Juniper Networks, Inc. announced that Virgin Media O2, successfully upgraded its IP core backbone network with Juniper – capable of supporting 800G. Virgin Media O2 is investing in sustainable infrastructure for the long term that can support sustained data growth and bandwidth demands. Its investment underpins the rapid introduction of revenue-generating services while delivering significantly-reduced power, cooling and space consumption and costs.

News Highlights: In the past year, Virgin Media O2 has seen 32% traffic growth on its mobile network, 16% growth in broadband data downloads and a peak traffic load of 22TB, underlining the need for increased data capacity and flexible scalability; Virgin Media O2 has successfully migrated all core traffic in its six backbone locations across the UK with Juniper NetworksPTX10008 Packet Transport Routers, which are purpose-built to deliver cloud-optimized network transformation at scale and with operational flexibility; The modular PTX10008 routers deliver reduced resource consumption as a result of inherently-sustainable design features, including front-to-back cooling, flexible power supplies that can use either high- or low-power modes and high-density port capability that enables optimized throughput in a compact form factor; Scalable, secure 400G capability is achieved through ultra-high port density, native inline MACSec encryption on all ports, coupled with the latest generation of ASIC innovation that powers a range of line cards; PTX10008 routers support 400G coherent optical transceivers (400G ZR and ZR+) without any density loss, and are 800G-capable with upgradeability to 800G in the future with silicon innovation and easily-exchanged line cards in the chassis; Virgin Media O2's infrastructure will be underpinned by Juniper's single operating system, Junos® OS Evolved. This will provide ongoing continuity for streamlined operations.