offerings to support 800G connectivity across long-haul infrastructure, including integration into the Telstra InfraCo intercity fiber network. This trial is over 200 km longer than the previous record for the highest capacity on a single wavelength, according to the Australian operator’s recent announcement.
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“This critical technology will allow us to further future-proof our networks by investing in technology that benefits our customers and enables us to meet the data demands of Australians,” said a Telstra Fixed Engineering Executive.
“To put this trial into perspective, 1.6 Tbps of bandwidth through a single wavelength is equivalent to over 300,000 Netflix HD streams occurring simultaneously. Alternatively, you can download 17 PB in a day, which is more than 5 billion songs or over 12 billion photos. This represents a 100 percent increase in capacity per channel and a 14.3 percent increase in capacity per system,” added the executive.
