Tata Communications adds 100G support to more of its infrastructure

Tata Communications, the provider of a new world of communications, has become the only private subsea cable owner that has 100 gigabits per second (100G) connectivity deployed across major routes around the world on its own infrastructure through a tie-up with network specialist Ciena.

The two have launched a 100G upgrade along the TGN-Pacific (TGN-P) submarine cable system that connects the US to Japan, a distance spanning 22,300 km. Tata Communications is upgrading its TGN-P submarine cables – which is the longest segment in route km and believed to be the highest capacity subsea cables deployed in the Pacific – to 100G with Ciena’s 6500 Converged Packet Optical platform and GeoMesh solution. 

In addition, Ciena’s solutions also support Tata Communications’ Intra-Asia (TGN-IA) network, which spans roughly 6,700 km. These upgrades complement Tata Communications’ previous GeoMesh deployment on its TGN-Atlantic (TGN-A) submarine network that links the US and Europe. 
 
Genius Wong, Senior Vice President, Global Network Services, Tata Communications says, “Investments such as the 100G upgrade to our TGN-Pacific submarine cable and Intra-Asia routes enable us to meet customer demand for high-bandwidth services and applications, whilst ensuring end-to-end network performance for our enterprise and carrier customers across the US and Asia.”

Based on Ciena’s OPn architecture for programmable network infrastructures, which deliver much lower cost-at-scale, Ciena’s GeoMesh and WaveLogic solutions enable Tata Communications to better monetise its network and provide flexibility to its customers. This also allows them to handle capacity demands driven by high-bandwidth services such as cloud computing, video and mobile communications.

With Ciena’s OneControl Unified Management System, Tata Communications can also benefit from multi-layer service management capabilities that support streamlined service activation, fault management and performance monitoring.

Alan Mauldin, Research Director, Telegeography, says, "TeleGeography forecasts trans-Pacific bandwidth demand to increase seven-fold by 2020. Tata Communications' upgrade to 100G technology on the TGN-Pacific system is a key step in meeting customer requirements for high-capacity, cost-effective bandwidth. With the highest potential capacity of all existing trans-Pacific systems, the TGN-Pacific system will continue to play a leading role in addressing future demand growth."

Tata Communications’ global connectivity services are built on the world’s largest and most advanced global subsea cable network, which enables carriers and enterprises to connect almost anywhere in the world. The Tata Communications global network (TGN) consists of 210,000 kms of terrestrial and subsea network fibre. Its IP Transit Network (AS6453) makes up 20% of the world’s Internet routes and carries 4,200 petabits of traffic per month on its Internet backbone.

Read more about the future of 100G at Tata Communications' blog here.