Smartoptics announced that IENTC Telecomunicaciones, has chosen Smartoptics as its preferred WDM provider. The communication service provider (CSP) is creating one of the highest capacity long-haul networks in Latin America with Smartoptics open line systems, ROADMs and 400G muxponders. Founded in 2011 and based in Querétaro, IENTC has over 12,000 km of fiber optic routes across Mexico.

The CSP has a focus on advanced technology to enable 99.9% uptimes for business users, both data centers and the wholesale segment. IENTC evaluated Smartoptics network elements in its lab to verify ease of use, deployment and interoperability. Following positive test results, two IENTC data centers in Mexico City were initially interconnected with 40x400G capacity over a single fiber pair utilizing open line systems and muxponders.

Following the first successful deployment, IENTC acquired dark fiber in the north of Mexico. To start commercializing the new fiber and selling services to customers, Smartoptics ROADMs, open line systems and muxponders were deployed.