Sify Technologies to Deliver 400G-ready Metro Networks Using Ciena’s WaveLogic Ai Technology
June 28 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Leading ICT Solutions and Services provider in
India adds significant capacity and greater network
Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: SIFY), an acknowledged ICT
leader in the Indian Telecom and Data Center centric IT services
space with global delivery capabilities, has selected Ciena’s
(NYSE: CIEN) converged packet optical solutions to address rising
customer demand and provide greater support for increasing data
volumes, the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud-based services and Big
Data analytics.
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Sify can now scale its network capacity from 100G to 400G to
deliver ultra-high, data-heavy bandwidth services and manage
unpredictable traffic growth for its customers, which include Over
the Top (OTT) providers, financial services institutions and
healthcare organizations.
Key Facts:
- Sify Technologies Limited is an
information and communications technology provider (ICT) offering
end-to-end solutions delivered over a telecom data network reaching
more than 1,400 cities and towns in India.
- With the growing adoption of both
private and public clouds in India, bandwidth demand for connecting
data centers and cloud providers is growing exponentially. Sify’s
Data Center Interconnect and Cloud Interconnect offerings are
designed to deliver the required bandwidth and performance
characteristics for reliable and cost-effective solutions that
power the cloud strategies of large enterprises in the financial
services, media and digital verticals. Today, Sify’s Data Center
Interconnect footprint covers more than 40 data centers in India.
The Cloud Interconnect offering provides on-demand access to
leading public cloud and SAAS providers in India. The Ciena
deployment helps Sify scale its network on demand and provides the
key network characteristics to support its customers’
requirements.
- By leveraging Ciena’s Waveserver Ai and
6500 Packet-Optical Platforms powered by WaveLogic Ai coherent
technology, Sify can program its network to adapt to changing
service requirements in real-time while supporting large capacities
in the metro networks.
- Another key attribute of this
deployment is Ciena’s advanced software capabilities, including
PinPoint™ software that will allow Sify to address with precision
any potential trouble spots, reducing the risk of outages and
accelerating repair times from days to hours. Additionally, Ciena’s
Blue Planet Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) software will give Sify
real-time software control and improve network visibility.
Executive Comments:
- “The elasticity of our network to
support multi-cloud, multi-data center scenarios and its
programmability to monitor, control and adapt to meet user demands
in real-time is critical. Ciena’s understanding of our network
infrastructure and their clarity in where and how we would benefit
from integrating their solutions for more flexibility and scale in
the network, especially in the context of data center/cloud driven
east-west traffic, made them the right fit for our growth plans.”-
Daniel Alex, President Telecom Business, Sify Technologies
Limited
- “As Sify Technologies supports more
users, digital applications and connected things across India, they
face the challenge of adapting to the demands being placed on their
network. Ciena is committed to supporting Sify Technologies through
its extensive experience and expertise, to deliver a more
programmable infrastructure aided by software control and analytics
to respond to changing network demands intuitively.”- Ryan Perera,
Vice President and General Manager, Ciena India
About Sify Technologies Limited
Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ NM: SIFY), is an acknowledged
ICT leader in the Telecom and Data Center centric IT services space
with global delivery capabilities. Among the very few Enterprise
class players in India, Sify, today has presence in more than 1550
cities in India and offices in North America, United Kingdom and
Singapore.
More than 8500 Enterprises access Sify’s IT services that’s
focused on the Data Center and Cloud platform and connected through
India’s largest MPLS network. As a truly converged ICT solutions
and services provider, Sify is the preferred IT Services partner
with a full suite of services ranging from Telecom connectivity
services to Data Center transformation services along with
Application and Security Services delivered on the same
infrastructure.
Sify, Sify Technologies and www.sifytechnologies.com are
registered trademarks of Sify Technologies Limited
About Ciena
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high-touch, consultative business model – with a relentless drive
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