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To: Gary Korn who wrote (1626)	2/27/1998 1:42:00 AM
From: blankmind	Respond to of 12623

Pirelli Announces Highest Capacity WDM System For Metropolitan And Other Short-Haul Applications PR Newswire - February 25, 1998 17:01 LEXINGTON, S.C., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Pirelli Cables and Systems North America announced today that it now offers the highest capacity wavelength division multiplexing system available for metropolitan applications. "The T-31 OMDS 1632 offers unique features that combine to provide cost- effectiveness and flexibility to meet future demand," Walter Alessandrini, president and CEO of Pirelli Cables and Systems North America, said. "We believe it is unmatched in the industry for metropolitan and other short-haul applications." "The system combines affordability and reliability, is network compatible and is designed for low maintenance," Alessandrini added. "It allows rapid service positioning, which means the customer gets a system that is up and running quickly." Pirelli will demonstrate its T-31 OMDS system during the 1998 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit in San Jose, Calif., Feb. 24-27. Pirelli will be in Booth 835. The OMDS 1632 system features a 32-channel platform that can be upgraded incrementally from 2 to 32 channels as demand for bandwidth dictates. Consequently, the OMDS 1632 gives a communications provider a system with low initial cost that can be upgraded with a short turn-up time - typically less than two days - and without the high fixed costs and service disruption normally associated with adding capacity. The system installs on Pirelli's market-proven T-31 platform. The OMDS 1632 system also has the unique capability to drop/add up to four channels, a vital feature in a system for metropolitan applications, where concentrated data streams need to be routed for high-volume users. The wavelength frequencies are on the ITU grid as referenced in ITU-T Rec .G692, which future-proofs the system for use in all-optical networks. It is compatible with OC-3 through OC-48 standards. At full capacity, the T-31 OMDS system can transmit data at a rate of 80 Gb/s over 88 kilometers without regeneration, using a combination of WDM and optical amplifier technologies. The system operates at 1530 to 1560 nanometer wavelengths, and an optical interface channel at 1310 nanometers with local craft interface allows both local and remote supervision. Pirelli Cables and Systems is a global manufacturer of communications and power cables and systems. With 15,000 employees, 51 plants, research and development centers in Italy, the United States, France, Great Britain and Brazil, and total sales of more than $3.5 billion, Pirelli ranks among the world leaders. The company is increasingly focusing its R&D and manufacturing resources and competencies on leading edge technologies, based on optical fibers and photonics for communications networks and superconductivity for power transmission. SOURCE Pirelli Cables and Systems North America /CONTACT: Lee Bussell, Pirelli Cables and Systems North America, 803-254-8158/