Chorum Technologies Selected by TyCom to Supply PolarWave Optical Slicer Filtering Technology.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001 Chorum Technologies' Optical Slicer(TM) Filters to be Deployed in TyCom Global Network Chorum Technologies Inc., a leading provider of all-optical processors and subsystems in the fast-growing fiber-optics market, today announced it has signed a multiyear supply agreement to provide its PolarWave(TM) Optical Slicer(TM) filters to TyCom Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :TCM (1) (Trellis-Coded Modulation/Viterbi Decoding) A technique that adds forward error correction to a modulation scheme by adding an additional bit to each baud. TCM is used with QAM modulation, for example. ) (BSX BSX Bermuda Stock Exchange BSX Bandai Satellaview-X BSX Bicycle Super-X (Cross) :TCM). TyCom, one of the world's largest providers of advanced undersea fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber capacity, systems and services, will integrate Chorum Technologies' Optical Slicer filters into their Wavelength Termination Equipment. Chorum Technologies' Optical Slicer filtering technology is based on the company's patented polarization processing and spectrum filtering techniques. The Optical Slicer filter is a passive device that combines or separates thousands of high-bandwidth optical channels onto and off a single fiber-optic strand, increasing the transmission carrying capacity carrying capacity the number of animal units that a farm or area will carry on a year round basis, including that needed for conservation of winter feed. Usually stated as dry cows or dry sheep equivalents per hectare. and reducing the overall cost of fiber-optic telecommunications networks. "TyCom is a global leader in developing and deploying state-of-the-art optical systems," said Scott Grout Grout A binding or structural agent used in construction and engineering applications. Grout is typically a mixture of hydraulic cement and water, with or without fine aggregate; however, chemical grouts are also produced. , Chorum Technologies president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "We are proud to be working with TyCom as we continue to advance our optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. products." Chorum Technologies' family of PolarWave(TM) products includes optical filters, optical switches, optical processors and integrated optical subsystems. With Chorum's products, new optical networks can be built with thousands of optical channels that are dynamically routed, switched, provisioned, protected and restored all within the optical domain. Chorum's all-optical solutions eliminate costly and complex optical-to-electrical-to-optical conversions, increase the reliability and bandwidth of networks and enable the creation of new wavelength services. About Chorum Technologies Chorum Technologies Inc. is a leading provider of all-optical processors and subsystems in the fast-growing fiber-optics market. Chorum Technologies' PolarWave(TM) family of optical filtering, switching, routing and processing technologies enables networks that are faster, more flexible and more cost effective than today's networks. Chorum Technologies Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in the Telecom Corridor(R) of Richardson, Texas. For more information, visit www.chorumtech.com. PolarWave(TM), Optical Slicer(TM) and Slicing(TM) are trademarks of Chorum Technologies Inc. Telecom Corridor is a registered trademark of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce. |
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