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Coriant Brings Packet Optical Transport Leadership and Innovation to the Metro EdgeCoriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled end-to-end transport networking solutions, today introduced the Coriant® 7100 Pico™ Packet Optical Transport Platform, a compact and flexible solution optimized for service enablement at the edge of metro networks. The 7100 Pico extends the reach of the industry-leading Coriant® 7100 product family and enables a broad range of edge services and applications, including Data Center Interconnect (DCI), flexible business services, mobile backhaul, and SONET/SDH network migration. "With the continued growth in cloud computing, video-on-demand, and mobile broadband, network operators are facing a dramatic increase in bandwidth demand and highly unpredictable traffic patterns at the network edge," said Ken Craft, Executive Vice President, Products and Technology, Coriant. "By extending proven packet optical transport flexibility and efficiency to the metro edge, the 7100 Pico helps our customers cost-effectively aggregate and transport diverse traffic and protocols, seamlessly scale to 100G, and dynamically adapt to next-generation service requirements." The 7100 Pico was designed using the same layer-agnostic switching philosophy used across Coriant's end-to-end product portfolio. The 7100 Pico's high-density and low-power 2-rack-unit (2RU) design includes an innovative distributed processing architecture that distributes system processing across service modules, significantly reducing upfront costs and improving system reliability. The 7100 Pico also supports both AC and DC power options and the latest service modules from the 7100 product family, providing a cost-efficient foundation for high-value metro edge services. Key attributes of the 7100 Pico include:
About Coriant Coriant delivers innovative, dynamic networking solutions for a fast-changing business world. The Coriant portfolio of SDN-enabled, edge-to-core transport solutions enables network operators to reduce operational complexity, improve utilization of multi-layer network resources, and create new revenue opportunities. Coriant serves leading network operators around the world, including mobile and fixed line service providers, content providers, data center operators, cable MSOs, large enterprises, government agencies, financial institutions, and utility companies. With a distinguished heritage of technology innovation and service excellence, forged by over 35 years of experience and expertise in Tier 1 carrier networks, Coriant is helping its global customers maximize the value of their network infrastructure as demand for bandwidth explodes and the communications needs of businesses and consumers continue to evolve. Learn more at www.coriant.com.
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