Corning and Infinera to Demonstrate Long-Haul Network Design Simplification at OFC/NFOEC 2008
February 21 2008 - 4:01PM
Business Wire
Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) and Infinera (Nasdaq:INFN) will
demonstrate how optimal integration of their optical fiber and
transmission system products can enable simplified and
cost-effective long-haul network designs with two demonstrations at
OFC/NFOEC Feb. 26-28, 2008 in San Diego, Calif. The first
demonstration will show how long, un-amplified optical reach
enables carriers to significantly reduce amplification requirements
and the expenses associated with building and maintaining amplifier
huts. In the demonstration, Infinera�s Digital Optical Networks
technology will transmit and receive data over 320 kilometers (km)
of Corning� SMF-28� ULL fiber to demonstrate extended network reach
that can eliminate two or three amplification sites traditionally
required in a network with 80 or 100 kilometer spans. The
long-reach capability results from the combined benefits of
Infinera�s Raman amplification and the ultra-low attenuation of
SMF-28 ULL fiber. Corning and Infinera will also demonstrate the
benefits to carriers and service providers of using lower-cost
dispersion compensation equipment. The Infinera DTN will transmit
over six 100 kilometer spans of Corning� LEAF� fiber with no
in-line dispersion compensation. Link dispersion compensation is
achieved through a single dispersion compensation module and
advanced electronic dispersion compensation in the receiver
terminal on the Infinera line card. Due to the optimized dispersion
of LEAF fiber, in-line dispersion compensation is not required. �We
are delighted to work with Corning to show the combined
capabilities of two world-class technologies,� said Steve Grubb,
Infinera�s director of optical systems. �The addition of Raman
technology to Infinera�s Digital Optical Networks solution will
enable us to deliver longer reach and new applications, bringing
the benefits of Digital Optical Networks to a larger number of
applications and more customers than ever before.� �We believe
Infinera offers a unique approach that brings new system design
opportunities for long-haul customers,� said Barry Linchuck,
director, worldwide marketing, Corning Optical Fiber. �Our optical
fiber products continue to demonstrate long-term and robust
performance across new approaches to long-haul system design.� The
Raman capability will extend Infinera�s digital architecture over
ultra-long single-spans, ULH multi-span routes, and hut-skipping
applications. With Raman amplification technology, the Infinera DTN
can transmit over ultra-long-haul distances of up to 1600 km,
enabling cost-effective network designs in networks where very long
spans are optimal. Last September, Infinera demonstrated
transmission of a signal for 2,000 km in its labs through the use
of Raman technology and electronic dispersion compensation in the
Infinera DTN platform. Corning�s long-haul optical fiber products,
LEAF fiber and SMF-28 ULL fiber, are the industry leaders in total
performance. Corning�s LEAF fiber is the most widely deployed
non-zero dispersion shifted fiber in the world with tens of
millions kilometers sold. As long-haul technologies have evolved,
Corning has continually improved LEAF fiber and today it continues
to demonstrate robust performance in the latest long-haul system
designs. Corning SMF-28 ULL fiber is the lowest-loss ITU G.652
fiber available. Capable of extended reach and longer spans, this
fiber allows network operators to increase the distance between
amplification sites or skip sites all together, providing customers
opportunities to reduce capital and operating expenses as well as
operation complexity. About Corning Incorporated Corning
Incorporated (www.corning.com) is the world leader in specialty
glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials
science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and
makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for
consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications
and life sciences. Our products include glass substrates for LCD
televisions, computer monitors and laptops; ceramic substrates and
filters for mobile emission control systems; optical fiber, cable,
hardware & equipment for telecommunications networks; optical
biosensors for drug discovery; and other advanced optics and
specialty glass solutions for a number of industries including
semiconductor, aerospace, defense, astronomy and metrology. About
Infinera Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to
telecommunications carriers worldwide. Infinera�s systems are
unique in their use of a breakthrough semiconductor technology: the
Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC). Infinera�s systems and PIC
technology are designed to provide optical networks with simpler
engineering and operations, faster time-to-service, and more
flexible networking. For more information, please visit
www.infinera.com. This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements based on current expectations, forecasts
and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. These
statements are based on information available to Infinera as of the
date hereof; and actual results could differ materially from those
stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking
statements include statements regarding Infinera�s expectations,
beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future, such as the
benefits and capabilities of our products and the Digital Optical
Network�s architecture, that integration can enable simplified and
cost-effective long-haul network designs, that long, un-amplified
optical reach enables carriers to significantly reduce
amplification requirement and expenses and can eliminate up to
three amplification sites traditionally required, how the addition
of Raman technology will enable us to deliver longer reach and new
applications thereby bringing the benefits of Digital Optical
Networks to more applications and more customers than ever before,
that the Infinera DTN enables cost-effective network designs in
networks where very long spans are optimal, and other statements
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