du selected the French vendor in an effort to dramatically boost speed and capacity of its existing network and address increased data traffic generated by smartphones and tablets.
Alcatel-Lucent will apply its 400G chip to support capacity of up to 8.8Tbps over a single optical fibre which is said to extend signals’ reach over a longer period.
“The demand for data services is growing by the second and we selected Alcatel-Lucent’s solution to boost the capabilities of our network in order to accommodate future needs,” said Saleem AlBalooshi, EVP for customer operations.
“We are confident that Alcatel-Lucent’s global knowledge will contribute to delivering the best experience as a result of this project.”
Alcatel-Lucent has also recently carried out successful 400Gbps tests in Canada and France.
