Internet Solutions upgrades fibre network
Internet Solutions upgrades fibre network
Convergence Partners’ investee company, Internet Solutions has invested approximately R60m in advanced new fibre-optic networking infrastructure from Infinera that has increased its capacity nationwide seven-fold, with the ability to grow that by 150-fold without “forklifting” hardware.
The deal with Infinera, has seen Internet Solutions deploy this advanced technology on its network, including FibreCo’s fibre-optic route between Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and East London.
Along with Cell C and Convergence Partners, Internet Solutions owns a one-third stake in FibreCo.
Internet Solutions chief technology officer Prenesh Padayachee says the Infinera investment will allow the service provider to increase bandwidth as needed “fairly seamlessly”, especially as fibre is deployed in new parts of the country.
Internet Solutions is deploying Infinera’s 500Gbit/s “super-channel” equipment, where fibre channels are combined, offering backbone speeds of up to 8Tbit/s, using a technology based on “photonic integrated circuits”.