Tejas Networks bags network capacity expansion for TelOne Zimbabwe

Domestic telecom gear manufacturer Tejas Networks yesterday announced that TelOne Zimbabwe has deployed Tejas’ 100G/100G+ coherent DWDM solution. Tejas’ state-of-the-art 100G DWDM/OTN solution was selected by TelOne after a competitive bidding process and a succesful field trial.

The Indian company successfully demonstrated high-speed transmission of multiple 100G lambdas while meeting the stringent performance and reliability requirements in a cost-effective manner.

Sanjay Nayak, CEO and MD of Tejas Networks said, “We are delighted that TelOne has deployed our latest 100G/100G+ DWDM/OTN technology for its network expansion. Our solution empowers our customers to diversify their existing DWDM vendor base and use our proven, cost-effective solution to expand and inter-operate. It is a prime example of how our open and flexible software-defined-hardware™ architecture is enabling our customers to become “future-ready” by enabling them to upgrade their existing networks with the latest technologies at incremental cost.”

TelOne Zimbabwe is one of the largest telecom entities in Zimbabwe and affordable internet service provider widest network coverage in Zimbabwe with connectivity across the country anchored on its robust backbone infrastructure. The company has strong connections to multiple undersea cable systems with shareholding in the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC).

Mrs. Chipo Mtasa, Managing Director at TelOne said, “TelOne offers access to a vast network footprint in Zimbabwe. With rising demand for bandwidth and higher speeds from our customers, we were looking for a versatile solution that could significantly expand the capacity on our existing fibre network with incremental investments. We were impressed by the capabilities of the Tejas’ solution and its ability to seamlessly carry 100G services with no inter- operability issues. Tejas products have very versatile software, are simple to configure and easy to operate. We appreciate the support of a highly responsive Tejas team, that was able to design and deliver an end-to-end network solution in the shortest period of time.”

Mr. Rakesh Raghoonandan, Vice President Sales – Tejas Networks Africa said, “In the TelOne network we delivered our DWDM/OTN solution using our scalable and versatile TJ1600 platform. Our solution unlocks new opportunities for service providers to multiply the available capacity on their networks by more than 10X, without being limited by their existing network deployment. The TelOne deployment is yet another example of our cutting-edge technology that we have deployed over several networks across Africa.”