Nokia bags WDM optical network solution deal from Lightstorm in India

Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia on Wednesday said it has partnered with Lightstorm in India to supply the latest WDM optical network solutions for the carrier-neutral digital infrastructure provider’s expansion into the eastern and northern regions of the country.

The deal includes integration and consulting services to assist Lightstorm in deploying Nokia’s latest C+L band WDM optical line system solutions, said Nokia in a statement. Recently, Lightstorm completed the coverage enhancement.

Lightstorm is extending its existing partnership with Nokia as it expands coverage east and north across large areas of India.

The extended network uses Nokia’s 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) optical transport platform and incorporates its fifth-generation coherent optic chipset (PSE-V) to expand total capacity to multi terabytes. This will help Lightstorm to offer added capacity for its existing customers and also sign up new customers, said Nokia.

“Nokia’s DWDM products offer high capacity and automation to enable cutting-edge digital services for enterprise customers across India. Our partnership with Lightstorm showcases our industry-leading portfolio in optical networking which will be integral to the Digital India vision,’ said Vinish Bawa, Head of Enterprise, Webscale & Emerging business, India at Nokia.

“Our partnership with Nokia will help us achieve our goals of rapid network route expansion with the benefit of added capacity. The expanded coverage will help Lightstorm cater to our customers’ increasing demand and help drive the Digital India vision,” said Rajiv Nayyar, Chief Operating Officer at Lightstorm.