"Optical: Moving Past Big Pipes"
Interactive Week (11/29/99) Vol. 6, No. 49, P. 14; McGarvey, Joe
Qwest Communications International and Williams Communications recently unveiled
plans to incorporate optical technology into their core networks. Their plans suggest
that the carriers see optical networking technology as more than a tool for
expanding bandwidth capacities. Williams has formed a four-year, $400 million
contract with Sycamore Networks, which supplies optical networking equipment.
Williams announced that it also will test Corvis' optical transmission technology.
Corvis' CorWave technology is meant to boost the power of an optical signal moving
along a network backbone. Qwest is also considering Corvis' gear. Further, Qwest,
which recently revealed plans to deploy a completely optical backbone, will
collaborate with Lucent Technologies, Nortel Networks, Qtera, and Siara Systems. |
