Alcatel's DWDM Address Underserved Metro Market
BusinessWire, Monday, September 14, 1998 at 09:07
ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 14, 1998--Capitalizing on
its DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) metro innovations,
Alcatel is introducing its OPTINEX(TM) 1640 LXT (Local Exchange
Terminal) September 14-16, 1998 at the 1998 National Fiber Optics
Engineers Conference (NFOEC) in Orlando.
"Although the metro market has been slow to adopt DWDM, we
believe 1999 will be the start of a tremendous market upswing," Ken
Lewis, Senior Vice President of Alcatel USA's transmission division.
"Alcatel is leveraging our understanding of the long-haul and metro
markets to help carriers prepare for new wavelength-based services."
In fact, the OPTINEX 1640 LXT is based on the same platform as
Alcatel's OPTINEX(TM) 1640 OADM used for long haul applications. Using
the same platform offers two major advantages. First, as the
distinction between short and long haul carriers is fading and
carriers are benefiting from a product family that offers a common
platform. Second, amplifiers from the OPTINEX 1640 OADM can be
implemented on the OPTINEX 1640 LXT to solve high fiber loss
challenges. This feature is especially important for carriers like
incumbent local exchange carriers that use mature standard single mode
fibers.
The OPTINEX 1640 LXT is Alcatel's DWDM product that has been cost
optimized for the metro market. The span distance in the metro market
is typically 65 Km or shorter, providing multiple opportunities for
cost reduction. The product eliminates amplifiers for short span small
loss scenarios, lower cost modulation techniques are used, lower power
consumption is achieved and it supports a smaller footprint.
Along with reducing costs, the OPTINEX 1640 LXT will enable
carriers to more easily migrate to the optical layer. The product's
bit rate independent transponders will support services like ATM, IP,
and frame relay directly across the DWDM system. The OPTINEX 1640
LXT's optical ring switch will operate essentially like existing SONET
rings and automatically reroute bandwidth. With optical rings, though,
switching will occur at the optical layer and route around fiber cuts
and across network failures.
As the optical layer evolves, Alcatel's OPTINEX product line
fosters economically-streamlined networks and a greater range of
services.
A world leader in telecommunications systems and equipment, as
well as related cables and components activities, Alcatel operates in
over 130 countries. Alcatel provides complete solutions and services
to operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers, ranging
from backbone networks to user terminals. For more information, visit
Alcatel on Internet: alcatel.com or the US web site at
www.usa.alcatel.com.
Contact for Alcatel Investor Relations (Paris): Charlotte
LAURENT-OTTOMANE, (33.1) 40 76 13 30 or ottomane@ahqps.alcatel.fr
(Fax): (33.1) 40 76 14 05 -- UK media contact: Barrington Lloyd
International, tel. +44 (0) 1799 506 187 or barry.lloyd@bli.co.uk.
CONTACT: Amy Morenz, 972/996-7896
Internet: Amy_P_Morenz@aud.alcatel.com
KEYWORD: FLORIDA
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