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TECHNOLOGY UPDATES SAMENA TRENDS

Bell Deploys 400Gbps Wavelength Service with Ciena

Bell Canada has deployed a commercial speed and capacity necessary to meet deliver four-times the data speed and 50%
400Gbps wavelength service using Ciena’s the fast-growing demand of bandwidth- more capacity per wavelength. Bell says
WaveLogic 5 Extreme technology to intensive operators moving massive its wavelength service provides a reliable,
deliver significantly increased connectivity amounts of data and content to the cloud.’ secure fiber-optic network for the transport
speeds and capacity required by large Now deployed across major spans of Bell’s of voice, data and video, supporting the
cloud and data center providers while 17,000km fiber infrastructure, the 400G accelerated adoption of bandwidth-hungry
optimizing network performance and service will continue to expand nationally in services and applications that require fast,
energy efficiency. Ivan Mihaljevic, Senior the coming months. The 400G technology high capacity, low-latency connections.
Wholesale VP at Bell, said: ‘Bell 400G increases fiber capacity using less Ciena executive Bruce Hembree added:
wavelength service efficiently delivers the network hardware and more automation to ‘With WaveLogic 5 Extreme, Bell can offer
new, high bandwidth 400G services to
carrier and content provider customers
between key points of presence across
Canada and into the US.’ In other news,
it has been revealed that Bell Canada
Enterprises (BCE) made an aborted offer
to acquire Shaw Communications earlier
this year, before Shaw finalized its merger
deal with Rogers Communications in
March. Regulatory filings released at the
end of last week showed that BCE had
matched Rogers in terms of proposed per-
share bid value, but it withdrew from deal
negotiations because it was not prepared
to amend its proposal regarding ‘certain
regulatory issues.’

A1 5G Coverage Reaches 3.8M Austrians

A1 Telekom Austria has announced that its 5G network provides company, we currently have even more responsibility, because the
coverage to 3.8 million people in both urban and rural parts of digital infrastructure, in which we invest around EUR450 million
the country. Since the beginning of this year A1 has put around [USD539 million] annually in Austria alone, is the basis for future
1,000 new 5G locations into operation, increasing the total to growth, greater innovative strength and new perspectives in rural
approximately 1,500. The firm launched its 3.5GHz network in 350 areas. That secures jobs and brings competitive advantages. With
locations in 129 municipalities in January 2020. ‘The full potential currently around 1,500 5G locations, we are already supplying 3.8
of digitization in Austria can only be developed with comprehensive million Austrians with 5G and are thus getting closer to our goal
and high quality access to digital media, services and business of equipping Austria with 5G nationwide in 2023.’
models,’ stated A1 Group CEO Thomas Arnoldner, adding: ‘As a

DEA Forecasts 99% Of Homes will have 100Mbps/30Mbps Access By 2025

The Danish Energy Agency (DEA, or Energistyrelsen) has published remain without high speed broadband coverage at that date,
a projection highlighting that 99% of all homes/business in with around 7,500-10,000 of those located in the Hovedstaden
Denmark will have access to high speed broadband services region (comprising Copenhagen City, Copenhagen surroundings,
(down/uplink of 100Mbps/30Mbps) by 2025, up from 94% in North Zealand and Bornholm provinces, 36% of total), 5,500-5,800
2020. The DEA disclosed that its projection ‘has been prepared (Sjaelland [East Zealand, West Zealand and South Zealand], 24%),
on the basis of an extensive dialogue with twelve companies, 5,000-6,000, (Syddanmark [Fyn and South Jutland], 23%), 3,900-
which geographically cover virtually the entire country.’ The 4,000 (Midtjylland [West and East Jutland], 16%) and 100-200
DEA said that around 22,000-26,000 homes/businesses will (Nordjylland [North Jutland], <1%).

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