Lucent Technologies and Movaz Networks Announce Agreement to Develop Next-Generation Metro Optical Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
Agreement Includes DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing Technology and Joint Development Plans to Help Service Providers Leverage and Extend Their Networks Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) today announced an agreement with Movaz Networks, an 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 supplier, to deliver next-generation optical solutions designed to help service providers address their business customers' demand for bandwidth-intensive networks. Under the multi-year agreement, Lucent and Movaz will jointly develop new, next-generation metro dense wavelength division multiplexing See WDM. (DWDM) solutions for Lucent's service provider customers using Movaz's DWDM technology. The new solutions will complement Lucent's existing Metropolis(R) portfolio of metro optical networking products, now deployed by more than 100 customers. Lucent and Movaz will jointly develop solutions designed for the metro DWDM market, helping service providers deliver cost-effective optical bandwidth directly to their customers' premises and meeting their wavelength needs in the metro access, interoffice in·ter·of·fice adj. Transmitted or taking place between offices, especially those of a single organization: an interoffice memo; interoffice conferences. and regional application spaces. The metro DWDM equipment market segment is expected to grow from an estimated $600 million in 2004 to $800 million in 2008. Currently Lucent's metro DWDM portfolio focuses on large metropolitan-wide network technology. By working with Movaz, Lucent will extend its portfolio to the network edge, closer to the service providers' customers, enabling enterprises to take full advantage of the capabilities of service providers' advanced optical networks. "This relationship is another example of Lucent's willingness to team with others to strengthen our offers. We are working with Movaz to provide new architectures, capabilities and innovative approaches to networks, while enhancing our ability to help service providers leverage their existing base of products, meet the bandwidth demands of their customers and offer new revenue-generating services at a price that's acceptable to those customers," said Ken Wirth, president, Optical Networking Group, Lucent Technologies. "The relationship will allow us to round out our market-leading optical networking portfolio and continue to offer the most cost-effective and flexible solutions for our networks." "We're pleased to be working with Lucent, a leader in the development of optical technology, to help bring to market a product line that will meet the needs of Lucent's global customer base," said Bijan Khosravi, chairman 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. , Movaz Networks. "Movaz is an established metro DWDM player with 43 customers worldwide and more than 1,300 nodes of our existing products deployed. This relationship builds on our combined expertise - leveraging both companies' product and technology strengths and Lucent's extensive customer reach, to provide leading next-generation solutions for optical transport." The Lucent-branded solutions will be fully integrated into Lucent's existing optical networking portfolio, including the Metropolis(R) Enhanced Optical Networking(EON eon Long span of geologic time. In formal usage, eons are the longest portions of geologic time (eras are the second-longest). Three eons are recognized: the Phanerozoic Eon (dating from the present back to the beginning of the Cambrian Period), the Proterozoic Eon, and the ), a 32-channel metro DWDM system. Lucent's Navis(R) Optical Management System will support the new solutions by reducing the complexities of the network, simplifying operations and service provisioning, and enhancing service quality. Lucent Worldwide Services (LWS LWS Living with A Star (Beowulf cluster application - NASA) LWS Living with Style (website) LWS Long Wavelength Spectrometer (Keck Observatory) ) will support the solutions with network design, deployment and maintenance services. About Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies designs and delivers the systems, services and software that drive next-generation communications networks The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . Backed by Bell Labs research and development, Lucent uses its strengths in mobility, optical, software, data and voice networking technologies, as well as services, to create new revenue-generating opportunities for its customers, while enabling them to quickly deploy and better manage their networks. Lucent's customer base includes communications service providers A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. , governments and enterprises worldwide. For more information on Lucent Technologies, which has headquarters in Murray Hill, N.J., USA, visit www.lucent.com. About Movaz Networks, Inc. Movaz Networks is a globally established equipment supplier that provides next-generation all-optical solutions for delivery of cost-effective wavelength services. The company's products, designed for metro and regional service providers, are full-featured, carrier-class solutions incorporating advanced optical transport, distributed photonic switching, GMPLS (Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching) In a WDM optical networking system, it is the ability to route a data transmission based on the wavelength of light that carries it. protocols, and standards-based network management. Movaz is shipping generally available products to customers globally. For more information, please visit Movaz on the web at www.movaz.com. |
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