<<Good news for Zuma, yes?>>
Yes. But also good news for LMNE, which supplies the 10GE technology to Extreme
See this PR from April
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APRIL 11
MRV Communications Announces Agreement with EXTREME NETWORKS to Supply Next Generation Fiber Optic Technology CWDM Key Component for Extreme’s Push into Metropolitan Area Networks and Service Provider Markets
Chatsworth, Calif.-- April 11, 2000-- MRV Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading supplier of fiber optic components for the telecom, datacom and wireless industries, announced today an agreement to supply Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR) with its eight-channel, Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) technology to be used with Extreme’s family of advanced modular switching solutions.
Extreme Networks will incorporate MRV's CWDM technology to deliver an aggregate 10 gigabit bandwidth enabling better performance at a lower price by utilizing eight channels
of Gigabit Ethernet data streams over one fiber. Service provider customers will benefit by enabling the delivery of more services and service provisioning over a single fiber without having to invest in additional fiber infrastructure.
Ken Ahmad, General Manager, Optical Access Division commented: "MRV's CWDM technology is a lower cost, yet more reliable alternative to Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) providing eight times the effective bandwidth of a single full duplex Gigabit Ethernet channel over fiber. With higher capacity per fiber and transmission distances in excess of 40 km, Extreme Networks’ high-speed switches offer high performance for Wide Area Networks (WANs) and Metropolitan Networks (MANs) applications at a lower installed cost."
“MRV’s CWDM technology is a key factor in how Extreme will penetrate new market initiatives including metropolitan area networks and service provider markets,” said George Prodan, vice president of worldwide marketing. “Extreme will incorporate this technology across its BlackDiamond product line enabling customers to increase capacity on a single fiber by a factor of eight.”
About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks is a leading provider of high-performance, multilayer network solutions designed for the Internet economy. The Company's family of Summit and BlackDiamond
switching solutions are built on a unique combination of ExtremeWare™ software and an ASIC-based common architecture that enables service providers, e-businesses and enterprises to expand their businesses and be more competitive by speeding traffic through a simplified, super scalable network infrastructure. Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., Extreme Networks distributes its solutions in more than 40 countries through authorized resellers. For more information, visit extremeneworks.com.
About MRV Communications
MRV Communications, Inc. is a world class leader in optical network components and systems. The company has leveraged its early leadership in fiber optic transmission into a well-focused range of solutions, integrating switching, routing, access servers and optical transmission systems. As the Internet evolves into a single global communication network, MRV has launched the development of new technologies to drive the next generation infrastructures. Such developments encompass optical access systems, subscribers' management systems and Linux-based solutions.
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MRV Communications, Inc.
and this PR from March
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MARCH 30, 2000
MRV is First to Unveil 10Gb/s Transceiver Module Using Coarse WDM Technology
Chatsworth, Calif.-- March 30, 2000-- MRV Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRVC), a leading supplier of fiber optic components for the infrastructure of the internet, today announced that it has begun manufacturing its Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) transceivers for metro and regional networks. This is the first 10Gb/s transceiver module in the industry using CWDM technology, with distance support up to 50km.
This new optical 4xtransceiver line is offered at speeds of 4xOC12, 4xGigabit Ethernet or 4xOC48 and 1xOC-192 with distances up to 80km, 65km, and 50km respectively. The transceivers transmit four channels using four wavelengths in the 1.5mm low loss fiber window.
The utilization of CWDM transceivers in regional networks is being pioneered by MRV. The new devices use active laser components fabricated in MRV's Chatsworth facility, and passive multiplexing components fabricated by MRV's most recent acquisition, Fiber Optic Communications, Inc. (FOCI).
Ken Ahmad, general manager of MRV's optics division, commented: "Together with FOCI, we now have the ability to produce breakthrough hybrid products based on integrated active and passive components. The 10Gb/s optical transceiver is just the first fruit of the new optical MRV. It absolutely validates our leadership in optical transceivers."
Steve Lin, president of FOCI, commented: “The merger with the Optical Access division of MRV provides FOCI with exciting new opportunities to develop highly integrated active and passive solutions. Given our capacity increase, we can certainly accommodate the needs of leading edge customers who will use this product in regional networks.”
Mark Heimbuch, chief technology officer of MRV optics commented: "By using CWDM, multiple wavelengths transmission eliminates the distance limitation imposed on high bit rate optical transmission. This technology brings the benefit afforded until now only to long-haul carrier backbones, to the regional and metropolitan networks. Time to market for next generation transceivers can be significantly reduced when the new transceiver is used."
These CWDM transceivers will be used in high-speed connections of ATM switches and IP routers. In addition, they can solve fiber exhaust problems by concentrating traffic using WDM technology. Where fiber availability is limited, a four times increase can provide the necessary bandwidth.
The CWDM transceiver modules will be available beginning in the second quarter of 2000.
About MRV Communications
MRV Communications, Inc. is a world class leader in optical network components and systems. The company has leveraged its early leadership in fiber optic transmission into a well-focused range of solutions, integrating switching, routing, access servers and optical transmission systems. As the Internet evolves into a single global communication network, MRV has launched the development of new technologies to drive the next generation infrastructures. Such developments encompass optical access systems, subscribers' management systems and Linux-based solutions. MRV has initiated and funded cutting edge start-up companies including Zaffire, Inc. (formerly known as New Access Communications), mrv.com.
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