Infinera announced that NBN Co has selected Infinera?s GX Series platform and ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggables to help upgrade its nationwide optical network. The combined solution, spanning metro, regional and long-haul transport, will expand the capacity of nbn?s nationwide network and enable the company to enhance delivery of high-speed services to its wholesale customers. nbn?s nationwide network supports delivery of broadband access to wholesale customers across the country while also connecting homes and businesses on its broader nbn broadband access network.

The Infinera GX and ICE-X solution, which will be deployed across nbn?s 60,000-kilometer fiber optic transport network, will increase traffic aggregation efficiencies and overall network capacity, while enabling significant power and cost per bit savings.