Alcatel-Lucent and Ooredoo Algeria Deploy 400G

PARIS (IndoTelko)  – Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) and Ooredoo Algeria, a subsidiary of Ooredoo group, have built a high-capacity optical transport network to connect Algeria’s mains cities of Algiers, Constantine and Oran with high-speed ultra broadband mobile access.

The agile optical network which is Africa’s first Alcatel-Lucent 400G (gigabits-per-second) backbone, will be fully operational before the end of 2014.

It will provide dramatically increased speed and capacity compared to previous Algerian mobile networks.

The network will be based on Alcatel-Lucent’s Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical transport technology using the 1830 Photonic Service Switch platform, which is now the mainstay of the company’s terrestrial optical business.

Ooredoo Algeria is one the most innovative mobile service providers in Algeria enjoying for several years the fastest growth of the industry (revenues and EBITDA).

Building the first 400G based backbone in Africa for Ooredoo Algeria comes weeks after being one of the first operators in the world reaching the highest speed of 63MB/s over its 3G network. This advanced technological strategy will help meeting the rising demand from residential and business customers forhigh-quality service on their smartphones, tablets and other connected devices.      

Chief Executive Officer at Ooredoo Algeria Josepg Ged in news release explained  the company 400G network will be instrumental to support the best quality of experience (QoE) for our customers as well as to increase our market share in Algeria.

“Through this game-changing achievement we intend to consolidate our technology leadership within the Maghreb region but also in Algeria in order to offer to our clients best-in-class network in terms of capacity and speed,” said Josepg.

Vice President Alcatel-Lucent Middle East & North Africa Pierre Chaume added Ooredoo Algeria’s new network will support the booming explosion of data traffic generated by the proliferation of mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets and do so in the most economical way.(es)