2 July 2011

Infinera restores 400Gb/s of Pacnet’s Japan capacity in 4 weeks post-earthquake    

Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale, CA, USA, a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs), says that, following the earthquakes and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan earlier this year, it delivered technology to support restoration of the damaged terrestrial and subsea optical networks of independent Asian telecoms service provider Pacnet.

Headquartered in Hong Kong and Singapore (with offices in all key markets in Asia and North America), Pacnet operates a regional network providing connectivity between Japan, Hong Kong, China, the USA and other countries throughout the Pacific Rim. 

Just days after the disaster, Infinera was given the task of delivering 400Gb/s of capacity over Pacnet’s Japanese subsea and terrestrial networks as quickly as possible. Infinera hence assembled a virtual task force in Tokyo, Singapore and Sunnyvale to put in place a detailed recovery plan. Four days later, all the equipment required to restore the 400Gb/s of capacity was shipped to Tokyo. 

Infinera says that, in total, it took its Japanese support team — after battling extreme conditions and tight timelines — less than four weeks to install, commission and test the entire new 400Gb/s of capacity.

“When the disaster hit, we immediately took action to restore the fault,” comments Pacnet’s chief technology officer Wilfred Kwan. “Throughout the whole process, the Infinera team displayed solid commitment, determination and professionalism in supporting the restoration of our network and service to our customers in record time,” he adds. 

“The task to help restore the Pacnet network under such tight timelines and immense pressure was significant,” says Lonny Orona, Infinera’s VP for customer support. “Both the Pacnet and the Infinera teams worked tirelessly to restore service on the network, enabling them to roll out services quickly and efficiently.” 

Infinera says that its DTN-based Submarine Solution delivers the benefits of its Digital Optical Networks architecture, enabling ease of scalability and operation, as well as seamless interoperability with a terrestrial Infinera network. The firm has deployed more than 85,000km of subsea networks across five continents.

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