In collaboration with Huawei, the trial was carried out on a live network, during which the Jazz commercial network was upgraded to 1.2 Tbps per wavelength.
Jazz is the first network operator to deploy a next-generation transport network solution. With over 15,000 operational cell sites, this new technology will assist Jazz in meeting the growing data service needs of its customers.
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading digital operator and a subsidiary of the VEON Group, has completed a successful trial of Pakistan’s first 1.2 Tbps (1200 Gbps) transport network solution. From the existing 800 Gbps, this technology increases optical fibre capacities by 50% over a single wavelength.
In collaboration with Huawei, the trial was carried out on a live network, during which the Jazz commercial network was upgraded to 1.2 Tbps per wavelength.
This new technology will help the company meet the growing data service needs of its customers by providing a more efficient and reliable network infrastructure.
Commenting on this industry-first development, Jazz’s Chief Technology Officer, Khalid Shehzad, said, “Our customers are increasingly using high-bandwidth applications, which has led to an amplified demand for faster data.”
“The 1.2T technology enables us to provide more data at faster speeds, allowing our customers to use enhanced services on their 4G devices.”
With the rise of low-latency services such as virtual meetings, online gaming, video streaming, and so on, the demand for broadband speed and volume grows exponentially. Jazz recently launched 400 GHz technology on its long-haul optical transport network and 800 GHz technology on its metro and datacenter networks.
A transport network with a capacity of 1.2 Tbps would be extremely high-speed and capable of transmitting large amounts of data quickly and efficiently. This type of network would likely be used to support high-bandwidth applications such as cloud computing, big data analysis, and high-definition video streaming.
It would also be beneficial for businesses, organizations and Government bodies to support their day to day operations and communication. Such a transport network could be implemented using a combination of advanced technologies such as fiber-optic cables, wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), and software-defined networking (SDN).