CtrlS Datacenters has announced a partnership with US-based networking company Ciena to build five metro networks connecting nine of its data centres across Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi and Noida, as demand for bandwidth from AI and cloud services grows.
The networks will offer up to 100 Tb/s of capacity, as part of a larger managed optical fibre network deployment for a leading hyperscaler. The upgrade will support connectivity between CtrlS’s data centres and cater to rising demand from enterprises and hyperscalers for data centre interconnect services.
CtrlS Founder and CEO Sridhar Pinnapureddy said Ciena’s optical innovations and network management capabilities strengthen the company’s ability to provide resilient network services meeting the performance expectations of demanding digital businesses. CtrlS is deploying Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 Extreme-powered Waveserver platform and 6500 Reconfigurable Line System for the network, with Ciena’s services team handling end-to-end project management and its Navigator Network Control Suite automating network operations.
Ciena India Vice President and General Manager Prashant Ramesh Malkani said the upgrade will boost network performance to accelerate digital adoption in one of the world’s fastest growing digital markets, as data centre operators in India ramp up infrastructure to support rising cloud adoption and AI workloads.
