Infinera announced that Aire Networks deployed Infinera's software-programmable ICE-X coherent pluggable solution to expand the capacity of its single-fiber network infrastructure across Spain and Portugal. The ability of Infinera's innovative ICE-X solution to provide ultra-high-speed transmissions over a single fiber in a pluggable form factor enables Aire Networks to continue to meet the bandwidth demands of its customers while maintaining its cost-effective single-fiber infrastructure. Aire Networks is a wholesale telecommunications operator with a network that spans over 33,000 kilometers, operating in Spain and Portugal, covering 90% of the territory and providing connectivity, voice, mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE), media, cloud, and data center solutions to local and regional operators as well as enterprise customers throughout the country.

Leveraging digital subcarrier technology, Infinera's ICE-X solution can transmit up to 200 Gb/s bidirectionally per wavelength on a single fiber in a compact and power-efficient pluggable form factor. With 64 wavelengths supported per fiber, this translates to 12.8 Tb/s of capacity on a single fiber - substantially increasing the number of services that can be delivered by Aire Networks. Infinera partnered with APFutura to design and deploy the solution.