Nokia has announced the signing of a strategic alliance with Furukawa Electric, a leading company in network cabling, to accelerate optical LAN deployments in Latin America.
Optical LANs are among the growing business services based on advanced optical fiber technologies, providing ultra-high bandwidth to support multiple high bandwidths and critical applications for multiple use cases. Nokia has deployed optical LAN solutions for 450 plus enterprise customers across the globe, including hotel chains, manufacturers, airports, schools, healthcare providers, governments and others.
Marcelo Entreconti, Head of Enterprise for Latin America, Nokia, said: “Because of the fiber’s unlimited bandwidth potential, optical LAN is the ultimate long-term solution, available at 10Gb/second speeds, but easily scalable to 25Gb/s with a simple change in the optics.
“Nokia has deployed mission-critical networks to more than 2,200 leading enterprise customers in the transport, energy, large enterprise, manufacturing, webscale and public sector segments around the globe. We’re proud to be partnering with Furukawa who has a long history of working with businesses in Brazil for technology integration and validation.”
Optical LANs, also known as POLs, are used in commercial buildings and campuses to provide local area network connectivity, offering significant advantages over traditional copper-based solutions. These solutions provide lower energy consumption, increased security, more scalable deployments and lower total cost of ownership (TCO).
Furukawa is a market leader for copper cables and optic fiber in Latin America. With this agreement, Furukawa will incorporate Nokia’s optical networking equipment into its Laserway passive optical LAN solution, marketed by its partner ecosystem to the enterprise market.
“The partnership between Furukawa and Nokia brings to our customers a state-of-the-art and innovative solution that allows great benefits in sustainability with a reduction in power consumption, and at the same time delivers a reliable and secure technology platform enhancing corporate governance,” said Helio Durigan, Vice President Executive, Furukawa.
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