ADVA Named A Preferred Optical Vendor by The Quilt
Company supports build-out of high-capacity infrastructure for research
networks of the future
Mahwah/New Jersey, USA, and Martinsried/Munich, Germany. September 19,
2005. ADVA Optical Networking today announced it has been accepted as a
preferred vendor of optical networking equipment in The Quilt's Vendor
Information Exchange (VIX) program. The Quilt is a U.S.-based coalition
of advanced regional networking organizations in the research and
education sectors.
ADVA is the first optical solutions provider to be selected for The
Quilt's VIX program. ADVA will offer The Quilt members its Fiber Service
Platform (FSP) 2000 and 3000 devices, which deliver high-speed services
and network infrastructure to the metropolitan area. The FSP 2000 and
3000 enable deployment of Coarse and Dense Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (C/DWDM) systems, providing high bandwidth and flexibility
to organizations at an attractive price point.
"ADVA's Optical+Ethernet networking solutions enable universities,
enterprises and carriers to offer competitive services and applications
with a low total cost of ownership, independent of the existing network
infrastructure," stated Hudnall Croasdale, executive director of The
Quilt. "ADVA's products are characterized by their extreme flexibility
and scalability, two critical requirements for success in this market
sub-segment. To meet the regional network requirements of our members,
ADVA offers an excellent best-of-breed, high-speed networking solution."
The Quilt membership consists of 23 research and education networking
organizations that include more than 200 universities and research
institutions across the United States. Member organizations are involved
in leading research projects that span the range of advanced scientific
and technological subjects. Driving heavy demand for bandwidth via
applications like grid and cluster computing, The Quilt members require
low latency, high security and high reliability from the networks that
connect them. Fiber optic networks promise relief for these constraints.
"Research and technical universities today require big pipes," confirmed
Brian P. McCann, ADVA's chief marketing and strategy officer. "These
organizations are quickly moving from 1 Gig to 10 Gig infrastructures,
based on their need for higher capacity to run data-intensive
applications and research projects. Through this relationship with The
Quilt, ADVA is providing access to critical network solutions at special
pricing rates. We are pleased to offer technologies that help build the
infrastructure today that will meet the needs of this critical industry
for the next decade."
ADVA's full FSP portfolio includes products that enable leading
technologies like CWDM, DWDM and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM. The
FSP systems enable up to 512 applications ranging from speeds of 8Mbit/s
to 10Gbit/s to be transported over a single fiber pair more than 600
kilometers. The ADVA portfolio includes the FSP 150, FSP 1500, FSP 2000,
FSP 3000 and FSP Management Suite.
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ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING
ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is a leading global provider of
optical networking solutions for rapid and cost-effective provisioning
of high-speed data, storage, voice, and video services in the
metropolitan area. ADVA's carrier-class Fiber Service Platform (FSP)
product portfolio is explicitly designed to enhance services, simplify
networks, and reduce the total cost of ownership. ADVA's solutions have
been deployed at over 100 carriers and several thousand enterprises
worldwide. ADVA's products are sold through an international network of
blue-chip distribution partners in addition to its own direct sales force.
ABOUT THE QUILT
The Quilt gathers more than 23 leading research and education networking
organizations in the United States to promote consistent, reliable,
interoperable and efficient advanced networking services that extend to
the broadest possible community; and to represent common interests in
the development and delivery of advanced network services. Participants
in The Quilt provide network service for more than 200 Internet2
universities and thousands of other educational institutions. Internet2,
a university-led research and development consortium, provides
organizational support for The Quilt. For more information, see:
www.thequilt.net
PUBLISHED BY:
ADVA Optical Networking Inc., Mahwah/New Jersey, USA
ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany
ADVA Optical Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan
www.advaoptical.com
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Christine Keck
t +1 201 258 8293 (U.S.)
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t +81 3 5408 5891 (Asia)
public-relations@advaoptical.com
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t +1 201 258 8300 (U.S.)
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t +81 3 5408 5891 (Asia)
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