Ericsson's  40-Gbit/sec multi-haul WDM system, the Marconi MHL 3000, has been commercially deployed by Deutsche Telekom AG  in the German core network. This deployment follows in-depth testing, optimization, and systems integration.

 Ericsson's Marconi MHL 3000 MultiHaul WDM platform is commercially deployed nationwide with 40-Gbit/sec functionality. This is a vital step to provide necessary bandwidth in core networks to meet the growing broadband traffic demand from business and residential customers using new multimedia services, say Ericsson representatives.
40 Gbits/sec is a key technology in next-generation networks. Ericsson says its, Marconi MHL 3000 enables Deutsche Telekom to implement a highly efficient IP network with 40-Gbit/sec connections on existing ROADM infrastructure, satisfying traffic growth. "We are proud to support Deutsche Telekom in their commercial launch of 40-Gbit/sec WDM services," asserts Thorsten Sauer, Ericsson's head of the global customer account, Deutsche Telekom. "Deutsche Telekom is one of the operators being at the forefront of migration to Next-Generation Networks. 40-Gbit/sec WDM solutions are indispensable in this process because they allow a cost efficient growing of networks, both regarding capex and opex," he notes.

Ericsson's  40-Gbit/sec multi-haul WDM system, the Marconi MHL 3000, has been commercially deployed by Deutsche Telekom AG  in the German core network. This deployment follows in-depth testing, optimization, and systems integration.

Operators worldwide are planning for deployment of the 40-Gbit/sec WDM technology to expand capacity in their networks to cope with fast-growing broadband bandwidth demands, say Ericsson representatives. The vendor claims its Marconi MHL 3000 is the most reliable and future-proof system in the market for transporting huge data traffic between network routers in core networks.
 
Ericsson has been one of Deutsche Telekom's suppliers of WDM equipment since 2005.