Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd conducted the first validation of co-existence between 10G-EPON1 and ICE-X coherent communication2 by optical wave length multiplex3 with single fiber in its Osaka Works.

Sumitomo Electric conducted a lab trial using an emulation system built in its Osaka Works. This emulation system consists of Sumitomo Electric 10G-EPON system FSU7100 and metro/aggregation ethernet switch FTU9100 containing Infinera's ICE-X coherent transceiver4. Sumitomo Electric confirmed no mutual interference between 10G-EPON and ICE-X coherent communication. ICE-X coherent transceiver achieves high-speed service for commercial business, along with 10G-EPON service for residential, using different wave length within a single fiber.

Sumitomo Electric expects the combination of ICE-X coherent technology and Sumitomo Electric's expertise and experience in access networks will make innovative new products that enable extra-high-speed communication services. New services such as 5G mobile xHaul and edge computing will also be supported.

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