Corvis Executives to Speak at NGN 2001 and Telecosm.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. 2001 & Telecosm 2001 COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 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 its participation in two leading industry conferences, the Next Generation Networks (NGN) 2001 Conference and the Gilder/Forbes Telecosm Conference. David Smith, VP engineering, will participate at NGN 2001 in the panel entitled "Ultra Long Haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. Optics: Faster and Farther" on Tuesday, November 6, at 3:15 PM, EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy . The panel will discuss the innovative approaches being developed to meet the technical and financial challenges of transitioning to transparent optical networking. Sponsored by Business Communications Review and McQuillan Ventures, NGN is one of the industry's most prominent annual conferences on future trends in high performance networking, and a pivotal event for business leaders from the telecom, technology, and investment arenas to network on global technology and partnership opportunities. NGN will be held November 5 - 9 in Boston. At Telecosm, Dr. Nabil Badr, senior technology advisor, strategic marketing group, will be part of a panel discussion entitled "Eat Your Erbium erbium (ûr`bēəm) [from Ytterby, a town in Sweden], metallic chemical element; symbol Er; at. no. 68; at. wt. 167.26; m.p. 1,529°C;; b.p. 2,863°C;; sp. gr. 9.05 at 25°C;; valence +3. : The end of EDFAs," scheduled for Monday, November 5 at 10:50 AM, PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there . Dr. Badr will discuss the characteristics of Raman amplifiers and their essential role in core networks. Gilder/Forbes Telecosm Conference is an invitation-only event for business leaders from the telecom, technology, investment and public policy arenas who gather to debate global issues and opportunities surrounding the Telecosm. Telecosm 2001 will take place November 4 - 6 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . 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. 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 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. |
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