Cablevision Mexico upgrading to 100 Gbps via Alcatel-Lucent

According to Israel Madiedo, CTO Telecom at Cablevision, “The high-quality broadband services we are deploying in Mexico will help provide substantial benefits in the country – helping to drive economic growth and help bridge the digital divide. In addition to enabling us to expand services and keep costs in check, this deployment in Mexico of 100G technology will help us make our network more environmentally sustainable by reducing energy consumption on the network quite dramatically.”

The deployment appears to be the first 100-Gbps commercial network in Mexico, and will race with that of CFE Telecom, the business unit of Mexico’s state-owned utility Comision Federal de Electricidad, for that honor 100G network in the country of any kind. CFE Telecom previously announced its intention to upgrade its infrastructure to accommodate 100-Gbps data rates as well.

Pierre Chaume, president of Alcatel-Lucent Mexico, stated, “Demand for better services like high-definition video is increasing data volumes by as much as 50 percent each year. To enable customers like Cablevision to manage this demand, innovations like our 100G transport technology can support a richer set of broadband services including video on demand, more HD channels, home connections at speeds up to 100 Mbps, voice over IP, and many others.”

Alcatel-Lucent has several cable operators among its 100-Gbps customer roster, including BSkyB, Cablevision Argentina, and Shaw Communications.