Elisa Oyj Launches World’s First 800ZR Coherent Services with Juniper Networks, Pioneering Finland’s Mobile and Fiber Infrastructure
Elisa Oyj and Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) have announced the world's first deployment of 800Gbps Ethernet services over 800ZR coherent transceivers in Finland. The deployment, centered in the Helsinki metropolitan area's backbone network, utilizes Juniper's PTX Series Routers and JCO800 coherent optics. This technological advancement significantly increases individual backbone fiber capacity, supporting Elisa's plans to develop fiber network capacity towards 100G speeds. The implementation features Juniper's Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA) solution, which reduces network elements, lowers costs, and simplifies deployments while maintaining energy efficiency and minimizing environmental impact.
Elisa Oyj e Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) hanno annunciato il primo deployment al mondo di servizi Ethernet a 800Gbps attraverso transceiver coerenti 800ZR in Finlandia. Il deployment, situato nella rete backbone della regione metropolitana di Helsinki, utilizza i router della serie PTX di Juniper e le ottiche coerenti JCO800. Questo avanzamento tecnologico aumenta significativamente la capacità della fibra backbone, sostenendo i piani di Elisa di sviluppare la capacità della rete in fibra verso velocità di 100G. L'implementazione presenta la soluzione di Architettura Ottica di Routing Convergente (CORA) di Juniper, che riduce gli elementi di rete, abbassa i costi e semplifica i deployment, mantenendo al contempo l'efficienza energetica e minimizzando l'impatto ambientale.
Elisa Oyj y Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) han anunciado el primer despliegue del mundo de servicios Ethernet de 800Gbps a través de transceptores coherentes 800ZR en Finlandia. El despliegue, ubicado en la red backbone del área metropolitana de Helsinki, utiliza los routers de la serie PTX de Juniper y la óptica coherente JCO800. Este avance tecnológico aumenta significativamente la capacidad de fibra en el backbone, apoyando los planes de Elisa para desarrollar la capacidad de red de fibra hacia velocidades de 100G. La implementación cuenta con la solución de Arquitectura de Enrutamiento Óptico Convergente (CORA) de Juniper, que reduce los elementos de la red, disminuye costos y simplifica los despliegues, al tiempo que mantiene la eficiencia energética y minimiza el impacto ambiental.
Elisa Oyj와 Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR)는 핀란드에서 800Gbps Ethernet 서비스의 세계 최초 배치를 발표했습니다. 헬싱키 대도시 지역의 백본 네트워크를 중심으로 한 이 배치는 Juniper의 PTX 시리즈 라우터와 JCO800 코히어런트 옵틱스를 사용합니다. 이 기술 발전은 개별 백본 섬유 용량을 크게 증가시켜 Elisa의 100G 속도에 대한 섬유 네트워크 용량 개발 계획을 지원합니다. 구현에는 Juniper의 통합 광 라우팅 아키텍처(CORA) 솔루션이 포함되어 있어 네트워크 요소를 줄이고 비용을 낮추며 배치를 단순화하면서 에너지 효율성을 유지하고 환경 영향을 최소화합니다.
Elisa Oyj et Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) ont annoncé le premier déploiement au monde de services Ethernet à 800Gbps via des transcepteurs cohérents 800ZR en Finlande. Le déploiement, centré sur le réseau backbone de la région métropolitaine d'Helsinki, utilise les routeurs de la série PTX de Juniper et les optiques cohérentes JCO800. Cette avancée technologique augmente considérablement la capacité de fibre individuelle du backbone, soutenant les projets d'Elisa de développer la capacité du réseau en fibre vers des vitesses de 100G. L'implémentation présente la solution d'Architecture de Routage Optique Convergente (CORA) de Juniper, qui réduit les éléments du réseau, diminue les coûts et simplifie les déploiements tout en maintenant l'efficacité énergétique et en minimisant l'impact environnemental.
Elisa Oyj und Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR) haben das weltweit erste Deployment von 800Gbps Ethernet-Diensten über 800ZR koherente Transceiver in Finnland angekündigt. Der Einsatz, der sich auf das Backbone-Netzwerk der Metropolregion Helsinki konzentriert, nutzt die PTX-Serie Router von Juniper und die JCO800 koherente Optik. Dieser technische Fortschritt erhöht die Kapazität der einzelnen Backbone-Faser erheblich und unterstützt Elisas Pläne zur Entwicklung der Faser-Netzwerkkapazität auf Geschwindigkeiten von 100G. Die Implementierung umfasst die Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA) Lösung von Juniper, die die Netzwerkelemente reduziert, Kosten senkt und die Einsätze vereinfacht, während sie gleichzeitig die Energieeffizienz beibehält und die Umweltauswirkungen minimiert.
- First-to-market deployment of 800Gbps Ethernet services technology
- Significant increase in backbone fiber capacity
- Reduced operational costs through energy-efficient system design
- Optimized space utilization without increasing footprint
- Enhanced network performance and scalability
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Insights
This groundbreaking deployment of 800Gbps Ethernet services using 800ZR coherent transceivers marks a significant technological advancement in telecommunications infrastructure. The implementation brings substantial efficiency gains through Juniper's Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA), reducing network complexity while increasing capacity. The solution's ability to support both traditional and coherent optics in the same form factor offers unprecedented flexibility for network scaling.
The technology's impact on operational costs and sustainability is particularly noteworthy. The compact design and energy efficiency of the PTX10002-36QDD router, combined with JCO800 Coherent Optical Transceivers, enables significant power savings while maximizing space utilization. This advancement positions Elisa to handle increasing data demands from AI and machine learning applications while maintaining a smaller carbon footprint.
This deployment represents a strategic market positioning move that will have lasting implications for both Juniper Networks and the broader telecommunications industry. The successful implementation validates Juniper's technology leadership in the high-speed networking market, potentially accelerating industry-wide adoption of 800G coherent pluggables. For investors, this showcases Juniper's ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions that address critical infrastructure needs while maintaining competitive advantages in power efficiency and performance scalability.
The partnership with Elisa, a forward-thinking telecom provider, demonstrates strong market acceptance and could lead to additional opportunities as other service providers seek to upgrade their infrastructure for AI and cloud computing demands.
Juniper’s coherent networking solutions enhance Elisa’s network performance, scale and flexibility in a sustainable way, while assuring the best user experiences now and into the future
Elisa provides a range of digital services, including mobile and fixed network connections, information and communications technology (ICT) and online services. It serves both consumer and corporate customers, with operations primarily in
By pioneering 800G coherent deployments, Elisa will significantly increase the capacity of individual backbone fiber. A robust backbone network will allow Elisa to meet customers' rising data demands for several years to come. The backbone network is also crucial to
News Highlights:
- Juniper’s Converged Optical Routing Architecture (CORA) solution is based on IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM). The solution enables IP traffic to be sent more efficiently and effectively over fiber networks through the use of coherent pluggable optic technology. Each IPoDWDM service uses a single coherent transceiver plugging directly into a router port, replacing multiple network elements traditionally required for IP to DWDM conversion. Traditional (gray) and coherent 800ZR/ZR+ optics conform to the same router port form-factor (QSFP-DD), providing operators new levels of flexibility to choose, based on use case, between optic types on a port-by-port basis. The Juniper 800ZR+, 0dBm coherent pluggable technology used in the Elisa deployment converts IP traffic into ultra high-performance DWDM-ready wavelengths for optimized transport over DWDM networks or open line systems (OLS) using a single coherent pluggable optic. This architecture reduces the number of network elements, lowers costs and simplifies deployments.
- In Elisa’s deployment, Juniper’s CORA leverages the Juniper PTX10002-36QDD Packet Transport Router and an early release of the Juniper JCO800 coherent pluggable optic. Its compact, energy-efficient system design reduces power consumption and cooling demands, directly lowering both operational costs and carbon footprint. With the PTX10002’s high-density port configurations, combined with JCO800 Coherent Optical Transceivers, space utilization is optimized allowing Elisa Oyj to expand network capacity without increasing the footprint of the 800G IPoDWDM upgrade. This approach minimizes the environmental impact tied to hardware deployment, maintenance and disposal, enabling Elisa to meet rising data demands sustainably whilst elevating network performance.
- The PTX10002-36QDD Packet Transport Router, the world’s first production 800G router, is cloud-optimized and built upon Juniper's Express 5 ASIC. It supports high-capacity configurations with ease, delivering operational simplicity, energy efficiency and performance. Designed for dense 100GbE, 400GbE, and 800GbE connections (supporting both gray and coherent optics), it scales to meet growing demands, particularly as AI and machine learning clusters expand.
Supporting Quotes:
“The enormous success of 400ZR/ZR+ pluggables has ignited widespread industry demand for IP-over-DWDM solutions, which are transforming the way that networks are designed and implemented. IP-over-DWDM’s potential to create lower cost, higher efficiency networks has stirred enthusiasm for the next generation of coherent pluggables, including 100ZR QSFP28 and 800ZR/ZR+ QSPF-DD. Elisa’s pioneering 800ZR collaboration with Juniper Networks is a proof point that will encourage wider adoption of standards-based 800G coherent pluggables in IP-over-DWDM networks.”
- Scott Wilkinson, Lead Analyst Optical Components, Cignal AI
“Elisa is delighted to collaborate with Juniper to prepare Elisa's backbone network to meet the growing needs of its customers, now and in the future. This 800G coherent backbone connection allows us to increase the speeds and capacity of our optical fibre and mobile networks. As AI and cloudification progress, more and more data will be transferred between data centres, requiring us to continuously develop our backbone network.”
- Kalle Lehtinen, Chief Technology Officer, Elisa Oyj
“Juniper is proud to serve Elisa Oyj with our innovative 800G coherent CORA solutions as they lead the way to a truly notable and exciting achievement, the world’s first 800Gbps coherent ZR service deployment. This milestone underscores our shared commitment to advance digital infrastructure throughout the world, while ensuring a robust, sustainable and future-proof network for Finland’s expanding data demands and exacting user expectations.”
- Steffen Gienger, Vice President, Service Provider, EMEA, Juniper Networks
About Elisa Oyj
Elisa’s mission is a sustainable future through digitalisation. We are a pioneer in telecommunications and digital services and in 5G. We provide sustainable solutions for over 2.8 million consumer, corporate and public administration customers in our core markets of
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