Service providers accounted for the majority of sales, which were delivered to Brazil and several countries across the Americas.
Padtec’s TMD400G optical transponder line has reached the milestone of one thousand units sold, in Brazil as well as in several countries across Latin America. Primarily aimed at the service provider market, the product delivers high transmission capacity (up to 400 Gb/s per optical channel) over short, medium, and even ultra-long distances, with reduced cost, low power consumption, and fast, simplified installation.
Service providers (ISPs) accounted for 64% of TMD400G sales since its launch in 2023. In addition, large carriers represented 17% of sales, while companies from the utilities sector, telecom operators, and data centers accounted for 19%. Of the total units sold, 80% were delivered to Brazil. The remaining 20% were distributed across countries such as Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Guatemala, among others. With this product, Padtec has gained five new international customers.
The dual TMD400G transponder features pluggable interfaces and is available in two versions: SD, a standalone model with QSFP-DD interfaces supporting OpenZR+ or OpenROADM standards, and 9A, a line card format with CFP2 interfaces and OTN standard. “Both versions originate from the same design and share many components. With these two options, the goal is to more flexibly address the network demands of ISPs and carriers,” explains Alexandre Piovesan, Padtec’s Product Director.
Among the product’s advantages is its ability to adapt transmission rates to each network’s application and operating conditions, allowing providers or carriers to start with 100 Gb/s channels and gradually scale up to 400 Gb/s. According to Padtec estimates, reaching this milestone enables the TMD400G transponder to support transmission capacity on the order of 400 Tb/s across communication networks in Latin America, significantly expanding the region’s data transport potential.
Developed and manufactured in Brazil, the product can be financed through credit lines offered by Padtec for providers of different sizes. These include the FIDC Funttel Padtec, financing via BNDES, Finep (the Brazilian government’s technology and innovation investment arm), vendor financing with private banks, and forfaiting operations for international sales.
