SNCF OTN project awarded to Kontron Transportation France

Kontron Transportation France has officially been awarded the Transilien SNCF Voyageurs OTN project.In a cooperation with Ribbon, Kontron Transportation will integrate OTN (Optical Transportation Network) technology at Transilien SNCF Voyageurs.

The project involves the replacement of obsolete WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) equipment in the Paris region with OTN (Optical Transportation Network) technology from Ribbon (leveraging technology from its ECI Telecom acquisition).

This is the first Kontron Transportation project with Transilien SNCF Voyageurs.

This contract has a duration of 5 years, plus 5 optional years.

Transilien SNCF Voyageurs will benefit from best-in class OTN technology and from the migration skills and expertise from Kontron Transportation.

In the future, Kontron Transportation will develop convergent IP (IP/MPLS, MPLS/TP) and optical networking solutions (WDM/OTN) through its new partnership with Ribbon.

OTN technology is a promising technology that will be used by many rail operators to replace the aging SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) networks.

"We have two years to make a Copernican revolution in our network with the help of Kontron Transportation and the Ribbon Communcations solution. Our goal is a scalable, robust and controlled network. We are confident and very satisfied with the first steps we have taken with Kontron Transportation towards our goal", says Pascal Mercier, Head of Transilien Transmission at SNCF Voyageurs.

“This is a first important milestone on the way to switching from conventional transmission to optical technology on mission-critical networks. We are proud, that Transilien SNCF Voyageurs wants to take this step with Kontron Transportation and our partner Ribbon Communications”, says Richard Bussienne VP Mission Critical Networks Kontron Transportation Western Europe.

“This complex project required optimized optical architecture, a high-availability Network Management System (NMS) and professional services support, ” says Sam Bucci, EVP Executive Vice President & General Manager for Ribbon’s IP Optical Networks Business Unit. “We’re pleased to partner with Kontron Transportation to deliver a comprehensive solution to SNCF as it evolves its network for today and tomorrow’s ecosystem.”

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