Reliance Globalcom, the leading global provider of managed network and communication services for multinational enterprises and carriers has entered into a strategic partnership with Ciena Corporation.

As part of the partnership, Reliance Globalcom will employ Ciena’s WaveLogic coherent optical 100 G networking solutions to upgrade its FLAG Europe-Asia submarine network. The deployment of coherent optical solution will enable massive capacity increases to subsea cable route between Egypt and Jordan.

As part of the network upgrade, Reliance Globalcom will deploy a 100 G dense wavelength division multiplexing system with Ciena’s 6500 packet-optical platform equipped with WaveLogic coherent optical line interfaces. Using principles of Ciena’s OPn network architecture, the upgrade will allow Reliance Globalcom to support high-bandwidth applications such as cloud computing, video conferencing, business continuity/disaster recovery, data center connectivity, and storage area networking, as well as manage the ever increasing internet traffic.