Windstream Wholesale Leads the Industry With Cost-Efficient 400 Gigabit Deployments

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Windstream Wholesale is expanding its 400 Gigabit wave offerings to meet increasing demand for high-bandwidth solutions. With over 30 sites already in service, this enhancement aims to provide cost-effective solutions for large wholesale and hyperscale customers. The company has established leadership in ultra-fast optical transmission and successfully demonstrated 400 Gig client-side services in April 2020. Additionally, a partnership with II-VI Incorporated focuses on developing next-gen transceivers to reduce costs and simplify network deployment.

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• Expansion of 400 Gigabit wave offerings to meet customer demand.
• Over 30 sites currently support 400 Gigabit services, indicating network readiness.
• Partnership with II-VI to co-develop cost-effective, next-gen transceivers.

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Windstream Wholesale, a leading provider of advanced optical solutions, is expanding its market-leading 400 Gigabit wave offerings to meet rapidly growing customer demand for high-bandwidth solutions.

“Windstream Wholesale has a robust nationwide network with 400 Gigabit waves available to more than 30 sites already in service and more coming online by year’s end,” said Joe Scattareggia, executive vice president of Windstream Wholesale. “Large wholesale and hyperscale customers are looking to deploy high-bandwidth solutions at a lower cost per bit, and our multi-layer open network architecture enables us to deliver these solutions in a way that is fast and flexible and meets their needs.”

Over the past nineteen months, the company has staked out a clear leadership position in ultra-fast optical transmission.

Windstream and Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) were the first to successfully demonstrate 400 Gig client-side services in April 2020 with commercially available ultra-efficient 400GbE-LR8 QSFP-DD compact pluggable interfaces.

In February 2021, Windstream announced that it had deployed 400 gigabits per second single-wavelength transmission across its long-haul network using Acacia Communications’ pluggable modules. These modules will drive high-capacity optical connections to the network edge to deliver ultra-fast speeds to more end-users than ever before.

And just last month, Windstream announced that it had partnered with II-VI Incorporated (Nasdaq: IIVI), a global leader in engineered materials and optoelectronic components, to co-develop next-generation transceivers that will streamline deployment of 400 gigabit services while significantly reducing costs, power consumption and network complexity.

Windstream Wholesale’s Intelligent Converged Optical Network provides open and disaggregated networking infrastructure, enabling wholesale and enterprise technology customers to select unique custom routes, maintain operational insights with Windstream’s Network Intelligence functions, and place their networks closer to the edge to better serve end-users.

About Windstream

Windstream Holdings is a privately held Fortune® 1000 communications and software company. Windstream Wholesale is an innovative optical technology leader that creates deep partnerships with carriers, content and media providers, and federal government agencies to deliver fast and flexible, customized wave and transport solutions. Additional information is available at windstream.com or windstreamwholesale.com. Follow us on Twitter at @Windstream.

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Windstream Contact

Brandi Stafford, 501-748-6250

brandi.stafford@windstream.com

Source: Windstream Holdings

FAQ

What is Windstream Wholesale's recent expansion regarding 400 Gigabit services?

Windstream Wholesale is expanding its 400 Gigabit wave offerings to meet soaring customer demand for high-bandwidth solutions.

How many sites does Windstream Wholesale have for its 400 Gigabit services?

Windstream Wholesale has over 30 sites already in service for its 400 Gigabit wave offerings.

What partnership did Windstream announce to enhance its optical services?

Windstream announced a partnership with II-VI Incorporated to develop next-generation transceivers that aim to streamline 400 gigabit service deployment.

When did Windstream and Infinera demonstrate 400 Gig client-side services?

Windstream and Infinera successfully demonstrated 400 Gig client-side services in April 2020.

What are the benefits of Windstream's open network architecture?

Windstream's open network architecture allows for faster, more flexible high-bandwidth solutions tailored to the needs of its wholesale and enterprise customers.