Portugal's NetRail Selects Alcatel's TeraLight Metro Optical Fiber; Alcatel to supply 40,000 km of optical fiber to upgrade NetRail's network infrastructure.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2002 Alcatel (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA), a world leader in 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. , today announced a supply agreement with NetRail, a telecom service provider wholly owned by REFER, Portugal's Rail Infrastructure Manager. In the course of the Portuguese telecommunications market's liberalization lib·er·al·ize v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es v.tr. To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . , NetRail is rapidly enhancing and upgrading its existing network infrastructure. As NetRail's sole supplier, Alcatel will supply more than 40,000 kilometers of cabled optical fiber, including both Alcatel's TeraLight Metro and standard singlemode fibers An optical fiber with a core diameter of less than 10 microns. Used for high-speed transmission over long distances, it provides greater bandwidth than multimode, but its smaller core makes it more difficult to couple the light source. . TeraLight Metro is Alcatel's Non-Zero Dispersion dispersion, in chemistry dispersion, in chemistry, mixture in which fine particles of one substance are scattered throughout another substance. A dispersion is classed as a suspension, colloid, or solution. Shifted Fiber (NZ-DSF NZ-DSF Non-Zero-Dispersion Shifted Fiber (Fujitsu) ) optimized for applications in networks covering distances between 70 and 200 kilometers. Designed for operating in systems carrying densely packed data at high transmission rates, TeraLight Metro features especially low attenuation Loss of signal power in a transmission. Attenuation The reduction in level of a transmitted quantity as a function of a parameter, usually distance. It is applied mainly to acoustic or electromagnetic waves and is expressed as the ratio of power densities. , or signal loss. TeraLight Metro's efficient and cost saving design allows it to carry optical transmissions without the need for adding several signal regeneration or compensation devices. Originally looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. multiple suppliers and for standard single mode fibers only, NetRail was impressed by the high performance of TeraLight Metro and its potential to evolve with their needs over time. Additionally, Alcatel's responsiveness and ability to meet NetRail's tight deadlines were deciding factors in closing the deal. "Our ability to provide innovative optical fiber solutions that can be cost-effectively upgraded to meet future bandwidth demands will ensure that NetRail is well positioned in the Portuguese market," said Jacques Blanc Jacques Blanc is one of two main protagonists (the other being Samanosuke Akechi) in . He is also the first Westerner to wield the Oni Power. Jacques' likeness is that of the French actor Jean Reno. Reno also performed the French voice talents for his character as well. , President of Alcatel's optical fiber activities. TeraLight Metro is based on Alcatel's proven TeraLight technology, which has set many transmission capacity records, including 10.2Tbit/s transmission at 40Gbit/s. Alcatel introduced TeraLight, its leading-edge NZ-DSF, over two years ago, and it has been successfully deployed by a number of major operators globally. When linked with Alcatel's TeraLight Ultra, an NZ-DSF for long-haul applications, TeraLight Metro provides network operators with a transparent transition between network segments, simplifying network design. TeraLight products are fully compliant with ITU's G.655 standard. About NetRail NetRail is a commercial entity for the deployment, management, operation and exploitation of Telecom infrastructures and systems, as well Telecommunication services provision. NetRail is currently installing an optical fiber network and an STM-16 backbone along 2.500 Km of the Portuguese territory. Contact: Mr. Alberto Passos, Tel: + 351 21 891 04 15 - e-mail: atpassos@refertelecom.pt About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With sales of EURO 27 billion in 2000 and 110,000 employees, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. |
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