Infinera announced a new partnership with Orange. This partnership sets the foundation for a collaboration on Orange's international backbone network. Orange selected Infinera's GX Series compact Modular networking platform based on its ability to provide high-capacity connectivity with excellent economics.

This solution will enable Orange to continue to deliver superior services across its footprint for its wholesale customers as bandwidth requirements continue to grow. The network deployment project will leverage Infinera's latest generation of coherent engines and optical line system. Orange and Infinera recently completed a network in the U.S., and will now connect Paris, Marseille, and Bordeaux in France.

Spanning 3,000 kilometers (km), this network includes multiple hub cities for international connectivity via submarine landing stations on France's Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts and connection points for European data centers and additional Orange affiliates.