Nokia recently revealed that it has built a new 400G national fiber optic backbone network for the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), aka du.
The optical backbone network spanning the entire UAE is powered by Nokia's latest-generation Photonic Service Engine (PSE-V) and CDC-F ROADM technologies.
In addition to this, the network is GMPLS-enabled, which Nokia says will help enhance its service level agreements (SLAs) by enabling automatic re-routing through alternate paths.
The fiber backbone also supports Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) capabilities to monetize wholesale services.
Saleem Alblooshi, CTO of du, describes optical technology as a "game changer" for the UAE as it "not only enhances the experience of our users, but also ensures that it is energy-efficient, sustainable, and ready to face the future. "
Nokia claims that its PSE-V "supports higher wavelength capacity over longer distances, including 400G over any distance, through spectrally efficient 100GHz WDM channels, while further reducing network cost and power consumption per bit."
The news follows last month's announcement that du and Nokia signed a framework agreement to develop 5G applications for UAE businesses.
