Huawei Technologies has announced that it has been selected by China Telecom to build China's first 40G Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) transmission network between Shanghai and Wuxi. Under the terms of the contract, Huawei will provide China Telecom with an ultra-high-capacity 80 wavelengths x 40G transmission solution capable of 10G/40G hybrid transmission to address China Telecom's ever-increasing internet bandwidth requirements and to lay a foundation for providing high-bandwidth services.

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