Nokia and MX Fiber extend gigabit access across Southeast Mexico

Details: James Barton; Category: Optical & Fixed Networks; 11 August 2025; 5585 views

MX Fiber has tapped Nokia for a new high-speed optical transport backbone network which will deliver reliable, high-capacity connectivity across Southeast Mexico.

The Southeast is one of Mexico’s most underserved regions despite having a high population. Customers across Chiapas, Tabasco, and Quintana Roo, and soon Campeche and Veracruz, will benefit from faster internet, enhanced cloud access, and support for data-intensive applications in areas that have long lacked sufficient infrastructure.

MX Fiber’s 1800 km expansion will use Nokia’s Flex-Grid DWDM technology and 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) to deliver scalable 10G, 100G, and 200G services. This capacity will help customers to connect to modern data centres, industrial parks, and subsea transport hubs, critical for commerce, mobility, and digital inclusion.

Nokia claims that its 1830 PSS solution will enable efficient and cost-effective service delivery as well as seamless upgrades to 400G and 800G without disrupting existing services. The network will also feature dynamic network management and real-time performance monitoring via Optical Time-Domain Reflectometry (OTDR).

Nestor Bergero, CEO of MX Fiber, noted that the solution “ delivers massive capacity and high-quality services at a lower operational cost” and that it was “crucial to supporting our customers and to the success of mega-projects such as the Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and Maya Train which are designed to spur economic development in the region.”