JDS Uniphase Selected by BellSouth for Next Generation Broadband Network
June 01 2005 - 9:10AM
PR Newswire (US)
JDS Uniphase Selected by BellSouth for Next Generation Broadband
Network SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDS
Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) announced today that
BellSouth Corporation, a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest
communications companies in the U.S., has selected the company's
WaveReady(TM) platform for passive optical transport in the loop
portion of its next-generation broadband network. The WaveReady
optical subsystems will enable the delivery of next- generation
services in addition to serving as a new platform for Wavelength
Division Multiplexing (WDM). Shipment of the subsystems are
expected to begin within the next year. "The JDS Uniphase passive
optical technologies will be a key component in allowing us to
economically get Gigabit Ethernet from the Edge Aggregation Router
to the IP-DSLAM," said Bill Smith, chief technology officer of
BellSouth. "In cases where we do not have a dedicated fiber
available because the fiber is already in use, the CWDM approach
will allow multiple wavelengths of light to share the fiber." The
WaveReady 3000 WDM optical multiplexing subsystems are reliable,
cost effective solutions for fiber exhaust and multiservice
applications. They multiply the capacity of existing single mode
fiber, by combining up to eight ITU-T G.694.2 compatible channels
into a single optical fiber. "BellSouth is leading the market in
the deployment of the next breed of broadband services and is
therefore raising the bar in network architecture flexibility,"
said Tom Znotins, vice president of JDS Uniphase's Subsystem
Products Group. "Our long relationship with BellSouth and the
selection of our WDM subsystems highlights both the multiservice
capabilities of our platform as well as its high reliability
characteristics." The WaveReady subsystems are NEBS qualified and
designed to operate reliably under remote office environmental
conditions. With millions of field operating hours, JDS Uniphase's
industry-leading optical multiplexing technology offers
unparalleled reliability. About JDS Uniphase JDS Uniphase
Corporation designs and manufactures products for markets where its
core optics technologies provide innovative solutions for
communications, commercial and consumer applications. The Company
offers components, modules and subsystems for data communications,
telecommunications and cable television, display, security,
medical/environmental instrumentation, decorative, aerospace and
defense applications. More information is available at
http://www.jdsu.com/. The statements contained in this press
release that are not purely historical are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934. Such
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, any
statement or implication that the products described in this press
release (i) will be successfully introduced or marketed, (ii) will
be qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) will perform
to any particular specifications or performance or reliability
standards. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties that, if realized, could materially impair the
Company's results of operations, business, and financial condition.
These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, (a)
the failure of the products (i) to perform as expected without
material defects, (ii) to be manufactured at acceptable volumes,
yields, and cost, (iii) to be qualified and accepted by our
customers, and (iv) to successfully compete with products offered
by our competitors, and (b) factors discussed from time to time in
reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this news
release are made as of the date hereof, and the Company does not
assume any obligation to update or qualify any of the statements
made herein. Source: JDS Uniphase Corporation. NOTE: WaveReady is a
trademark of JDS Uniphase Corporation. CONTACT: investors, Jacquie
Ross of JDS Uniphase, +1-408-546-4445, or . DATASOURCE: JDS
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