Nokia and Swisscom commence service migration to modernized network

Nokia and Switzerland’s largest telecom provider Swisscom have completed the nationwide Next Evolution Wavelength Transport Optical Network (NEWTON). The two companies have now commenced service migration to the modernized network.

Federico Guillén, President of Network Infrastructure, Nokia, said, "We are proud to partner with Swisscom on the modernization of its optical transport network and to deliver in record time during a period of tremendous global uncertainty. This is a showcase service-centric network, fully leveraging automation to streamline service delivery and minimize costs, even as it effortlessly scales to support surging customer traffic demands.

Swisscom’s new optical network supports client services from 1G to 400G with massive scale, resiliency and performance at reduced total cost of ownership. The modernized network will transport all of Swisscom's fixed and wireless traffic from customer-provided equipment to metro access to the backbone

The telco selected Nokia's portfolio of optical networking hardware, software and professional services for the entire transformation which included the rollout of 22 backbone sites and 560 metro sites. These included the Nokia Photonic Service Engine (PSE)-V powered 1830 family of Wavelength Division Multiplexing/Optical Transport Networking (WDM/OTN) platforms, and the WaveSuite portfolio of networking applications.

The optical networking solution equips Swisscom with a service-centric network optimized for high performance, cost efficiency and superior customer experience. The solution will also reduce power consumption to help the carrier reduce its carbon footprint.

Christoph Aeschlimann, CEO at Swisscom, said, "The transformation of Swisscom’s optical network is essential for our future digitalization. Through the partnership with Nokia, we have a network that can quickly adapt to changes and provide superior service to our customers while contributing to our sustainability goals. We are pleased to move to this next stage of service migration, working together with Nokia as our trusted partner.