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To: Tunica Albuginea who wrote (1405)	3/7/2000 9:24:00 AM
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ALCATEL TO DEBUT BREAKTHROUGH OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY AT OFC 2000 alcatel.com ÿNew 40Gb/sec Technology Significantly Expands Bandwidth Capacity of Today's Optical Network ÿBaltimore, March 7, 2000 - Answering the demand for Internet-based services andÿ increased bandwidth, Alcatel today demonstrated an ÿadvanced optical technology that dramatically increases the capacity of today's network. ÿWith its Nx40Gb/s Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, being shown at the Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) show, ÿMarch 7-9, Alcatel is demonstrating multi-bitrate, multi-wavelength and multi-spanÿ transmission over a single fiber. Alcatel plans to conduct field ÿtrials, both in the U.S. and Europe, of the technology in the second quarter of this year.ÿ ÿThis Nx40Gb/s DWDM technology provides two key benefits in the optical core. First, this advanced technology enables single-band ÿtransmission of 1.6Tb/s per fiber, a doubling of network capacity. The current benchmarkÿ for single-band transmission is 800Gb/s per fiber. The ÿsecond benefit, which can be achieved in the future, is the optimization achievable by aÿ fourfold increase in capacity switched through an ÿall-optical cross-connect (OXC), switching wavelengths independent of bitrate.ÿ ÿ"With its Nx40Gb/s innovation, Alcatel is delivering next-generation network solutionsÿ that provide customers the capability to manage ÿexponential growth in broadband traffic," said Paul Harrison, vice president, Transmission and Optical Product Strategy, Alcatel. "This ÿbreakthrough technology dramatically enhances spectral efficiency, creating greaterÿ capacity to handle the Internet's explosive growth." ÿ"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 ÿmanufacturers such as Alcatel to begin demonstrating such technological 40G/channel DWDM capabilities as soon as possible. This will ÿallow them to work closely with service providers early on so that technology introductionÿ issues may be addressed much more quickly." ÿAlcatel's expertise in optical transmission, including its integrated portfolio of terrestrial and undersea networking solutions, as well as its ÿadvanced optical components, position the company at the leading edge of the global marketplace.ÿ Alcatel is a leading supplier of DWDM ÿtechnology, and is building more than 40 optical fiber networks worldwide. ÿAbout Alcatel ÿAlcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and dataÿ communications solutions to established and new ÿcarriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 120,000 employees andÿ sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in ÿmore than 130 countries.ÿ