Nokia announced on Thursday that Telekom Malaysia (TM) will use its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solution to build a dedicated terrestrial optical network to better manage growing data traffic and improve data center connectivity.
The new DWDM network will serve as an express route for cross-country traffic, connecting the Malaysia-Thailand border to the Malaysia-Singapore border. The network will provide dedicated optical connectivity to Malaysia’s main data centres as well as a cable landing station to accommodate exponential growth of data traffic across all three countries.
Nokia said the new DWDM network will help TM meet increasing demand for cloud-based real-time and low-latency services and applications by its hyperscaler customers, and speed up its adoption of AI to leverage automation for enhanced network performance and operations.
To that end, TM will deploy Nokia’s fifth-generation super-coherent Photonic Service Engine (PSE-Vs), which promises better superior transmission performance over long distances, improved capacity, scalability and interoperability, and low energy consumption per bit. TM will also use the Nokia WaveSuite platform to optimize its network and operations. The platform can also be used to monetise network assets via the service enablement application.
“Our technical lab in Malaysia, coupled with local manufacturing of DWDM gear, allows us to ensure the timely and smooth execution of this important project,” noted John Harrington, senior VP and head of Asia Pacific sales for Network Infrastructure at Nokia in a statement.
