Verizon To Deploy 100G Metro Network This Year

Verizon will test and deploy Ciena’s metro-optimized 6,500 packet optical technology and the Cisco Network Convergence System on portions of its next-generation 100G metro network this year, said Verizon in a news release Tuesday. Verizon plans to turn up live traffic in 2016. The move will deliver improved scalability, functionality and efficiency and give customers high-capacity video and wireless solutions, Verizon said.