Vocus announced that it will deploy Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) 1.6 Tb/s coherent technology across its long haul and metro links. This coherent optic solution will enable Vocus to benefit from greater cost-effectiveness and reliability. Optimised for the high-capacity transport that is required with next-generation routing data paths and associated wholesale services, Ciena?s WL6e will support up to 1.6 Tb/s single-carrier wavelengths for metro ROADM deployments and 800 Gb/s-1.2 Tb/s over the longest links.

Apart from helping Vocus prepare its network to handle unprecedented bandwidth demands, WL6e will also enable Vocus to drive energy efficiency by reducing the amount of equipment and space needed. Ciena has a long history in technology innovation designed to help service providers do more with less ? less power, less space, and less cost.

Since its introduction in 2008, WaveLogic coherent technology has delivered 20 times more capacity over fiber and more than 85% reduction in Watts/Gbps for Ciena customers.