Infinera and Spread Networks Enable Sub-13.33 ms Route Between New York and Chicago
June 22 2010 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that its low latency
solution has been qualified by Spread Networks as a provider for a
newly built New York to Chicago dark fiber route. Round-trip
latency of less than 13.33 milliseconds is guaranteed on the 825
fiber miles that Spread Networks has built specifically for
financial institutions with low latency trading requirements.
Infinera's latency-optimized optical networking solution is
designed to reduce the equipment drag on Spread's dark fiber by
more than 80%, when compared to conventional DWDM solutions, thanks
to new technical innovations. The resulting optical network is
ideal for accelerating high performance trading platforms and
speeding information delivery.
"We are enthusiastic about Spread Networks' certification of
Infinera as a network equipment provider for their new low latency
fiber route," said Chris Liou, Vice President of Network Strategy
at Infinera. "Spread Networks certified Infinera for its
market-leading low-latency product, its commitment to ensuring the
best customer experience through an extensive managed network
service and support product, and its demonstrated focus on
reliability and quality."
"We are pleased to have Infinera as a certified optical
equipment provider on our network," said David Barksdale, CEO of
Spread Networks. "Infinera has demonstrated that they are capable
of providing a solution that meets our customers' high expectations
for low latency and high quality service and support."
Infinera is the number one provider in the North American
long-haul optical network market, according to Dell'Oro Group, with
a strong history of technology innovation. When speed matters,
Infinera technology offers financial institutions a flexible,
high-performance, low-latency platform that is ideal for high
frequency trading applications. Infinera's managed network services
provide financial institutions with the unique benefits of a
private optical network, such as guaranteed 24-hour circuit
turn-up, 30 minute mean-time-to-repair, and 24x7x365 monitoring and
maintenance.
The Infinera low latency solution has been designed around
several key innovations to speed information transmission,
including:
- Ultra-fast Transponders - A transponder
serves as the on-ramp to an optical network and is a source of
network latency. Infinera's new low-latency transponders add as
little as 10 nanoseconds to a data stream. Infinera believes this
to be 5-10x faster than competitors advertise for their
transponders.
- Latency-optimized Optical Amplifiers -
Infinera's low latency solution includes new Raman optical
amplifiers designed to streamline the propagation of light across
long haul networks. These new amplifiers reduce latency by more
than 60% compared to conventional amplifiers.
- Low Latency Dispersion Compensation -
Fiber Bragg Grating dispersion compensation eliminate fiber length
and thus latency. The use of Fiber Bragg Gratings between New York
and Chicago can save 200 to 1000 microseconds compared to a network
with conventional dispersion compensation coils, depending on fiber
type.
- Flexible Forward Error Correction (FEC)
modes - Infinera product enhancements include clear-channel
options for Ethernet services to eliminate time consuming digital
processing such as FEC. Other enhancements remove extraneous
digital encapsulation to enable streamlined Ethernet transport over
light.
With Infinera's latest low latency technologies and optical
networking solution, financial institutions can minimize the most
significant sources of latency in the optical transmission layer,
and accelerate the high performance network underlying their
trading platforms.
Spread Networks Spread Networks sets a new
standard for trading latency. Built from the ground up, this
flagship product offers a fresh supply of dark fiber on the
shortest route between New York and Chicago, bringing round-trip
latency under 13.33ms. Without the drag of traditional
telecommunications offerings, Spread Networks provides its
customers with a private network to achieve a 'clean speed'
allowing data to run as close as possible to the true speed of
light through fiber.
Exhibiting at the SIFMA Financial Services Expo
in NYC from June 22-24, Infinera representatives will be on
hand to provide an explanation of the features and capabilities of
Infinera's low latency solution at Booth #2105. Press and analysts
are invited to arrange a meeting by contacting the Infinera
representatives at events@infinera.com.
About Infinera Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) is
the #1 provider of long-haul optical systems in North America.
Infinera is known for technology innovation in the service of
simplicity and speed: rapid deployment, instant bandwidth delivery,
and low latency. Infinera products serve as the backbone of long
haul and metro networks around the world. For more information,
please visit http://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, including that Infinera's
latency-optimized optical networking solution reduces the equipment
drag on Spread's dark fiber by more than 80%, when compared to
conventional DWDM solutions; that Infinera is the number one
provider in the North American long-haul optical network market;
that the resulting optical network is ideal for accelerating high
performance trading platforms and speeding information delivery;
that when speed matters, Infinera technology offers financial
institutions a flexible, high-performance, low-latency platform
that is ideal for high frequency trading applications; that
Infinera's new low-latency transponders add as little as 10
nanoseconds to a data stream; that Infinera believes this to be
5-10x faster than competitors advertise for their transponders;
that these new amplifiers reduce latency by more than 60% compared
to conventional amplifiers; that the use of Fiber Bragg Gratings
between New York and Chicago can save 200 to 1000 microseconds
compared to a network with conventional dispersion compensation
coils, depending on fiber type; that financial institutions can
minimize the most significant sources of latency in the optical
transmission layer, and accelerate the high performance network
underlying their trading platforms. Such forward-looking statements
can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipated,"
"believed," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may,"
"should," "will," and "would" or similar words. The risks and
uncertainties that could cause our results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements
include aggressive business tactics by our competitors, our
dependence on a single product, our ability to protect our
intellectual property, claims by others that we infringe their
intellectual property, and our ability to respond to rapid
technological changes, and other risks that may impact any of the
group's business are set forth in their annual reports on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 1, 2010, as well as subsequent reports
filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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For media and analysts: Media: Deborah Porchivina Tel. (415)
272-0943 dporchivina@infinera.com Investors: Bob Blair Tel. (408)
716-4879 bblair@infinera.com
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