China Telecom Unveils Timetable for 100G Fiber

Sina Tech, 5/26/10

Zhang Chengliang, deputy chief engineer at China Telecom's (NYSE: CHA; 0728.HK) Beijing research institute, said at the OptiNet China conference in Beijing on May 26 that China Telecom could start laboratory testing of 100 Gbps wave-division multiplexing (WDM) networks in 2012, with on-site trials to begin in 2013 and large-scale applications in 2014. Equipment makers Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei, and Ericsson have already completed systems and card design, and are engaged in R&D on DSP and FEC design.

Editor's Note: During the conference, Wang Jiaying, ZTE's (0763.HK; 000063.SZ) chief engineer for planning of optical transmission products, said that the telecom equipment maker is working on R&D for 100 Gbps products, including chips, and will have a special display of its 100 Gbps products in Q4 of this year.

Keywords: timetable Wang Jiaying Zhang Chengliang China Telecom telecom 000063.SZ 0763.HK Huawei ZTE Ericsson WDM Alcatel-Lucent 0728.HK CHA fiber optics

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