Verizon field tests 100 Gbps technologies ahead of telecom conference
March 27, 2009
Verizon said it has successfully tested 100 Gbps technology with a successful 100 Gbps transmission on a single wavelength for more than 1,040 kilometers over field fiber, setting a new distance record. The company will discuss its technical innovations at a telecommunications conference this week.
The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference this week in San Diego is highlighting the role of Verizon as the nation's largest carrier of video, data and voice over fiber-optic connections. Sixteen Verizon experts will give presentations at the conference, the company said.
Verizon's five-year head start on its competitors in building out its fiber network has given the company the advantage of "real experience and a clear perspective on what it will be doing tomorrow and further into the future," said Stu Elby, vice president of network architecture for Verizon and a conference presenter.
Verizon presenters will discuss technologies that make possible its fiber-to-the-premises services like Verizon FiOS, including the latest reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer technologies and bend-insensitive fiber in apartment and multiunit buildings.
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