Cisco partnered with Verizon to demonstrate the benefits of the granular control of our NCS 1004 in a real-world environment.

Submarine cables form the backbone of the Internet. In a live field trial, the Cisco NCS 1004 drove a single wavelength of 300G over a 10,000km sub-sea link. The spectral efficiency achieved was 43 percent better than any other option available in the industry today.

By Leonard Luna, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco Service Provider Solutions Once again, network operators converged on the Dolce Hayes Mansion in San Jose