Nokia recently announced that Elisa will deploy its Lightspan MF solution to “enhance its existing fiber network and deliver new ultra-broadband services to customers across Finland”. By utilizing Nokia’s fiber solution, Elisa will be the first service provider in Europe to showcase 25G, 50G, and 100G PON services, while also showing the high broadband speeds that can be delivered across its current fiber network.
“The trial builds on Elisa’s current fiber deployment and demonstrates how different PON technologies can be combined on the same fiber to evolve its broadband offerings. The live trial demonstrates how operators can easily upgrade their fiber network to meet the demand for faster, more reliable connectivity. Nokia is the only vendor that supports all next-generation PON options, including 10G, 25G, 50G, and future 100G PON technologies.”
Nokia’s Lightspan broadband access platform allows Elisa to provide some of the fastest broadband speeds in Europe, up to 10x faster than many fiber networks can currently deliver. “Elisa has deployed Nokia’s Altiplano platform to support 10G XGS-PON deployments and to help automate and improve the management, scalability and reliability of its network.” This technology will help Elisa meet future bandwidth demands, primarily caused by AI. Bell Labs has been forecasting that total AI traffic is anticipated to reach 91 EB/month by 2030 in just Western Europe.
Sami Rajamäki, Vice President of Network Services at Elisa, commented, “Nokia’s fiber solution will help us significantly enhance our fiber network to deliver some of the fastest internet speeds in the world. We’re excited to be the first in Europe to show up to 100G PON speeds in a live fiber network trial and demonstrate the world-class capabilities we can deliver to support the next generation of broadband services. By partnering with Nokia, we can showcase our commitment to guaranteeing the best, high-quality services for our customers. History has shown that it is impossible to forecast all the new use cases for greater speeds, i.e. what new 25 to 100G connections will enable in the future, but we know that for example online gaming and industrial users are among the first to benefit from ever faster broadband connections”
Matthieu Bourguignon, Senior Vice President and Head of Europe for Network Infrastructure business at Nokia, stated, “We see demand for high-speed internet access surging in Europe with end users and enterprises alike increasingly seeking reliable, secure, high-quality broadband connectivity. Our Lightspan and Altiplano Access platforms give operators like Elisa the tools they need to increase speed, provide superior performance, automate functions and future-proof its fiber network. Our fiber technology provides the perfect solution for operators that want to quickly increase capacity and flexibly migrate to next-generation fiber technologies.”
