Technology enhancements enable new 5G, cloud
services and enrich customer experience
Great Plains Communications (GPC), the leading Midwestern
telecommunications provider with a growing, privately owned 16,500+
mile fiber network reaching 13 states, is deploying Ciena's (NYSE:
CIEN) Coherent Routing solution and WaveLogic 5 Nano (WL5n)
technology. This deployment will increase GPC’s network capacity,
reliability, and resiliency to adapt to the continually increasing
bandwidth needs of business, carrier, and residential
customers.
With the enhanced capabilities made possible by the network
upgrade, GPC can:
- Support 5G and xHaul services for fiber-to-the-tower (FTTT)
customers up to 10Gb/s—10 times the previous capacity
- Provide high-performance, scalable 400G Data Center
Interconnect (DCI) services to large cloud and data center
operators
- Ensure the utmost resiliency of Layer 2 VPNs with Segment
Routing for the protection of packet services
“We strive to continuously improve our network to meet rising
bandwidth demands with greater scalability and agility,” said Tony
Thakur, Chief Technology Officer, Great Plains Communications. “GPC
is committed to providing a customer experience that meets or
exceeds the changing needs and expectations of our customers,
whether it’s ultra-fast 5G, cloud computing, or high-bandwidth
applications like streaming video and gaming—and Ciena’s coherent
routing, switching, and optical technology plays a key role in
this.”
“As a leading regional service provider in the Midwest, Great
Plains Communications always has an eye to the future—especially
when it comes to technology advancements and the growing traffic
curve,” remarked Kevin Sheehan, CTO of the Americas, Ciena. “With
Ciena’s innovative Coherent Routing solution, GPC can support
voracious network demand and shifting traffic patterns, fulfilling
the needs of its business and residential customers with new
in-demand, high-bandwidth services for 5G, cloud connect, and
more.”
Managed by Ciena’s Manage, Control and Plan (MCP) multi-layer
domain controller, GPC’s network leverages Ciena’s Coherent Routing
solution comprising the 5164 Router and 8110 Coherent Aggregation
Router with WL5n 100G–400G coherent pluggables, as well as the 6500
Packet-Optical Platform, powered by WaveLogic coherent optics, for
optical transport. Installation, turn-up, and test services for the
network were provided by Ciena Services to accelerate time to
market, and Ciena will perform ongoing maintenance services to
ensure the network operates at peak performance.
Additional Information:
- At International Telecoms Week 2023, hear Ciena CTO Steve
Alexander speak on Monday, May 15, at 3:05pm (Stage 2) – Subsea
fireside chat: What’s the next evolutionary step for subsea cable
technology
- GPC will be attending International Telecoms Week 2023 to meet
with current and prospective customers
About Great Plains Communications
Great Plains Communications is one of the largest
privately-owned digital infrastructure providers in the Midwest and
is headquartered in Blair, Nebraska. It has over a century of
experience providing business and residential customers in
Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska and Southeastern Indiana communities with
forward-thinking, fiber-based technology services including
high-speed internet, Ethernet, video, hosted and traditional voice
solutions. The company also takes pride in its progressive approach
to accommodating the unique needs of all regional and national
telecommunications carriers, LECs, ISPs, wireless carriers and
other service providers utilizing superior engineering and
custom-build strategies. At the core of its service offering is an
extensive, MEF-certified 16,500+ mile regional fiber network that
reaches 13 states: Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota,
Wisconsin and Wyoming. The network offers community access rings,
last-mile and middle-mile solutions, all fully supported by the
company’s 24x7x365 Network Operations Center. For more information,
visit www.gpcom.com.
About Ciena
Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) is a global leader in networking systems,
services, and software. We build the most adaptive networks in the
industry, enabling customers to anticipate and meet ever-increasing
digital demands. For three-plus decades, Ciena has brought our
humanity to our relentless pursuit of innovation. Prioritizing
collaborative relationships with our customers, partners, and
communities, we create flexible, open, and sustainable networks
that better serve all users—today and into the future. For updates
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Press Contacts:
Colleen Seery Ciena Corporation +1 (724) 419-5753
pr@ciena.com
Laura Kocher Great Plains Communications +1 (402) 456-6429
lkocher@gpcom.com
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