Corvis Announces Field Trial with Major European Carrier; Corvis Optical Network Products to be Tested in France Telecom's Network.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001 Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CORV), a leading provider of intelligent 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. solutions, today announced that France Telecom will field test Corvis' innovative optical networking products. France Telecom R&D, the largest telecom R&D center in Europe, plans to conduct the field trial later this year. France Telecom R&D will test the CorWave LR along an 800 km terrestrial link A communications line that travels on, near or below ground. Contrast with satellite link. using fiber installed in France Telecom's network. The CorWave LR, which provides high capacity point-to-point transport over distances up to 2000 km, offers the industry's highest spectral efficiency Spectral efficiency or spectrum efficiency refers to the amount of information that can be transmitted over a given bandwidth in a specific digital communication system. . The CorWave LR offers up to 1.6 Tb/s capacity in both the C-band and the L-band, for a total of up to 3.2 Tb/s capacity. "Our objectives are to evaluate technical innovations that can help increase our network capacity and decrease the overall cost of bandwidth," said Patrick Vandamme, head of France Telecom R&D Optical Core Networks Laboratory. "Corvis' product provides a promising solution, regarding its very efficient use of bandwidth." "We are proud to be building and expanding our relationship with France Telecom," said Dr. David Huber, 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. , Corvis. "During recent months, we completed a successful lab trial of the CorWave Optical Protector and look forward to seeing the CorWave LR deployed in the field. We are pleased to collaborate with France Telecom, leveraging both companies' technical expertise to deploy innovative optical networking solutions." The CorWave LR integrates Corvis' state-of-the-art transmission and amplification technologies to achieve industry-leading performance on all major fiber types, including SMF (1) (Standard Messaging Format) An electronic mail format for Novell's MHS messaging system. The application puts the data into this format in order to send an e-mail message. , LEAF(TM), LS(TM) and TrueWave(TM). This performance enables carriers to enhance the capacity of their network infrastructure without having to deploy new fiber. From point-to-point links to all-optical networks A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. , Corvis provides carriers with a complete product offering and innovative solutions to build and migrate their network infrastructure to meet their present and future business needs. Corvis is the first and only vendor to deploy an all-optical network solution in a live network. Corvis' optical networking solutions are designed to reduce network costs and enable network carriers to offer advanced wavelength services to their customers at significantly lower costs. Carriers can leverage the benefits of Corvis-enabled optical networks to rapidly provision new services, such as wavelength leasing and broadcast services, and tailor dynamic service level agreements to meet their customers' business requirements. About Corvis Corvis Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation optical services networks founded by Dr. David Huber, a pioneer in the field of optical communications Optical communications The transmission of speech, data, video, and other information by means of the visible and the infrared portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. . By deploying the industry's first all-optical network, Corvis has revolutionized the way communications traffic is moved in the new Internet-driven economy. Corvis products and services deliver optical network intelligence and mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. capabilities providing telecom service providers with end-to-end core networking solutions, which make them more competitive in the market. Corvis' next-generation products enable these carriers to offer their customers a vast array of advanced wavelength services that dramatically lower capital and operational costs, while generating increased revenue. For more information, call Corvis at 443/259-4000 or visit the Corvis web site at www.corvis.com. Corvis, CorWave and the Corvis logo are trademarks and/or service marks of the Corvis Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Note: This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated as a result of a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis Management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) A report from management to shareholders that accompanies the firm's financial statements in the annual report. It explains the period's financial results and enables management to discuss topics that may not be apparent in the financial of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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