MTEX) B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
NEW YORK (Nov. 3) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 3, 1998-- Patented technology
demonstrates transmission rate of more than 90 gigabits/sec. over 100
kilometers of fiber without amplification,
using a single wavelength
A significant breakthrough was announced today in telecommunications
which is expected to have immediate impact on the industry and
businesses which depend on fiber networks for their communications.
A newly patented technology was unveiled that exponentially increases
the amount of information that can be carried along a single strand of
fiber optic cable using a single wavelength of light. SilkRoad, Inc.,
the developers of the technology, anticipates numerous applications for
telecommunications network operating companies and many industries that
transmit large amounts of data through these networks. (Editors' note:
Please see related 11/3/98 releases regarding the unveiling of
SilkRoad's technology.)
The new technology, called SilkRoad Refractive Synchronization
Communication (SRSC(R)), has been proven to convey as much as 200
(COMTEX) B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
NEW YORK (Nov. 3) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 3, 1998-- Patented technology
demonstrates transmission rate of more than 90 gigabits/sec. over 100
kilometers of fiber without amplification,
using a single wavelength
A significant breakthrough was announced today in telecommunications
which is expected to have immediate impact on the industry and
businesses which depend on fiber networks for their communications.
A newly patented technology was unveiled that exponentially increases
the amount of information that can be carried along a single strand of
fiber optic cable using a single wavelength of light. SilkRoad, Inc.,
the developers of the technology, anticipates numerous applications for
telecommunications network operating companies and many industries that
transmit large amounts of data through these networks. (Editors' note:
Please see related 11/3/98 releases regarding the unveiling of
SilkRoad's technology.)
The new technology, called SilkRoad Refractive Synchronization
Communication (SRSC(R)), has been proven to convey as much as 200
(COMTEX) B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
NEW YORK (Nov. 3) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 3, 1998-- Patented technology
demonstrates transmission rate of more than 90 gigabits/sec. over 100
kilometers of fiber without amplification,
using a single wavelength
A significant breakthrough was announced today in telecommunications
which is expected to have immediate impact on the industry and
businesses which depend on fiber networks for their communications.
A newly patented technology was unveiled that exponentially increases
the amount of information that can be carried along a single strand of
fiber optic cable using a single wavelength of light. SilkRoad, Inc.,
the developers of the technology, anticipates numerous applications for
telecommunications network operating companies and many industries that
transmit large amounts of data through these networks. (Editors' note:
Please see related 11/3/98 releases regarding the unveiling of
SilkRoad's technology.)
The new technology, called SilkRoad Refractive Synchronization
Communication (SRSC(R)), has been proven to convey as much as 200
(COMTEX) B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
NEW YORK (Nov. 3) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 3, 1998-- Patented technology
demonstrates transmission rate of more than 90 gigabits/sec. over 100
kilometers of fiber without amplification,
using a single wavelength
A significant breakthrough was announced today in telecommunications
which is expected to have immediate impact on the industry and
businesses which depend on fiber networks for their communications.
A newly patented technology was unveiled that exponentially increases
the amount of information that can be carried along a single strand of
fiber optic cable using a single wavelength of light. SilkRoad, Inc.,
the developers of the technology, anticipates numerous applications for
telecommunications network operating companies and many industries that
transmit large amounts of data through these networks. (Editors' note:
Please see related 11/3/98 releases regarding the unveiling of
SilkRoad's technology.)
The new technology, called SilkRoad Refractive Synchronization
Communication (SRSC(R)), has been proven to convey as much as 200
(COMTEX) B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
B: Scientific Breakthrough Announced in Fiber Optics
NEW YORK (Nov. 3) BUSINESS WIRE -Nov. 3, 1998-- Patented technology
demonstrates transmission rate of more than 90 gigabits/sec. over 100
kilometers of fiber without amplification,
using a single wavelength
A significant breakthrough was announced today in telecommunications
which is expected to have immediate impact on the industry and
businesses which depend on fiber networks for their communications.
A newly patented technology was unveiled that exponentially increases
the amount of information that can be carried along a single strand of
fiber optic cable using a single wavelength of light. SilkRoad, Inc.,
the developers of the technology, anticipates numerous applications for
telecommunications network operating companies and many industries that
transmit large amounts of data through these networks. (Editors' note:
Please see related 11/3/98 releases regarding the unveiling of
SilkRoad's technology.)
The new technology, called SilkRoad Refractive Synchronization
Communication (SRSC(R)), has been proven to convey as much as 200
gigabits (10(9)) per second of information through a fiber optic cable
and has the potential to transmit at 10 terabits (10(12)) per second,
the capacity limit of the fiber cable itself.
SilkRoad President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin C. Doria, today
unveiled the technology to business executives, analysts and the media
in New York City. In a dramatic demonstration, 840 channels of
satellite programming were transmitted 100 kilometers over a fiber
optic cable at 93 gigabits per second using only a single laser.
"The Information Age has provided us with numerous, wonderful
technologies, including the Internet and video conferencing, but also
presents the world with great difficulties in accessing that
information," said Mr. Doria. "Today our technology speaks for itself.
The SilkRoad Solution significantly transcends conventional concepts of
information technology to achieve real time interactive
communications."
Current technologies, such as Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM),
are able to transmit information at a rate of as much as 40 gigabits
per second, but do so through a complex process using multiple
wavelengths that requires many expensive lasers and other equipment to
generate the signals and keep them stable over long distances. The
commercial application of such technologies has been questioned due to
the inherent costs associated with procuring and operating such
expensive infrastructure equipment.
SilkRoad's SRSC technology was developed by the Company's Chairman and
Chief Technical Officer, Dr. James R. Palmer, JD, PhD. The U.S Patent
Office confirmed acceptance on October 6, 1998 of SilkRoad's initial
application covering 52 claims. Additional patents are pending.
SilkRoad's technology addresses the most fundamental challenges
associated with today's need for more bandwidth. Four guiding
principles, Bandwidth, Accessibility, Scalability and Simplicity
(BASS), drive this solution: - Bandwidth: SilkRoad's proprietary
transmitter/receiver has the potential to transmit up to the
theoretical limit of the fiber-carrying capacity -- 10 terabits/sec. of
information of voice, video and data, bi-directionally on a single
wavelength. - Accessibility: SilkRoad's technology allows networks
to access, retrieve and add/drop data from the fiber-optic network
seamlessly without disturbing other transmissions, maintaining the
necessary performance monitoring and protection capabilities required
in a mission-critical network. - Scalability: SilkRoad's solution
is scalable. The technology will support and form the basis for the
entire communications network infrastructure--from the long-distance
backbone and Internet providers all the way to the individual user's
desktop computer or interactive set-top environment. - Simplicity:
Current technologies such as wavelength division multiplexing use
multiple lasers and wavelengths per strand of fiber, SilkRoad's SRSC
uses only one laser. WDM's 16 lasers combined have been proven to
transmit at an upper limit of 40 gigabits/second, over a distance of 40
to 60 miles on fiber optic cable without amplification. SilkRoad's
current technology can transmit up to 200 gigabits/second as far as 200
miles on a single wavelength on the same fiber cable.
SilkRoad's first products will be available next year, engineered for
long haul and metropolitan telecommunications networks and plans to
introduce local area network (LAN) products in late 1999. The company
is in discussion with a number of leading corporations who will benefit
from dramatically increased bandwidth.
SilkRoad, Inc. was established in November 1996 by Kevin C. Doria and
Dr. James Palmer. Their vision was to create a company that could meet
the demands of the telecommunications industry for greater voice, video
and data transmission capacity. In September 1998, the Company expanded
to its current offices and laboratories at a 30,000 square foot
facility in San Diego, where it engages in research and development,
sales and marketing. SilkRoad, Inc. is a privately held company. Please
visit the SilkRoad web site at silkroadcorp.com.
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CONTACT: Burston-Marseteller, Liza Cannon
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liza_cannon@bm.com
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Current technologies such as wavelength division multiplexing use
multiple lasers and wavelengths per strand of fiber, SilkRoad's SRSC
uses only one laser. WDM's 16 lasers combined have been proven to
transmit at an upper limit of 40 gigabits/second, over a distance of 40
to 60 miles on fiber optic cable without amplification. SilkRoad's
current technology can transmit up to 200 gigabits/second as far as 200
miles on a single wavelength on the same fiber cable.
SilkRoad's first products will be available next year, engineered for
long haul and metropolitan telecommunications networks and plans to
introduce local area network (LAN) products in late 1999. The company
is in discussion with a number of leading corporations who will benefit
from dramatically increased bandwidth.
SilkRoad, Inc. was established in November 1996 by Kevin C. Doria and
Dr. James Palmer. Their vision was to create a company that could meet
the demands of the telecommunications industry for greater voice, video
and data transmission capacity. In September 1998, the Company expanded
to its current offices and laboratories at a 30,000 square foot
facility in San Diego, where it engages in research and development,
sales and marketing. SilkRoad, Inc. is a privately held company. Please
visit the SilkRoad web site at silkroadcorp.com.
-0- ks/ny* MEM
CONTACT: Burston-Marseteller, Liza Cannon
on behalf of
SilkRoad, Inc.
310/226-3065
liza_cannon@bm.com
KEYWORD: NEW YORK CALIFORNIA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRODUCT Today's News On The
Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet
with Hyperlinks to your home page.
URL: businesswire.com
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