MegaFon has increased the resilience of its infrastructure with a new solution for the backbone network.

      The classic scheme for building backbone channels in a mobile network involves the use of routers that determine where data flows should be directed, and expensive DWDM transponders that transmit information over fiber optic cables. The operator's engineers have optimized the process of organizing backbone channels using compact transceivers produced by the domestic company "Neoros." They perform the functions of transponders but are installed directly in the router, which has reduced the cost of creating new channels by six times.

      The new technical solution is particularly effective in sections of backbone lines with high traffic concentration, which is why the pilot channel connected MegaFon’s data centers in Moscow. Huge amounts of information pass between them, including user and technological traffic and data from cloud solutions for business clients. The transceivers allowed for a fourfold increase in the backbone channel's bandwidth, which reduced latency, increased data transfer speed for subscribers, and lowered the risk of overloads.

      "We are consistently improving the architecture of the backbone network to meet current requirements. The use of the new solution allows us to build high-speed channels between key sites faster and more efficiently, forming a technological foundation for further infrastructure development. The next step will be to scale the project to other data centers across the country," said MegaFon’s Chief Technology Officer Alexey Titov.

      MegaFon’s network includes more than 115 data processing centers. Over the past two years, new data centers with the potential for further expansion have been built in Khabarovsk, Tver, Yekaterinburg, and St. Petersburg.