Log in
Your Local Ericsson site
  1. Archive /
  2. 2009 /

Ericsson has recently signed a contract with China Telecom to provide 40 Gbps DWDM optical transmiss

Ericsson has recently signed a contract with China Telecom to provide 40 Gbps DWDM optical transmission solution for the upgrade of the operator’s backbone network covering the Yangtze River Delta in eastern China.

August 7, 2009

Under the contract, Ericsson will deliver its leading 40 Gbps DWDM solution, the MHL 3000 series, to upgrade China Telecom’s existing 10G DWDM network connecting Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou metropolitan areas of the Yangtze River Delta region, the center of Chinese economic development.
 
Deliveries will start in the third quarter of this year and the upgraded network is planned for commercial use by year-end. With a fourfold expansion of its current transmission capacity, China Telecom will be able to meet the fast-growing broadband bandwidth demand while ensuring superior bandwidth utilization and quality of services for subscribers in the region.
 
Mats H Olsson, President of Ericsson Greater China says: "We are proud to support China Telecom in their commercial launch of 40 Gbps DWDM services, which marks a milestone in our longtime strategic partnership. We are confident that our cutting-edge optical transmission solution will play a more and more active role in accelerating the migration to Next Generation Networks of the Chinese operators in the 3G era.“
 

To meet the growing demand from consumers for bandwidth-hungry services, operators worldwide are planning for deployment of the 40 Gbps DWDM technology to expand their network capacity. Ericsson’s 40 Gbps optical solution, built on the advanced MHL 3000 platform, is the most reliable and future proof solution in the market for transporting huge data traffic between network routers in core networks. The MHL series is a vital part of Ericsson’s Full Service Broadband offering.

ABOUT ERICSSON

Ericsson is the world’s leading provider of technology and services to telecom operators. Ericsson is the leader in 2G, 3G and 4G mobile technologies, and provides support for networks with over 1 billion subscribers and has a leading position in managed services. The company’s portfolio comprises of mobile and fixed network infrastructure, telecom services, software, broadband and multimedia solutions for operators, enterprises and the media industry. The Sony Ericsson and ST-Ericsson joint ventures provide consumers with feature-rich personal mobile devices.

Ericsson is advancing its vision of “to be the prime driver in an all-communicating world” through innovation, technology, and sustainable business solutions. Working in 175 countries, more than 75,000 employees generated revenue of SEK 209 billion (USD 32.2 billion) in 2008. Founded in 1876 with the headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, Ericsson is listed on OMX NASDAQ, Stockholm and NASDAQ New York. 

www.ericsson.com
www.ericsson.mobi
www.twitter.com/ericssonpress

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT

Ericsson Corporate Public & Media Relations
Phone: +46 10 719 69 92
E-mail: media.relations@ericsson.com

Notes to editors

Ericsson’s standard multimedia content is available at the broadcast room.