Sodvin AS is leveraging Ciena's broadband solution to improve the capacity and reach of its residential broadband services throughout Trondelag county, Norway. Sodvin utilizes its existing power infrastructure to deploy fiber-optic networks, extending broadband access to residents and businesses in the region. Ciena's XGS-PON solution replaces previously deployed GPON technology to deliver services such as internet and multicast television.

XGS-PON provides significantly higher bandwidth compared to GPON, delivering symmetrical speeds of up to 10 Gb/s both downstream and upstream for faster and more efficient data transfer. Sodvin selected Ciena's solution following an extensive proof-of-concept evaluation of multiple vendors. Sodvin's new residential broadband network utilizes key components of Ciena's PON solution, including 5164 Routers, XGS-PON uOLTs (micro optical line terminals), and 3801 ONUs (optical network units).

Ciena's uOLT pluggables allow Sodvin to expand deployment rapidly, easily, and sustainably, adding capacity only when and where needed in granular increments to match customer demand.