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To: J.B.C. who wrote (9685)	5/13/1999 10:19:00 AM
From: Scott Ozer	Respond to of 10479

Well there might be a difference between a team working 24/7 for a time critical launch then a company testing a new device. At some point the company must make a decision. The comments were made that not one evaluator has dropped the testing of the product, as I recall.

To: J.B.C. who wrote (9685)	5/13/1999 10:36:00 AM
From: Joe Wagner	Respond to of 10479

I asked the CIENA thread how long it takes and this is one of the responses: Message 9506834 >>>Does anyone here know how the phone companies handle the approval/testing process for using new DWDM equipment from the smaller suppliers? Is it true that the procurement cycle can take a long time? Especially for smaller DWDM companies? Answer: Message 9507949 >> They will typically test it in a lab using attenuaters and such and then pick a low risk fiber route with little traffic on it and deploy it in the field for some period of time to determine it's performance with real environmental variables. Every carrier is different but the sales cycle is still on the order of 9-18 months in many cases depending on whether it's a strategic solution or a tactical one. Cheers Message 9506834

To: J.B.C. who wrote (9685)	5/20/1999 12:38:00 AM
From: David Wise	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10479

"...to qualify a critical change...". How long did it take to test and accept new seal rings after Challenger blew up? How long do they test new fuel mixers or solid rocket fuel burners? I know NASA spends years testing any new technology. GigaMux is this revolutionary for the telecommunications industry. It has to work through all components, management software, and in every environmental variable. It takes this much time in most cases. Granted, for those who are already unable to satisfy customers' demands, they may have no option but to install and trust.