Verizon Communications said it expanded its 100G network in 2012...
Verizon Communications said it expanded its 100G network in 2012 by an additional 13,000 miles in the U.S. and 1,616 miles in Europe to meet rising network demand. In the U.S., Verizon said it expanded 100G, referring to 100 Gbps…
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optical transmission, along routes “where demand is highest,” including Atlanta to Tampa, Kansas City to Dallas and Salt Lake City to Seattle. Those routes use the same routers and equipment as the first 100G routes deployed in 2011, Verizon said. In Europe, Verizon said it expanded 100G into two new routes: London to Paris and London to Frankfurt. Those routes join a previously deployed route between Frankfurt and Paris, Verizon said. “Expanding 100G technology on our high-performance U.S. and European networks means Verizon is able to successfully meet traffic demand while increasing efficiency and capacity,” said Kyle Malady, Verizon senior vice president-global network operations and engineering, in a news release. “Increased video traffic, LTE 4G growth and cloud usage are driving bandwidth demand, and 100G is critical to creating that rich end-user experience” (http://xrl.us/bn6a56).