Through a recent field trial, the companies achieved the highest data transmission rates and performance across their live, optical network, demonstrating a significant increase in transmission network capacity for Vodacom South Africa.
Beverly Ngwenya, technology director at Vodacom South Africa, said, “Vodacom continuously seeks to provide a world-class network experience for its customers. Initiatives such as these will ensure that our customers continue to enjoy a high-quality network service while also allowing Vodacom to optimise its network resources to support the increase in demand for data connectivity services and for the expansion of our 5G network in future."
The optical transmission network allows the transference of data on different light frequencies in an optic fibre cable. Deployment of the Nokia 1830 Photonic Service Switch will assist Vodacom South Africa in maintaining high quality data services across the country. In addition, it will ensure that the optical network is ready for the higher peak network speeds from the expansion of 5G services. It will connect all major South African cities, large data centres and network hubs.
The live network trial successfully established a high-capacity 500Gbps link between regional data centres in Midrand and a 300Gbps link over a long-distance route between Cape Town and Midrand.
