Telstra Wholesale Launches 400 Gbps Wavelength Services on Intercapital Routes

Telstra Wholesale has announced the launch of 400 Gbps wavelength services on intercapital routes following a successful trial with Aussie Broadband earlier this year. Telstra Wholesale says this development comes in response to the growing demand for robust and high-capacity fibre connectivity to support increasing bandwidth requirements.

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Wide coverage on intercapital routes

The 400 Gbps wavelength services from Telstra Wholesale are now available on key routes connecting major cities in Australia, including Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, and Brisbane. Each route offers three geographically diverse paths to ensure maximum reliability, providing customers with added redundancy.

Looking ahead, Telstra Wholesale plans to expand the 400 Gbps services to cover the Adelaide-Perth and Melbourne-Hobart routes by the fiscal year 2024.

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Tailored solutions for diverse customer demands

Telstra Wholesale highlighted that the introduction of the 400 Gbps wavelength service is part of their broader strategy to offer a comprehensive range of connectivity solutions tailored to meet diverse customer demands.

The availability of the 400 Gbps wavelength services for Telstra Wholesale customers is made possible by the advancements made to Telstra’s advanced optical infrastructure, leveraging Ciena’s technology.

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Advanced optical infrastructure and technology partnership

According to the announcement, Telstra, in partnership with Ericsson, utilizes Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme (WL5e), which employs programmable 800 Gbps coherent technology.