Fibrenoire deploys Ciena's Carrier Ethernet Solns

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Network specialist Ciena Corporation on Tuesday announced that Fibrenoire, a Canadian provider of fiber-optic Internet connections and private network services, has deployed its Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) to deliver premium Ethernet business services to enterprise customers in Québec and Ontario.

Fibrenoire deployed Ciena’s 3960 and 3920 Service Delivery Switches, part of its Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) portfolio, for the delivery of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Business Internet services to local enterprise customers in the IT, media, healthcare and retail industries, said a press release.

By leveraging Ciena’s technology, Fibrenoire is able to offer reliable services in the region, ideal for delivering voice, data, IP, VoIP, MPLS, video, and any other real-time, latency-sensitive applications over its network infrastructure.

“In the highly-competitive business services market in Quebec and Ontario, it is essential that we differentiate our solutions from those offered by other network providers — we saw an opportunity to do that by delivering better quality service for a superior customer experience,” said Jean-Francois Lévesque, chief technology officer at Fibrenoire.

“With Ciena’s proven Carrier Ethernet Solutions, we are able to monitor our network, and make adjustments rapidly and efficiently, to support our market-leading Business Services service level agreement,” he added.