10-Gigabit Ethernet Proposed as MAN Solution; Lantern Communications Presents at Next Generation Network Ventures.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 2000
Ethernet, the dominant networking technology in Local Area Networks (LAN) worldwide, is now being proposed for use in Metropolitan Area Networks (MAN) by Lantern Communications. In the past 25 years Ethernet has emerged as the leading protocol for business networks worldwide. With the development of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard, Ethernet now becomes the most scalable networking technology ever created. Market forecasts by the Dell'Oro Group project the 10-Gigabit Ethernet market to exceed $1 Billion by 2004.
ah, the old "hockey stick" curve fitting exercise!
Now with products from Lantern Communications, Ethernet is poised to become a leading MAN protocol as well. "Ethernet is often overlooked in the MAN because it lacks the strict Quality of Service and resiliency associated with networks based on the Synchronous Optical Network/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SONET/SDH) standard, the dominant MAN protocol. The Lantern architecture addresses these issues, combining the strengths of Ethernet and SONET/SDH to realize a true convergence of LAN and MAN technologies," said Nasser Hiekali, CEO of Lantern Communications.
As an active member of the IEEE standards body responsible for the development of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet standard and charter member of the 10-Gigabit Ethernet Alliance, Lantern is leading the way in the development of 10-Gigabit Ethernet solutions for the MAN. Lantern will present its metropolitan Ethernet vision at Next Generation Network Ventures, a leading networking industry event this month in Burlingame, CA. NGN Ventures presents some of the world's leading technologies, companies and people in an event designed to offer insight into the future of data networking. The Lantern solution dramatically reduces the cost of implementing broadband optical access networks. The Ethernet-based infrastructure will enable network operators to introduce multi-megabit access services at a fraction of the cost of alternative technologies.
About Lantern Communications
Lantern Communications builds optical access solutions for operators of metropolitan area networks. Based in Silicon Valley, the Lantern team is leveraging the latest in ASIC design, optics and Ethernet technologies to build an edge infrastructure for the new public Internet. The Lantern architecture allows service providers to rapidly and inexpensively provision broadband Ethernet access in metropolitan networks. For more information see www.lanterncom.com |
