TIM Brasil selects Xtera for 100G optical network deployment in north east Brazil

摘要

Brazilian fixed and mobile operator TIM Participacoes (TIM Brasil) this week announced the selection of optical networking and WAN optimization solutions provider Xtera Communications, for the rollout of 100G optical networking equipment on its long-haul transmission infrastructure in north east Brazil. The infrastructure in question links Salvador and Fortaleza, the capital cities of the Bahia and Ceara states, respectively, using terrestrial Dispersion-Shifted Fiber (DSF) spanning more than 1,000km.