A1 and Nokia Provide 800Gbps Service Transmission over 1276 Kilometers in Europe

Nokia and A1 Austria have successfully provided 800Gbps service using a single wavelength, covering a real-time network of 1276 kilometers from Frankfurt to Budapest. The on-site experiment used Nokia’s FP5 network processor and the sixth generation hypercoherent photon service engine optical system (PSE-6s). This achievement marks the first time A1 has demonstrated a speed of 800Gbps per wavelength on its long-distance network, and will help the company meet the growing needs of its customers.

A1 currently operates a continental wide IP and fiber optic network in Europe using Nokia’s service router product portfolio, providing commercial and wholesale services to end-users of enterprises, network scale participants, and communication service providers. The combination of 800Gbps router interface and 800Gbps long-distance optical transmission will enable A1 to effectively expand its IP services and network capacity, and provide wholesale service connections for a wide range of commercial and wholesale customers.

Nokia’s PSE-6s optical components are deployed in a 2.4Tbps capacity DMAT6 repeater, capable of transmitting multiple 800GE services while reducing network power per bit. In addition, the FP5 network processor silicon will improve IP peer-to-peer performance and expand to 800GE ports, reducing power per bit through more efficient IP connections and fewer network links. Nokia’s FP5 chipset has increased the network speed to 50Tbps and greatly reduced the operational and hardware costs of A1.

Alexander Stock, Chief Technology Officer of A1 Australia, stated, “We are committed to investing in our digital infrastructure and driving digitalization throughout Europe. The success of this experiment demonstrates the hard work of our team and our trusted partner Nokia. This is an impressive achievement that not only reduces costs per bit, but also provides much-needed high-speed connectivity for our wholesale customers in 2024 and beyond.”

Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice President and Director of European Network Infrastructure at Nokia, said, “This demonstrates Nokia’s ability to expand network performance and energy efficiency through our chipsets FP5 and PSE-6s. Our IP and optical solutions enable wholesale service providers to provide new 800Gbps services to end-users at the lowest network cost and per bit power at any distance, including long-distance links. We are proud to have chosen Nokia for this achievement.”

In on-site experiments, Nokia’s 7750 SR-1-46S router was connected to Nokia’s 1830 PSI-M with an FP5 that supports 800Gbps ports. Through a 32 degree ROADM/WDM line system, the PSE-6s line card ran at a speed of 800Gbps per wavelength across 16 spans and 3 ROADM nodes.