Smartoptics Group AS

Regulatory Filings • Oct 28, 2021

German network operator GASCADE Gastransport GmbH has chosen Smartoptics' open line system for multiservice Data Center Interconnect

German network operator GASCADE Gastransport GmbH has chosen Smartoptics' open line system for multiservice Data Center Interconnect

Oslo, Norway - October 28, 2021 - Smartoptics, a leading provider of optical

networking solutions, today announces that German gas transport company GASCADE

Gastransport GmbH, has chosen Smartoptics' open line system for multiservice

Data Center Interconnect (DCI). The new solution is based on Smartoptics' DCP

-M40-PAM4-ZR (https://www.smartoptics.com/products/open-line-systems/) and

transports 10G, 40G as well as 8G and 16G Fiber Channel (FC) traffic over

separate DWDM channels.

GASCADE Gastransport GmbH operates one of the largest natural gas

infrastructures in Germany. The vast network of pipelines connects five European

countries and guarantees secure energy supply in Europe today and in the future.

Under the contract, two of GASCADE's datacenters have been equipped with the DCP

-M40 Open Line System. The solution offers the capability to deliver 40 DWDM

channels that can carry multiservice traffic with data rates from 1G to 400G

over distances up to 80 km. Initially, GASCADE's system carries two redundant

links with 10G, 40G, 8G FC and 16G FC channels but additional channels can

easily be added as demand changes.

Yannick Völker, Network Manager at GASCADE Gastransport GmbH, comments: "We were

looking for a point-to-point DCI solution which was cost-efficient and could

support multiple services. We needed the solution to be easy to install, operate

and maintain. It was also essential that it was easy to expand, both in terms of

channels and other traffic formats. Smartoptics solution was a perfect choice

for us as it met these requirements in a small footprint with low power

consumption."

"Smartoptics has a strong track record of providing highly efficient DCI

networking solutions. GASCADE's requirements are a perfect match with the

strength of our solutions, we are very proud to have been selected as

supplier.", says Magnus Grenfeldt, CEO of Smartoptics.

For more information please contact:

Magnus Grenfeldt

CEO

Smartoptics

Telephone: +47 214 174 00

Email: magnus.grenfeldt@smartoptics.com

About Smartoptics

Smartoptics provides innovative optical networking solutions and devices for the

new era of open networking. Our customer base includes thousands of enterprises,

governments, cloud providers, Internet exchanges as well as cable and telecom

operators. We have an open networking approach in everything we do which allows

our customers to break unwanted vendor lock-in, remain flexible and minimize

costs. Our solutions are used in metro and regional network applications that

increasingly rely on data center services and specifications. Smartoptics is a

Scandinavian company?founded in 2006. We partner with leading technology and

network solution providers such as Brocade, Cisco and Dell EMC and have a global

reach through more than 100 business partners.

For additional information about Smartoptics, please visit

https://www.smartoptics.com

About GASCADE Gastransport GmbH

GASCADE Gastransport GmbH operates a gas pipeline network covering the whole of

Germany. The network company offers its customers cutting-edge, competitive

transport services over its own long-distance high-pressure pipeline network of

more than 2,900 kilometers in length in the heart of Europe.

Please visit GASCADE Gastransport GmbH (https://www.gascade.de/en/company) for

more information.