<< I am actually interested in companies that provide this service. I believe Sprint was one name that was going to be offering it.>>
From a recent 10K filing of MRV Corporation, NASDAQ MRVC
Optical Access Inc is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MRVC. They have filed an S-1 preparatory to a public offering, which has been delayed due to market conditions for IPOs. They currently have an installed base of over 4000 links worldwide.
<< OPTICAL ACCESS, INC.
Optical Access is an optical networking and Internet infrastructure
company that designs, manufactures and markets optical wireless products
enabling service providers to offer high-speed broadband access within the last
mile of the communications network in a cost effective and timely manner.
Optical Access' products are designed to be deployed in a switched mesh
architecture, which means that its products allow transmission of data between
any two points on the network and enable full re-routing of traffic around a
transmission link or equipment failure. In addition, its products feature a
backup wireless radio frequency option, which reduces problems associated with
adverse weather conditions. Optical Access offers the TereScope family of
products, which provide optical wireless links, and an OptiSwitch(TM) products,
which enable switching, provisioning and aggregation. All of these products can
be remotely managed through Optical Access' MegaVision network management
system. Because each of it products can perform independently, Optical Access's
customers can also purchase products separately with no performance degradation.
TereScope. TereScope products are optical wireless links that utilize
high-powered optics, which allow for high-speed, long distance optical wireless
transmission of data. By installing its TereScope products in a mesh
configuration with a minimum of two connections into each building and utilizing
Optical Access' OptiSwitch(TM) switching technology, Optical Access' products
enable full re-routing of traffic around a link or
equipment failure. Optical Access believes that its TereScope products offer one
of the first commercially available wireless optic systems with built-in auto
fallback to radio frequency links.
TereScope devices can be installed on a building's rooftop or side or in
an office behind a window rather than a radio tower. They are constructed with a
transmitter, which emits light that does not damage the human eye, and a
receiver that detects light. Optical Access offers a range of TereScope
products, the smallest of which looks like a security camera and the largest of
which is the size of a computer monitor. The products feature a number of
recently developed technologies to account for issues that have historically
limited the use of optical wireless systems, including a system that enables
them to compensate for misalignment due to building movements or interference
caused by flying objects such as birds. In addition, TereScope products feature
high power laser transmitters and large optical receivers to permit connectivity
over longer distances. The TereScope ranges in list price from approximately
$4,000 to $120,000, depending on data rate and maximum range, with an additional
$5,000 to $10,000 for a 10 megabit per second radio frequency backup.
OptiSwitch(TM). Optical Access' family of OptiSwitch(TM) products
enables a mesh architecture, bandwidth distribution, provisioning and
termination for all-IP networks. The OptiSwitch is designed to provide customer
premise connectivity to business users, smart aggregation and to enable
execution of any service level agreement by advanced features and capabilities
of traffic classification and quality of service. Direct connection of the
OptiSwitch(TM) ports to TereScope products allow service providers to offer a
complete cost-effective metropolitan solution. The system is designed to manage
optical wireless mesh topology management and subscriber management in Ethernet
broadband networks. The OptiSwitch(TM) products range in price from $1,400 to
$190,000, depending upon data rate and number of ports.
MegaVision. Optical Access' MegaVision management system provides
software based graphical network management and monitoring that is fully
integrated with its optical transmission and switching products. The MegaVision
network management system allows service providers to provision their networks
from a centralized location. With the graphical interface offered by Optical
Access, the provider receives a comprehensive view of the network as well as
fault isolation, configuration, performance and security management of the
network. >>
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