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IP optical networking solutions vendor Ribbon Communications announced on Friday it has successfully completed a long-haul DWDM project to upgrade Indian telco Bharti Airtel’s optical transport network.

Ribbon said that Airtel has deployed its Apollo 9600 suite of programmable and open optical transport platforms, which support C+L bands, across its 30,000-km network.

The upgrade provides Airtel with 51.2 Tbps of long haul network capacity. That will enable Airtel to deliver 5G mobile backhaul and high speed connectivity more cost-effectively and meet its growing bandwidth requirements, said Airtel CTO Randeep Sekhon.

“By integrating Ribbon’s state of the art optical transport technologies, we can now meet our customers’ growing demand for 5G and high speed connectivity, positioning us to successfully execute our long-term business strategy,” Sekhon said in a statement.

Ribbon added that Airtel is also using its Muse platform to enable operator-defined workflow automation, which enhances operational efficiency with real-time network monitoring and management.

Ribbon CEO Bruce McClelland said its modular solutions would enable Airtel “to precisely meet their service needs, easily accommodate traffic growth and adopt new technologies while delivering high quality connectivity to their massive customer base.”

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