Telecom Italia Selects Digital Lightwave's OTN Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2004 Digital Lightwave(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:DIGL DIGL Device Independent Graphics Layer ), a leading provider of innovative optical networking products and technology, today announced Telecom Italia has selected the Digital Lightwave Network Information Computer(R) (NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. (R)) for their Optical Transport Network (OTN OTN Oracle Technology Network OTN Optical Transport Network (Cienna) OTN On The Net OTN Open Transport Network (Apple) OTN Oncology Therapeutics Network OTN On That Note OTN Optical Network Terminal ) deployment and testing. This announcement marks the first major international carrier that has standardized on Digital Lightwave's OTN solution. The NIC Plus was selected from among several competitors to support the implementation of a countrywide deployment in Italy. Digital Lightwave products are sold and serviced in Italy by DELO DELO Deputy Environmental Liaison Officer (FEMA) Instruments, with offices in Milan, Rome, Turin, Naples, Bologna, Padova, and Palermo (www.delo.it). "Digital Lightwave's responsiveness to customer desires and needs has always set them apart from other test equipment vendors," said Claudio Baldi, 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. of Delo Instruments. "We are proud to represent this company and we are pleased that Telecom Italia has chosen the Digital Lightwave NIC Plus." OTN is defined by ITU-T See ITU. ITU-T - International Telecommunications Union in recommendation G.709. The purpose of OTN is to integrate legacy SONET/SDH and other protocols into an all-optical network, providing Operations, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning (OAM&P) functionality as well as the added benefit of Forward Error Correction A communications technique that can correct bad data on the receiving end. Before transmission, the data are processed through an algorithm that adds extra bits for error correction. If the transmitted message is received in error, the correction bits are used to repair it. (FEC See forward error correction. FEC - Forward Error Correction ). "This has been a team effort at Digital Lightwave involving R&D, the management team, our technical support group and our valued partner, DELO," said Michael Riddick, Vice President of Sales. "We are happy with this development and are poised to expand into additional European markets." Digital Lightwave's portable NICs are software-based, modular products that combine a multitude of test functions in a single integrated solution, including OTN, SONET/SDH, T-carrier/PDH, ATM and jitter. The OTN capabilities are available in the NIC Plus and NIC 10G products and can be ordered as an upgrade to existing customer products. About DELO Delo, the largest Italian distributor of T&M, was founded in 1982 by Claudio Baldi, Delo's CEO and President. In addition to distribution, Delo hosts a certified lab for optical fiber and electrical testing offering a complete customer solution from presales thru post sales. Current customers, well known carriers and manufacturers, have been doing business with Delo for over 15 years. About Digital Lightwave, Inc. Digital Lightwave, Inc. provides the global communications networking industry with products, technology and services that enable the efficient development, deployment and management of high-performance networks. Digital Lightwave's customers -- companies that deploy networks, develop networking equipment, and manage networks -- rely on its offerings to optimize network performance and ensure service reliability. |
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