Consumers can dream of 1Gbps , businesses might ask for 10Gbps , but here’s your next step along that logarithmic curve: Shaw and Alcatel-Lucent just launched a brand new 100Gbps inter-city fiber optic network in Canada, following a successful trial between Calgary and Edmonton. The network can purportedly handle 133 million simultaneous voice calls, 440,000 HDTV channels, or transmit the equivalent of 44 Blu-ray discs in one second. More redweed details within the PR after the break.
Network makes Shaw first provider in Canada in a position to carrying Internet, voice, video and information at 100 Gigabits per second
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Shaw communications announced the subsequent generation of Canada’s fastest Internet, with the launch of the nation’s first 100 Gigabit per second (Gbit/s) fibre-optic network.
The network, delivered by Alcatel-Lucent, has the aptitude of carrying as much as eighty-eight 100 Gbit/s channels over a single pair of fibres. The result’s a game-changing network ready to handle as much as 133 million voice calls, 440,000 HDTV channels, or transmit 44 Blu-ray Discs in a single second.
“Individuals are demanding more from their Internet experience, and as a frontrunner in Broadband Internet, Shaw continues to upgrade to bring Canadians the right Internet experience,” said Peter Bissonnette, President, Shaw Communications Inc. “The launch of this fibre-optic network allows us to put the basis in delivering a brand new Internet experience for our customers.”
The technology delivers services at a rate of 100 Gbit/s – 10 times faster than Shaw’s existing fibre-optic network. The launch follows a field trial over a 350-kilometre network between Calgary and Edmonton. Enhancements to the fibre-optic network will benefit both residential and business customers by providing new services, speed and reliability that’s element of the Shaw Internet experience.
Shaw was also the primary provider in Canada to trial Gigabit Internet in April 2010, delivered through Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and should be capable of support new and emerging Internet applications that require faster download speeds over the brand new fibre-optic network.
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