ILLWERKE VKW AG STANDS OUT BY HARNESSING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND EXTENDING ITS NETWORK . functions including service provisioning and service assurance .
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Nokia and illwerke vkw AG announce state-of-the-art optical transport network in Austria
Nokia has been selected by illwerke vkw AG , a leading power utility and telecom service provider in Vorarlberg , Austria , to deploy an optical transport solution for illwerke vkw ’ s business customers .
The deployment , expected to be completed by late 2024 , will provide illwerke vkw AG with a new , resilient and modernised optical network capable of supporting 400G wavelengths and beyond .
illwerke vkw AG is the leading energy service provider in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg , generating its power exclusively from renewable sources . The company supplies energy to around 200,000 customers and offers telecom services to mobile network providers ( MNOs ).
Faced with rapidly growing capacity demand , illwerke vkw AG chose to evolve its existing network to a modern infrastructure leveraging Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing ( DWDM ) and high-performance Nokia Photonic Service Engine ( PSE ) technology , capable of increasing network scale , optimising performance and ensuring sustainable growth .
The new optical network from Nokia will span 15 sites in Vorarlberg , providing 10G , 25G , and 100G mobile backhaul and fronthaul transport services to connect MNO cell sites and central offices . Illwerke vkw AG will also provide optical transport services for other business customers in the region .
Featuring Nokia ’ s 1830 Photonic Service Switch ( PSS ), the new network will allow illwerke vkw AG to efficiently manage wavelengths at the photonic layer . It will also include Optical Channel Protection for the highest resiliency of services and support for all fronthaul protocols , making the network ready to support multi-generation radios ( 3G / 4G / 5G ). This includes support of highperformance synchronisation distribution ( frequency / time / phase ), meeting strict ( ITU-T G . 8273.2 Class B and C ) timing requirements for backhaul and fronthaul services , as enabled through the 1830 PSS and 1830 Time-sensitive Packet Switch ( TPS ), respectively .
The new optical network also employs the Nokia WaveSuite Network Operations Centre ( WS-NOC ), providing unified endto-end optical management and support
ILLWERKE VKW AG STANDS OUT BY HARNESSING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND EXTENDING ITS NETWORK . functions including service provisioning and service assurance .
Christoph Märk , Head of IT at illwerke vkw AG , said : “ We are excited to work with Nokia to evolve our existing network infrastructure . The new optical network will enable us to meet the growing capacity demands and provide high-quality telecom services to mobile service providers and business customers in Vorarlberg .”
Matthieu Bourguignon , Senior Vice President and Head of Europe for Network Infrastructure Business at Nokia , said : “ As a premier energy service provider in Austria , illwerke vkw AG stands out by harnessing renewable energy and extending its network and expertise to offer telecommunications services to mobile network operators . Like its global counterparts in the energy and telecom sectors , our customer is facing unrelenting demand for capacity which requires significant network modernisation . Nokia will provide a resilient and superior optical transport network capable of supporting 400G wavelengths and beyond , which will serve the present and future requirements of illwerke vkw AG ’ s customers .” p
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