Videotron tries to one-up Bell Canada with 200 Mbps service; ACG, Infinera touts flexible modulation

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And finally ... Eve Griliches, packet optical analyst at ACG Research and Dave Welch, co-founder and executive vice president at Infinera, talk about the operational efficiency of super-channels, the benefits of flexible modulation and OTN integration. Video