wiredinUSA October 2015

Gulf Bridge International (GBI) has selected Ciena to upgrade its submarine and terrestrial networks in the Middle East with 100G and 200G technologies. Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical platform, equipped with WaveLogic 3 Extreme chipset, GeoMesh submarine solutions and E-Suite integrated packet switching, will add intelligence to the GBI network, and improve ease of operations, maintenance and future capacity expansions, including an option to perform future upgrades. Ed McCormack, vice president and general manager of submarine systems at Ciena, disclosed: “With Ciena’s solutions underpinning GBI’s submarine and terrestrial cables, GBI will have a fully optimized end-to-end network. This massive capacity enhancement also means that GBI is well positioned to accommodate growth and help its customers facilitate the demand for high-bandwidth applications, such as those needed for video and cloud services.” Adding intelligence to the network

Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board is planning the installation of 375MW of wind power generation in Mannar as part of a drive to increase power generation from non-conventional renewable energy sources. Sri Lanka’s first commercial wind power plants were established in 2010, and by the end of 2014 total capacity from wind power had increased to 124MW. In comparison with conventional large power plants, the contribution from non-conventional sources to the national grid remains small but continues to increase. In 2014 the energy share was 9.8 percent. By January 2015 approximately 442MW of renewable power plants were connected to the National Grid, with investment led by the private sector. By 2020 the CEB envisages 413MW of additional capacity in mini hydro, 354MW in wind power, 124MW from biomass and 81MW from solar power generation. The board’s long-term generation expansion plan for 2015 to 2034 is available for public discussion. Renewable power mix plans

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