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Nokia reaches 100 customers for its Quillionbased fixed broadband solutions
Nokia has reached the 100 customer milestone for the Quillion chipset-based broadband solutions used in next-generation fiber and copper telecommunication networks .
Quillion is now being deployed in more than 40 countries around the world .
Nokia started shipping the in- house designed Quillion based solutions in 2020 . Early customers for GPON or XGS-PON include Proximus , Chorus , Telefonica , KPN , Oi Brazil , TDS Telecom , Hotwire Communications and TIM .
Most of Nokia ’ s fiber shipments are based on the Quillion ‘ Multi- PON ’ solutions which support today ’ s 10Gb / s passive optical networks and enables 25Gb / s for high-capacity applications , for instance for 5G transport .
Ed Hyde , Chief Customer Officer , Chorus , said : “ New Zealanders have wholeheartedly embraced fiber broadband and are increasingly opting for full-speed gigabit plans . To stay ahead of the curve , we recently launched our next generation of wholesale fiber plans , the Hyperfiber product family . With Nokia ’ s Multi-PON solution we can offer a range of high symmetrical speeds – up to 8Gb / s – to businesses , schools and consumers .
“ Infrastructure businesses , like Chorus , play a critical role as New Zealand transitions to a zero-carbon future . Fiber is already by far the most energy efficient broadband technology available , adding Quillion powered access nodes that use 50 % less power is nothing less than ground-breaking .”
Digital Edge announces data center expansion in Japan the company ’ s regional footprint to a total of six data centers in four key metros .
This footprint includes three data centers in Tokyo , one in Seoul , one in Busan , and the development of a 12MW facility in Osaka that is scheduled to open in Q1 2022 .
Digital Edge , which aims to transform
Asia ’ s digital infrastructure by building and operating energy-efficient data centers , has announced the addition of two data centers in Tokyo .
The company has signed agreements to acquire two fully-operational data centers
Samuel Lee , Chief Executive Officer of Digital Edge
located in downtown Nihonbashi and Shinjuku from Japanese company ARTERIA .
Representing Digital Edge ’ s third project in Japan and fourth in North Asia since its inception in 2020 , the acquisition will boost
Samuel Lee , Chief Executive Officer of Digital Edge , said : “ Our goal is simple : to build an exceptional data center platform that enables customers to easily , efficiently and economically deploy their infrastructure to capture the business opportunities that Asia offers . We are thrilled to have achieved so much , in so short a time and in such strategic markets as Japan and Korea . I look forward to a long and successful partnership with ARTERIA , and to continuing to identify other opportunities to expand in line with market demands and better support our customers in their Digital Transformation journey .”
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