PCCA Journal 4th Quarter 2013 - page 37

PCCA Journal|4
th
Quarter 2013
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of Connect America Phase I, mobile broadband expansions
through the FCC’s $300 million Mobility Fund auction, areas
eligible for the Tribal Mobility Fund, and more. The maps
are available at
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Verizon Expands 100G Technology
on U.S. and European Networks
V
erizon has expanded 100G technology on its ultra-
long-haul network in the U.S. and Europe, adding
the technology to more than 4,800 miles of its
global IP network during the first half of 2013.
The 100G expansion includes almost 4,500 miles on the
Verizon U.S. network, bringing to approximately 21,400
the total number of 100G miles currently deployed on the
network. Among the new 100G routes are Seattle to Salt Lake
City, Indianapolis to St. Louis, St. Louis to Memphis, Char-
lotte to Nashville, and Cleveland to Detroit.
The company has a goal of deploying an additional 8,700
100G miles in the U.S. by the end of the year.
In Europe, Verizon deployed 100G on an additional 350
miles between Brussels and Frankfurt, bringing to 5,100 the
total number of 100G miles in Europe. The company plans to
deploy an additional 1,400 miles by the end of this year.
“Not only does Verizon have one of the largest global net-
works, we have one of the most robust and sophisticated net-
works with 100G technology deployed on multiple routes in
the U.S. and Europe,” said Kyle Malady, senior vice president
of global network operations and engineering. “As long as
our bandwidth demand grows, we’ll continue deploying high
bit-rate technology that underlies the superior experience that
our business and consumer customers expect.”
The growing demand for higher bandwidth comes from
core backbone capacity needed to stay ahead of such drivers
as over-the-top video, cloud services, 4G LTE mobile tech-
nology, and collaboration services. The 100G technology
provides the necessary level of performance combined with
the flexibility to meet traffic type demand and enterprise
customer requirements.
“Consistently and with laser focus, Verizon has led the
industry in 100G deployment since we first successfully
deployed 100G four years ago,” Malady said. “We’re already
looking at growth on our network in other geographic regions
and expect to begin new regional deployments next year.”
Looking beyond 100G, Verizon recently announced a suc-
cessful 200G technology trial.
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