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ADVA
Optical Networking’s FSP 3000 Positions Cross Telephone For
Profitable Growth In Business, Residential And Wholesale Services
Other Topics: Digital
Broadcasting Sync Source, IP
Based TV Systems
ADVA Optical Networking
November 14, 2007
Upgrade to 10Gbit/s DWDM backbone delivers Oklahoma service
provider enhanced degrees of power and flexibility to profitably
expand offerings
Mahwah, NJ & Martinsried/Munich, Germany -- ADVA Optical Networking
today announced Cross Telephone Company has deployed the Fiber
Service Platform (FSP) 3000RE to modernize its network backbone for
profitable growth in services to business and residential users, as
well as other service providers. The FSP 3000RE is currently
delivering 10Gbit/s for the nearly 100-year-old Oklahoma provider’s
voice, data, video and wholesale services. Maximum scalability for
the FSP 3000RE is up to 40Gbit/s on each of 40 wavelengths, or
1.6Tbit/s. |
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“ADVA Optical Networking’s solution
substantially enhances our competitive positioning and long-term
profitability,” said David Wright, Cross Telephone general manager.
“In upgrading our core network from ATM (asynchronous transfer mode)
to 10Gbit/s DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing), we now
have the flexibility and scalability to deliver new
bandwidth-intensive services to end users and to other service
providers on a wholesale basis. The FSP 3000RE provides us a robust
and simple platform to cost-effectively overlay additional services
on existing infrastructure. It also allows us to implement
Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) functionality in
the future to dynamically switch traffic as needs arise.”
Cross Telephone deployed FSP 3000RE platforms at its 14 central
offices linked along three optical-fiber network rings across nearly
300km. ADVA Optical Networking’s solution is able to support all of
Cross Telephone’s multi-protocol service traffic at native speeds,
without the need for in-line amplification of the optical signals
between any two central offices.
“Cross Telephone has been locally owned since its founding in 1911,
so this is obviously a company that understands the long-term needs
of its customers,” said Brian P. McCann, chief marketing and
strategy officer with ADVA Optical Networking. “The company’s
digital television and high-speed Internet services have been
well-received, and the new opportunities for wholesaling individual
wavelengths, Gigabit Ethernet and SONET (Synchronous Optical
Network) services are exciting. Cross Telephone knew the time was
right to upgrade its network and we are pleased that our solution
provided the most powerful, flexible foundation for continued,
profitable growth.”
The ADVA FSP 3000RE is a cost-effective, dynamic optical transport
platform that provides a multitude of service interfaces for central
offices, customer premises, co-location and carrier hotel
applications.
Using Raman amplification, the FSP 3000RE can also support regional
networks, where reach requirements can be up to 2,000km and spans
can reach 160km. The FSP 3000RE provides a versatile, cost-effective
and compact platform for access, metro and regional applications.
Wavelengths can be selectively configured at any node, with
Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) or with fixed
OADM filters, delivering an assortment of transparent,
protocol-independent or aggregated services. Extensive monitoring
and control are delivered via the RAYcontrol® GMPLS-based control
plane.
About ADVA Optical Networking
ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is at the forefront of providing
Optical+Ethernet solutions that advance next-generation networks for
data, storage, voice and video services. Our company’s strength
comes from passionate and dedicated employees, all sharing a common
vision: a fast, customized response to customers’ ever-changing
needs. Our innovative Fiber Service Platform (FSP) and strong
customer focus provide carriers and enterprises the ability to scale
their networks and deliver intelligent, competitive new services.
ADVA Optical Networking’s solutions have been deployed at more than
200 carriers and 10,000 enterprises around the world. For further
information about ADVA Optical Networking: www.advaoptical.com.
About Cross Telephone
Cross Telephone Company is a locally owned and operated local
exchange carrier providing state-of-the-art telecommunications
services to over 10,000 rural residential and business customers in
Southeast Oklahoma.
Our vision is to build connected communities and the execution of
that vision begins with understanding our customer's technology
needs and is exemplified in our unwavering commitment and support
for our customers.
Our pride is in our people, our network and our service - which is
second to none.
Since 1911 Cross Telephone has provided traditional local telephone
service and class features to our customers, and in the latter
decade we have expanded our offering to include High Speed Internet
Services, Commercial and Residential VoIP Services, and a variety of
IP Video Entertainment Services delivered over copper, fiber and
wireless network facilities; all of which, are available to over 85%
of our customers.
Our access services are supported over what we feel is one of the
most technically enhanced IP backbones in the nation - with which we
have the capacity to deliver over 40MB of unshared bandwidth per
customer. |
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