BUSINWES WIRE :ALA in BALTIMOREÿ Optical Fiber Communicat. (OFC) show: Shows new equipment
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ÿMAR 07,2000ÿÿÿÿÿÿ 7:01 PACIFICÿÿÿÿÿ 10:01 EASTERN
( BW)(MD-ALCATEL)(ALA) Alcatel To Debut Breakthrough Optical Technology
at OFC 2000; New 40Gb/sec Technology
Significantly Expands Bandwidth Capacity of Today's Optical Network
ÿÿÿÿBusiness/High-Tech Editors
ÿÿÿÿBALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000--Answering the demand for Internet-based
services and increased bandwidth, Alcatel today
demonstrated an advanced optical technology that dramatically increases the capacity of today's network.
ÿÿÿÿWith its Nx40Gb/s Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology,
being shown at the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) show,
March 7-9, Alcatel is demonstrating multi-bitrate, multi-wavelength and multi-span transmission
over a single fiber. Alcatel plans to conduct field trials,
both in the U.S. and Europe, of the technology in the second quarter of this year.
ÿÿÿÿThis Nx40Gb/s DWDM technology provides two key benefits in the optical core.ÿ
First, this advanced technology enables single-band transmission of
1.6Tb/s per fiber, a doubling of network capacity. The current benchmark for single-band transmissionÿ
is 800Gb/s per fiber. The second benefit, which can
be achieved in the future, is the optimization achievable by a fourfold increase in capacity
switched through an all-optical cross-connect (OXC), switching
wavelengths independent of bitrate.
ÿÿÿÿ"With its Nx40Gb/s innovation, Alcatel is delivering next-generation networkÿ
solutions that provide customers the capability to manage exponential
growth in broadband traffic," said Paul Harrison, vice president, Transmission andÿ
Optical Product Strategy, Alcatel. "This breakthrough technology
dramatically enhances spectral efficiency, creating greater capacity to handle the
Internet's explosive growth."
ÿÿÿÿ"We expect to see the 40Gb/s market starting its growth late 2001," said Voltaire
Cacal, a senior analyst for RHK, Inc. "It is very important for
manufacturers such as Alcatel to begin demonstrating such technological 40G/channel
DWDM capabilities as soon as possible. This will allow them to work
closely with service providers early on so that technology introduction issues may beÿ
addressed much more quickly."
ÿÿÿÿAlcatel's expertise in optical transmission, including its integrated portfolio of terrestrialÿ
and undersea networking solutions, as well as its advanced
optical components, position the company at the leading edge of the global marketplace.
Alcatel is a leading supplier of DWDM technology, and is building
more than 40 optical fiber networks worldwide. |
