Nokia states that the transformation will enable Deutsche Telekom to offer an improved quality of service experience to its customers by upgrading the existing network to a more scalable and automated one. Deutsche Telekom will also benefit from automation to simplify and streamline operational tasks, making more efficient use of network resources.

Nokia will supply its WaveFabric service-ready platforms and the Nokia WaveSuite software portfolio, which includes the Nokia 1830 Photonic Services Switch (PSS) powered by the PSE-V family of coherent DSPs.

Dr. Erik Weiß, Vice President of Optical Transport Core at Deutsche Telekom Technik, states: “We are transforming our optical network to offer our customers a highly differentiated quality of service experience and to be more responsive to their needs for new services, while reducing our network's total cost of ownership (TCO). Nokia's optical transport solution enables us to achieve these goals by creating a more scalable and automated service-centric platform that will support us in the future.”

Rafael De Fermín Del Castillo, SVP Europe & MEA, IP/Optical Networks at Nokia, comments: "We are delighted to support Deutsche Telekom and will provide a customer-centric solution that will transform its optical transport network into a service-centric platform for the Industry 4.0 era. This project leverages our innovation, experience, and optical networking expertise from Nokia Bell Labs, including our innovation centers based in Germany, which have made significant contributions to our optical networking innovation."