Benzinga | Jul 14, 2020 08:09AM EDT

GANT Awards Infinera Contract To Deploy 600G Transmission Technology To Interconnect Pan-European Research And Education Community

SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Infinera (NASDAQ:INFN) announced today that G?ANT, Europe's leading collaboration on network and related infrastructure and services for research and education, selected Infinera's industry-leading 600G transmission technology for its next-generation pan-European network.

Using Infinera's Groove (GX) Series Compact Modular Platform, FlexILS Open Optical Line System, and professional services, G?ANT is undertaking the most significant refresh of its network in a decade as part of a major EU-funded project designed to support the needs of Europe's research and education community for the next 15 years.

The amount of vital data generated by scientists and researchers from areas such as bioinformatics, medicine, physics, astronomy, and climate change is growing exponentially, and G?ANT and its NREN partners must stay well ahead of requirements. While G?ANT's current terabit-ready network is the most advanced and well-connected regional research and education network in the world, the need to stay ahead of requirements for years to come is vitally important to scientific collaboration and discovery.

With Infinera's networking solutions, G?ANT can effectively provide high-speed services to its customers using efficient, high-capacity 600G per wavelength transmission. Additionally, the scalable network is designed to enable G?ANT to scale capacity to multiple terabits seamlessly, meeting rapidly growing bandwidth demand. Leveraging advanced features from the GX G30 and FlexILS, G?ANT can provide a high level of security, service reliability, and disaster recovery.

"The success of the G?ANT (GN4-3N) project is essential for Europe's research and education communities and will ensure G?ANT and our NREN partners continue to enable scientific discoveries, remote learning for millions of students, and the realization of open science," said Erik Huizer, Chief Executive Officer, G?ANT. "Infinera continues to be one of our trusted technology partners and we value their expertise in deploying optical networks and providing the best solutions to meet and exceed our extremely demanding requirements."

"We are excited to partner with G?ANT to meet some of the most stringent network requirements for high-capacity research and education networks," said Nick Walden, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales at Infinera. "G?ANT provides network and collaboration services that facilitate important international cooperation between researchers and educators, and we are proud to support their efforts with cutting-edge optical technology that delivers what they need and provides peace of mind."