07 October 2025

Nokia has announced a strategic partnership with Indian fibre networking services provider Microscan Infocommtech to deploy its advanced optical network solutions across Microscan’s DWDM backbone in Mumbai and Pune. The deployment aims to address the rapidly growing bandwidth demands from enterprise customers, OTT providers, financial institutions, and hyperscalers in the region.

The new metro and regional optical network will leverage Nokia’s Photonic Service Engine (PSE) technology, along with its 1830 Photonic Service Switch (PSS) equipped with CDC-F 2.0 architecture, capable of flexibly delivering wave services exceeding 400G. Nokia stated that this architecture will enable Microscan to build a more agile, scalable, and cost-efficient backbone network, positioning it to better serve its expanding customer base.

Microscan’s founder and Managing Director, Sandeep Donde, explained that the deployment will not only improve capacity but also enhance network resilience and uptime, especially against fibre cuts. The flexible nature of Nokia’s solution is expected to support Microscan’s planned expansion into the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat, as part of its broader effort to develop a nationwide National Long Distance (NLD) network to meet increasing bandwidth needs.

Donde emphasised that beginning with Maharashtra, Microscan aims to strengthen its network infrastructure to gain a competitive edge by offering higher SLAs and enabling new use cases. Vito Di Maria, Vice President of optical networks at Nokia Asia Pacific, highlighted that the cloud-optimised platform will allow Microscan to unlock new opportunities for hyperscalers and large enterprise clients, increasing network efficiency and resilience.