Infinera, a provider of open optical networking solutions for carriers and enterprises, announced it has been selected by Hokkaido Telecommunications Network (HOTnet) to enhance the performance of HOTnet’s high-speed fiber optic network.

Under the terms of the partnership, HOTnet was able to deploy a broad range of Infinera’s solution suite over its existing optical infrastructure, so it could rapidly and cost effectively modernize its network to meet rapidly growing bandwidth demand and offer differentiated services, according to company sources.

HOTnet has used Infinera’s GX Series Compact Modular Platform, 7100 Series Packet-Optical Transport Platform, and mTera Series Universal Transport Platform solutions

HOTnet’s optical long-haul and metro networks interconnect major cities across Hokkaido, a major island in Japan, and supports a wide range of business and residential communications services, including data center interconnect, private cloud, video streaming, broadband internet access, and high-definition digital broadcast services.

“Increasing the capacity and scalability of our fiber optic infrastructure is essential to contributing to the economic development of the Hokkaido region, providing residents with access to high-quality network connectivity,” said Tomohiro Nakata, director and general manager of Engineering Department at HOTnet.

HOTnet benefits from the open optical network infrastructure, which allows them to cost-effectively scale capacity as needed in real time to meet customer demands. Also, the cross-connect switching on the ODU layer within mTera has enabled them to provide several applications that require low latency.

“Open optical networking is a great way for network operators to seamlessly integrate the latest solutions into their network,” said Nick Walden, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales, Infinera. “Infinera’s open optical solutions will enable HOTnet to offer new and differentiated services over their existing optical infrastructure, helping to ensure their customers receive the highest level of service.”