Ekinops’100G Solution Selected By Orange

PARIS, July 13, 2016 – Ekinops,  a leading supplier of next-generation optical network equipment for  high-speed telecommunications networks, has been selected by Orange to  supply 100G solutions for its very high capacity international long haul  networks.

In  order to meet the needs of telecommunications operators faced with the  explosion of often unpredictable data traffic, Ekinops has developed a  long haul 100G solution that increases the capacity of existing optical  networks. This solution, based on the Ekinops 360 platform, will be  deployed by Orange starting in the second half of 2016, on segments of  its terrestrial high-speed broadband network, which represents 18,000 km  of optical fiber in France and internationally (Europe, USA, and  Singapore).

By  facilitating the deployment and increasing the capacity of the major  international routes, this technology will enable Orange to better serve  its subsidiaries and corporate clients worldwide, as well as customers  in the wholesale market.

Jean-Luc Vuillemin, Senior Vice President International Networks, Infrastructures & Services at  Orange, said, “This Ekinops 100G solution, powerful and simple to set  up, meets very well our challenges of increasing our high-capacity  routes, which we want fast and flexible.”

Didier Brédy, Chief Executive Officer of Ekinops, said, “We  are very proud to have earned Orange's trust for this strategic  application with massive potential and to offer an innovative solution  to one of the largest carriers. This validates that our strategy and  Ekinops’ products are in line with the requirements of Tier 1 service  providers.”

After  a laboratory test period and further field tests, Orange has validated  the Ekinops solution as it can be deployed quickly and is quite easy to  manage, operate, and integrate into existing networks, thanks to the  solution’s interoperability with other equipment on the market.

About Ekinops

Ekinops  is a leading supplier of next generation optical transport equipment  for telecommunications service providers. The Ekinops 360 addresses  metro, regional, and long haul applications with a single,  highly-integrated platform. Ekinops is a market-leading innovator in  100G and 200G transport with a coherent line of products that truly  optimizes optical networks and comes in 1RU, 2RU or 7RU chassis. The  Ekinops 360 relies on the highly programmable Ekinops T-Chip®  (Transport-on-a-Chip) architecture that enables fast, flexible and  cost-effective delivery of new services for high-speed, high-capacity  transport. Using the Ekinops 360 carrier-grade system, operators can  simply increase capacity of their networks – CWDM, DWDM, Ethernet,  ESCON, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, and uncompressed video (HD-SDI, SD-SDI,  ASI). Ekinops is headquartered in Lannion, France, and Ekinops Corp., a  wholly-owned subsidiary, is incorporated in the USA. For more  information, visit ekinops.net.