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Infinera completed a trial of the new 500G PIC in its ILS WDM line system carrying 10G and 100G channels simultaneously over an XO route of 1,348 km, proving that it could leverage its shuttered 400G PIC development to jump-start its new program.
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Mobile backhaul networks are almost up to the challenges posed by new mobile broadband services and the reality of LTE actually being here… if you count the early adopters and multiple ongoing trials occurring around the world.
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The next-gen multiservice WDM transport market, beyond increasing capacity and adding packet switching, is working out which functions are best provided in a single converged platform and which are best served by separate, specialized elements.
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Ericsson’s messaging to the analyst community centered on mobile broadband, a market opportunity “blessed” by tremendous traffic, ARPU and subscriber growth. How strongly is Ericsson positioned to benefit from this potential growth engine?
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Alcatel-Lucent announced its first Converged Backbone Transport (CBT) deployment with Mostelecom. The solution includes new 7750 SR and 1830 PSS platforms plus professional services, with few details on how the IP/optical domains are integrated.
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AT&T launched its Domain Supplier program last September, slowly revealing vendors to support specific parts of its network. The most recent nod came in the IP/MPLS/Ethernet/ Evolved Packet Core domain. The winners were announced, but the losers…?
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BTI is expanding into the metro edge with its 7200 MSP. The product offers high 10G port and overall capacity and shares modules and network management with all of BTI’s portfolio. However, it lacks T1/T3 and full metro optical networking support.
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Alcatel-Lucent and Ixia announced that Isocore tested and verified 100 Gigabit Ethernet on the 7750 SR to demonstrate the ability to support service deployments; results show it’s ready to support a broad range of L2 and L3 business services.
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Over the past six years, Exalt has managed to ramp up its momentum – claiming 800+ customers based on the EX series and Extend Air platforms. As it grows and evolves, the added capacity of the ExploreAir platform is a logical addition.
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ECI launched 1Net for wireless backhaul, complete with new cell site and multiservice routers, microwave radios, Hybrid+ optical, and a customer endorsement. It should resonate well with operators as they evolve toward delivering 4G/LTE services.
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ECI launched 1Net for wireless backhaul, complete with new cell site and multiservice routers, microwave radios, Hybrid+ optical, and a customer endorsement. It should resonate well with operators as they evolve toward delivering 4G/LTE services.
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ADVA has been selected to join in the C-3PO project to develop transceivers with low power consumption, size and cost and potentially provides the ADVA a 100G transport capability. But benefits are three years out, and success is not assured.
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ZTE announced its ZXONE 8000 series OTN system, which combines 3.2 Tbps of switching with transport and Layer 2 switching, enabling it to address the core market. Still, without details and availability, questions remain about its market-readiness.
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ADVA announced a $3.0 million investment by Juniper for 1.2% of the company. ADVA will enjoy continued independence and the companies will evaluate joint marketing and sales, but any joint IP/optical integration development remains undetermined.
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Alcatel-Lucent announced that Verizon has completed a 100G Ethernet field trial using its 7450 Ethernet Service Switch to support switched Ethernet services (SES) over its Dallas, Texas area metro network, leaving 40G technology in the dust.
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While last week’s optical infrastructure vendor announcements came from separate European WDM Conference, CommunicAsia and unassociated sources, the trend was packet-optical transport provided with enhancements of existing platforms.
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Huawei launched its OSN8800 T16 as a metro DWDM system, providing high-capacity OTN switching and packet switching and offering operators a multi-reach option. Its availability is unknown, as is the status of Huawei’s OSN6800 DWDM platform.
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Transmode introduced its new integrated Layer 2 Ethernet products, the EMXP II and two- and five-port EDUs (now shipping). Still, the focus was on the benefits of native packet optical transport, since the vendor already provides similar products.
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NSN announced a new IP-based mobile backhaul solution to address the capacity demands of smart devices. NSN has integrated its FlexiPacket Microwave portfolio with Cisco’s MWR 2941 cell site router to boost mobile backhaul capacity.
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NSN announced the creation of a P-OTS solution with massive capacity (up to 24 Tbps) on its hiT 7300 DWDM platform. However, the announcement’s lack of details raises questions of market readiness and the product’s fit with the Juniper JV.
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Alcatel-Lucent is touting the most advanced 100G on the market. While some might consider its comparisons with Ciena to be splitting hairs, the implication for ALU’s HLN concept – and its customers – is nonetheless appealing.
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Brocade announces new high density 10GigE line cards for its NetIron MLX – doubling support to 256 line speed ports per rack. A full featured version will be available in May 2010, for around $40,000, supporting multi-VRF, MPLS/VPLS and IPv6.
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Ciena announced its new CN 5150 Service Aggregation Switch, a highly scalable Ethernet service delivery platform that provides deterministic Ethernet services capable of operating in harsh environments; a logical extension of its CESD portfolio.
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Huawei demonstrated its SingleBackbone solution to industry analysts, showing the benefits of greater IP and OTN synergy; however, it may take operators time to endorse fully automated operation between the two domains.
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Infinera announced a plan to deliver a PIC-based coherent 100G LH/ULH DWDM system in 2012. The company also plans to add coherent 40G to its DTN in 2011. However, this comes at the cost of its 400G PIC program. Can it deliver on the 500G PIC?
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Cisco spent day one of its optical customer event talking up its commitment to optics, then began day two by announcing the CoreOptics purchase. Mission accomplished-now it must deliver on a long list of ambitious product development initiatives.
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Juniper announced the addition of virtual chassis support to its MX 3D Series Universal Edge routers. Virtual chassis support, a component of its new data center strategy, helps to ease deployment and management complexity at the service provider edge.
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Multiservice edge routers have anchored service provider networks for years; today, they are joined by carrier Ethernet service routers to meet massive scale and services growth, but they are not waning in overall importance.
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Ciena integrated its acquired 40G coherent technology on CN 4200 and CoreStream, displaying ability to leverage the Nortel technology and confirming continued legacy product support. However, questions about CoreStream management upgrade raised.
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Huawei held its annual Global Analyst Conference towards the end of April in Shenzhen. The company’s data product offers have come a long way toward supporting its “Beyond” vision; however, it is not alone and success will depend on execution.
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ADVA announced the confirmation of its 80% latency improvement for optical transport. This sounds great, but questions abound regarding what comparison was used, just what was optimized, and how the results were confirmed.
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Extreme launched Ridgeline, its answer to rising service level complexity faced by service providers as they scale their Ethernet networks to meet growing bandwidth and service quality metrics. However, will it garner new business for the company?
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Huawei held its annual Global Analyst Conference towards the end of April in Shenzhen. While the company’s messaging continues to mature, it still managed to surprise with its take on the application market and new strategies in the enterprise.
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ZTE held its sixth annual Global Analyst Conference towards the end of April. While it remedied a lack of focus on solution messaging which dogged it last year, it still needs to back up product and solution claims with mature market proof points.
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AT&T announces the selection of Ciena as a Domain Supplier for optical and transport equipment. MEN asset acquisition appears validated, and AT&T is apparently interested in the CN 5400. Now Ciena must manage OME 6500 and CN 5400 together.
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Force10 has set a stake in the ground regarding its 40GbE switch and router strategy. The company is positioning 40GbE as a much more economical way (compared to 100GbE) to upgrade from 10GbE.
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Juniper is jumping into video with its Ankeena acquisition, bolstering its longer-term competitiveness vs. Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco, although the benefits will not fully be realized until Ankeena’s technology is integrated into Juniper’s routers.
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NSN introduced its OTN Switch at OFC 2010, offering 20 Tbps capacity, multi-service support and possibly 100G interfaces. However, the announcement’s lack of details raises questions of market readiness and the product’s fit with the Juniper JV.
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Carrier Ethernet routers and switches carry the bulk of today’s emerging broadband traffic; they have gained scale and service awareness and are taking on new applications such as mobile packet core support. 100GigE has also reached the edge.
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Ciena came to OFC with the Nortel purchase signed, sealed, and delivered. While the company seems to have moved quickly sorting out its fundamental organizational issues, some notable product de-emphasis could leave Ciena customers nervous.
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Last year, Alcatel-Lucent announced a new EPC solution built on its 7750 Service Router. Now, it has expanded the solution with 2G/3G and new service support. Fighting entrenched players, it must still prove its mettle with commercial references.
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Cisco launched its next-generation Carrier Routing System, the CRS-3, as the foundation for future Internet applications. Enhancements include threefold capacity increases and the intelligence to support robust cloud and video services.
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Cisco launched its next-generation Carrier Routing System, the CRS-3, as the foundation for future Internet applications. Enhancements include threefold capacity increases and the intelligence to support robust cloud and video services.
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