Sify Doubles National Long Distance Network Capacity With Ciena's Optical Technology

Sify Technologies Ltd. has deployed optical technology from software company Ciena Corp. to connect its seven Metro Area Networks across India. Starting with an express path between Mumbai and New Delhi, Sify has upgraded its countrywide National Long Distance network to support services up to 600G. This will be offered via Ciena’s line system, which can support both C and L band transponders.

Sify said in a media release that this upgrade will help interconnect its key artificial intelligence-ready data centre hubs in Mumbai, Chennai and Noida and the surrounding metro areas with a scalable network.

“India is embracing digitisation with bandwidth demand skyrocketing from global cloud providers and digital enterprises. Using Ciena’s optical technology, we’ve doubled our network capacity to 600G,” said Harsha Ram, head of network business, Sify. Sify’s customers will now have access to ultra-low latency connectivity and support to generative AI, cloud services and applications, Ram added.    

Sify is using Ciena’s 6500 Reconfigurable Line System and Waveserver 5, both powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics. The network deployment is supported by consulting services from Ciena to help optimised implementation of systems, while its maintenance service provides end-to-end support.

Sify has also been utilising Ciena’s Navigator Network Control Suite for real-time software control and network visibility. In particular, it is leveraging components of Navigator Intelligent Apps such as PlannerPlus to build and augment its optical network quickly and easily.

“Ciena has been working closely with Sify to create an adaptive network that can deliver transformative business connectivity to enterprises and cloud providers across India. Leveraging Ciena’s optical prowess, Sify can scale as required to deliver more capacity for any distance application, supporting its customers’ digital ambitions,” said Amit Malik, vice president, Ciena India.