Lisle, IL, based ExteNet Systems, which provides mobility and fiber connectivity services, has announced plans to upgrade its metro core fiber network upgrade to 200 Gbps, with a roadmap to 400 Gbps and higher transmission rates. The company has selected optical network integration solution provider LightRiver to help implement the upgrade.
ExteNet offers converged communications infrastructure and services to support the outdoor and in-building wireless, fiber, and other advanced connectivity needs of its customers. Those customers include mobile network operators (MNOs), real estate owners, property managers, wholesale carriers, enterprises, municipalities, and rural carriers.
“As increasing productivity and efficiencies while improving user experience continue to top the list of priorities for businesses and users, ExteNet’s distributed networks play an important role in enabling advanced connectivity,” said Rich Coyle, executive vice president and COO at ExteNet Systems. “Our optical network becomes a key enabler, and ExteNet continues to make pragmatic investment in upgrading the underlying network. Ensuring a migratory path to 400G, 800G, and beyond is important for us as user demands continue to increase exponentially and we are glad to provide high-bandwidth and low-latency connectivity to our customers today.”
“As network traffic continues to grow rapidly, a scalable and flexible packet core becomes imperative to address connectivity needs of our customers,” added Jeff Robator, vice president of operations at ExteNet. “A requirement to enhance our network effectively was the availability of a network automation solution that LightRiver provided. As a result, we now have a hardened metro core optimized to scale effectively beyond 200G on a common network infrastructure.”