Finland's Lounea Reshapes Network Experience Through Ultra-Broadband Converged Architecture

Amid the global wave of AI-driven digital transformation, Finland-based Lounea is accelerating the deployment of its nationwide network infrastructure. At the Huawei Network Summit 2025 (Europe), Lounea CTO Riku Päärni delivered a keynote speech titled "Xinghe Intelligent WAN: Reshaping Network Experiences in the Digital Era." 

In his address, Päärni unveiled Lounea's latest network upgrade initiatives, which enable seamless evolution from 100G to 400G, with a future roadmap toward 800G. These advancements are set to inject fresh momentum into Finland's digital economy.

Riku Päärni, CTO of Lounea, delivers a speech

Lounea's vision and mission

Since becoming one of the first companies in Finland to deploy FTTH in 2007, Lounea has consistently remained at the forefront of technological innovation. From launching 1G services in 2012 and upgrading to 10G bandwidth in 2021, to introducing 50G PON in 2023 and deploying 100G B2B services this year, the company has continually upgraded its network capabilities. Lounea is committed to its vision of becoming "Finland's largest fiber-optic provider."

Riku stated that Lounea's mission is to transform how society operates in the digital age. From the World Wide Web of Web 1.0, through the social media-driven era of Web 2.0, and now into Web 3.0, emerging applications such as AR/VR, the metaverse, and AI models are placing higher demands on networks. Lounea is actively building the infrastructure to power tomorrow's innovative applications.

Infrastructure challenges: Delivering end-to-end communication solutions

As Lounea's business expands rapidly, the company is facing new challenges. In 2024, Lounea completed 30 network integrations, underscoring the urgent need to upgrade to a next-generation network. The company faces two major challenges:

1. Transitioning from regional to nationwide networks while constructing and upgrading long-distance, ultra-broadband bearer networks at optimal costs to deliver comprehensive end-to-end communication solutions.

2. Extending 400G high-bandwidth access to edge nodes to support increasingly diverse service access needs.

Xinghe Intelligent WAN: Helping Lounea build a next-generation ultra-broadband converged network

Huawei's Xinghe Intelligent WAN Solution equips Lounea with critical technologies such as multi-service convergence, high-density ports, and ultra-broadband 400G. These capabilities help Lounea reduce network construction costs and achieve optimal TCO.

1.      Ultra-compact, high-density ports

The design meets Lounea's multi-service access requirements. For example, a single F2C supports up to 72 ports of 100G, offering the highest port density among comparable products. Built on Huawei's unified software and hardware platform, services can be deployed between devices within minutes, boosting provisioning efficiency by over 80%.

2.      Flexible 400G scaling and simplified ultra-broadband architecture

This architecture supports the rollout of new ToB private line services and enables smooth evolution to 800G, effectively meeting network bandwidth demands over the next 5 to 10 years.

Looking Ahead: Building Finland's digital nerve center

As digitalization accelerates across industries, Lounea's ultra-broadband network is emerging as the backbone of Finland's digital economy. Riku Päärni noted that the company's mission extends beyond merely providing connectivity; it is actively shaping the digital ecosystem of the future. He emphasized that each technological upgrade represents a solid step forward in advancing society's digital transformation.

Learn more about Huawei's Xinghe Intelligent Network.

• Education and Healthcare: Building an Intelligent Future with AI-Powered Networks
• Huawei Network Summit 2025: Unveiling the Updraded Xinghe Intelligent Campus

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