Airtel to Enhance Super Fast Data Speeds on 4G/5G/FTTH Architectures As noted, with this deployment, Airtel consumers will experience faster data speeds on 4G/5G/FTTH architectures. Furthermore, Airtel stated that the new backbone architecture creates a solid foundation that can cut across technology generations to seamlessly work with data rates of 400Gbps and higher. Having said that, Airtel is building a future-proof network with this deployment in India. In addition, the architecture offers lower latency and software-controlled connectivity for Cloud infrastructure, faster transformation to virtualised platforms, and 5G readiness - essential to a world of connected devices and things. Bharti Airtel deployed the new technologies as part of the company’s Project Leap which is the network transformation programme. Airtel to Offer Faster 4G Services Going Forward The only issue faced by Indian telcos right now is the fluctuating data speeds on their networks. And Airtel is looking to solve the same with this new deployment. “Photonics combined with advanced software intelligence enables a smart and agile network that allows for simplified provisioning of end-to-end network wavelengths, speed and capability to handle multiple fibre failures thereby providing users uninterrupted ultra-high capacity service,” said the company in a press statement. The network will also support bandwidth on demand, optical VPNs, latency based routing and dynamic data centre interconnect, which will provide a unique value proposition for Airtel’s retail and enterprise customers, further added the company. Airtel will leverage Ciena’s 6500 Packet Optical platform powered by WaveLogic Ai coherent optics to provide a highly scalable, programmable infrastructure. Software control of Bharti’s network operations is greatly automated with Ciena’s Blue PlanetO Manage, Control and Plan domain controller, which expedites alarm and fault management, service provisioning, node backup and restoration. Additionally, with Ciena’s Liquid Spectrum analytics capability, the network can monitor, predict and address connectivity and capacity challenges as they occur. This essentially will help Airtel to solve the network issues at a faster rate.
