China State Grid Corp. (SGCC), which is the world’s largest power utility, will deploy Nokia’s optical technology across Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, creating a world-class OTN backbone with the capacity, operational efficiency and intelligence required to support the Chinese power grid and provide highly-reliable service to its broad customer base.
SGCC supplies electrical power to more than 1.1 billion people across 26 provinces, covering 88% of Chinese national territory. The contract extends an existing relationship with Nokia.
The network is based Nokia’s family of 1830 Photonic Service Switch-x (PSS-x) P-OTN.
