DZS announced that Somtel, a leading telecommunications service provider based in Hargeisa, Somaliland and subsidiary of Dahabshiil, a global finance organization, is deploying DZS Saber compact and environmentally hardened coherent optics solutions to future-proof its dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) backbone network for reliable, cost-effective delivery of high-bandwidth aggregation and transport services. Somtel's network spans numerous cities across the Somali region and passes all network traffic types--mobile and fixed, consumer and enterprise. Reliability and stability are critical in Somtel's middle-mile fiber network, which uses point-to-point DWDM to backhaul all of its telecommunications traffic from various citywide aggregation points to the core in Mogadishu, Somtel.

Failures and performance limitations would directly impact customer experience and ultimately revenues. DZS has met this challenge head-on with its DZS Saber innovation, contributing to Somtel's success as one of the region's fastest growing telecommunications service providers. Going forward, Somtel will be among the first service providers in Africa to deploy the new DZS Saber 4400 platform, the next leap in innovation in DZS coherent optics solutions.

A first-of-its-kind hardened, coherent optical metro and edge transport solution, the DZS Saber 4400 delivers up to 400 Gbps per wavelength and supports the industry's smallest form factor multi-degree CDC Flex-Grid ROADM capability. As Somtel continues to grow in traffic, scale, and reach, DZS Optical EDGE solutions stand ready to meet the challenge. For service providers looking to streamline their end-to-end network performance, initiate multi-service, multi-haul transport upgrades, deliver remote connectivity, or deploy fiber to the home.

DZSSSSSSS has a strong, scalable, coherent optical metro and edge transportation solution.