The main goal is to meet the growing demand for traffic capacity, driven by 5G networks, cloud services and content, and the entry of new satellite companies into the country.
The rapid expansion of 5G mobile networks across Brazil, combined with the increasing availability of cloud services – especially streaming movies and other content – has significantly increased the demand for optical network capacity at an accelerating pace. To meet this demand, Tely, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Northeast, is investing in Padtec solutions to further modernize and expand its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical network, which currently connects ten states – seven in the Northeast and three in the Southeast.
Headquartered in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Tely began offering internet services to the residential market in 2004. Over the years, it expanded into other cities and states, building an optical backbone that now spans 25,000 kilometers. In addition to the Northeast, it also connects São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and is now reaching Minas Gerais. “Our first DWDM optical network was deployed between Recife and Fortaleza to connect our customers to international submarine cable systems,” says Leonardo Lins, CEO of Tely.
The company’s main clients include internet content providers (OTTs), major telecommunications operators, internet service providers (ISPs), submarine cable operators, and satellite companies. “The network infrastructure market is experiencing a period of significant expansion,” says Lins. “Demand is being driven by large 5G service operators, which lack network reach to serve smaller or more remote cities, as well as the increasing availability of cloud content and the arrival of new satellite communication companies in the country,” he adds.
To increase the traffic capacity of its DWDM network, Tely is installing a total of 43 TM800G transponders from Padtec – some of them as part of the expansion of the system connecting Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro, to Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais. In addition to these transponders, Padtec is also supplying a new 32-channel multiplexer with 150 GHz spacing and the new TM2400G-NK module, which supports data transmission rates of up to 1.2 Tb/s in a single channel.
On the segment of the network between Fortaleza and Juazeiro do Norte, in Ceará, Tely is upgrading the optical layer by incorporating WSS (Wavelength Selective Switch) technology, enabling higher data rates with the TM800G and TM2400G-NK transponders. “In this case, the goal is to meet the needs of a satellite service provider,” reveals Lins. Additionally, the company is modernizing the DWDM ring in São Paulo, replacing the old network with a new system fully based on Padtec equipment with WSS, interconnecting five strategic points in the São Paulo capital.
Tely’s CEO highlights that the partnership with Padtec has been strengthened in recent years, thanks to financing options and the launch of more advanced technology products, such as the TM2400G-NK transponder. “This solution allows network infrastructure providers to optimize their operations by carrying more traffic with fewer devices. Some of the key advantages of this technology include reducing the cost per transmitted bit, as well as lowering energy consumption and minimizing space requirements in telecommunications environments,” emphasizes Argemiro Sousa, Director of Equipment Operations at Padtec.The rapid expansion of 5G mobile networks across Brazil, combined with the increasing availability of cloud services – especially streaming movies and other content – has significantly increased the demand for optical network capacity at an accelerating pace. To meet this demand, Tely, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Northeast, is investing in Padtec solutions to further modernize and expand its Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) optical network, which currently connects ten states – seven in the Northeast and three in the Southeast.
Headquartered in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Tely began offering internet services to the residential market in 2004. Over the years, it expanded into other cities and states, building an optical backbone that now spans 25,000 kilometers. In addition to the Northeast, it also connects São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, and is now reaching Minas Gerais. “Our first DWDM optical network was deployed between Recife and Fortaleza to connect our customers to international submarine cable systems,” says Leonardo Lins, CEO of Tely.
The company’s main clients include internet content providers (OTTs), major telecommunications operators, internet service providers (ISPs), submarine cable operators, and satellite companies. “The network infrastructure market is experiencing a period of significant expansion,” says Lins. “Demand is being driven by large 5G service operators, which lack network reach to serve smaller or more remote cities, as well as the increasing availability of cloud content and the arrival of new satellite communication companies in the country,” he adds.
To increase the traffic capacity of its DWDM network, Tely is installing a total of 43 TM800G transponders from Padtec – some of them as part of the expansion of the system connecting Duque de Caxias, in Rio de Janeiro, to Belo Horizonte, in Minas Gerais. In addition to these transponders, Padtec is also supplying a new 32-channel multiplexer with 150 GHz spacing and the new TM2400G-NK module, which supports data transmission rates of up to 1.2 Tb/s in a single channel.
On the segment of the network between Fortaleza and Juazeiro do Norte, in Ceará, Tely is upgrading the optical layer by incorporating WSS (Wavelength Selective Switch) technology, enabling higher data rates with the TM800G and TM2400G-NK transponders. “In this case, the goal is to meet the needs of a satellite service provider,” reveals Lins. Additionally, the company is modernizing the DWDM ring in São Paulo, replacing the old network with a new system fully based on Padtec equipment with WSS, interconnecting five strategic points in the São Paulo capital.
Tely’s CEO highlights that the partnership with Padtec has been strengthened in recent years, thanks to financing options and the launch of more advanced technology products, such as the TM2400G-NK transponder. “This solution allows network infrastructure providers to optimize their operations by carrying more traffic with fewer devices. Some of the key advantages of this technology include reducing the cost per transmitted bit, as well as lowering energy consumption and minimizing space requirements in telecommunications environments,” emphasizes Argemiro Sousa, Director of Equipment Operations at Padtec.
