ADVA Optical Networking has announced that Neuf Cegetel, an alternative carrier in France, is using the ADVA Fiber Service Platform to expand its optical metro core and regional networks. The product is deployed from the access network for Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) backhaul into Neuf Cegetel’s regional links, which range in length from 50km to 500km and that can now transport data streams of up to 10Gbit/s Ethernet.