JDSU Establishes ROADM Leadership Position; More Than 1,200 PLC-Based Units Shipped
September 27 2005 - 10:29AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today
announced that it has shipped more than 1,200 reconfigurable
optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) based on planar lightwave
circuit (PLC) technology, establishing it as the clear market
leader in this rapidly growing technology for the deployment of
agile networks. JDSU's PLC ROADMs are part of the company's
Wavelength Management Module portfolio. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050913/SFTU125LOGO ) The pace
of broadband service adoption and the current economics of the
communications industry favor solutions enabling easy and
cost-effective network re-configurability. JDSU's ROADM solutions,
when integrated with reconfigurable optical transport systems, are
intended to enable service providers to remotely reconfigure metro
and long-haul optical networks to meet capacity requirements
without disrupting service. The expected benefits of this greater
agility for service providers include improved time-to-revenue,
lower capital and operating expenses by eliminating the need to
dispatch technicians for network maintenance, disaster recovery,
infrastructure activation for triple play, and real-time activation
of high bandwidth for businesses, special events and IPTV services.
"The ROADM market represents one of the optical communications
industry's best growth markets, one that we expect to double by
2007," said Daryl Inniss, vice president, communication components
for Ovum-RHK. "JDSU has established itself as the leading ROADM
portfolio supplier and is well positioned to benefit from
increasing adoption of broadband services and the expansion of
fiber optic networks." JDSU has established the leading PLC ROADM
market share position through the unique design of its PLC chip
that enables a high level of integration of the various ROADM
functions, including filtering, power measurement, power balancing,
switching and control system. JDSU's PLC ROADM provides high
channel count and full day-one access for all channels spaced at
100GHz in either C or L band, enabling significant capex savings.
In addition, JDSU's PLC ROADM delivers considerable benefits by
facilitating wavelength planning and provisioning to meet traffic
demand. To address market requirements, JDSU's ROADM is designed
for volume manufacturability and is built through a proprietary,
highly automated process that includes not only 200mm wafer
fabrication, but also sort, assembly and back-end testing. As a
result, JDSU is able to engineer a complete, highly competitive
ROADM solution. "JDSU is aligned with the leading industry
equipment manufacturers that are integrating ROADM technology in
their network systems," said Mike Ricci, vice president of JDSU's
Components and Modules Group. "We will continue to capitalize on
the technology innovation and competitive advantages that have made
us the early leader as network operators seek greater network
agility." About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed
to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the
communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the
leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions
and optical products for telecommunications service providers,
cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore,
JDSU is the leading provider of innovative optical solutions for
medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing,
display, brand authentication, aerospace and defense, and
decorative applications. The Company is publicly traded on NASDAQ
under the symbol JDSU; and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
symbol JDU. 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 (a) as to the
extent of the growth in the optical communications industry or the
ROADM market, (b) as to the benefits of ROADMs or re- configurable
metro and long-haul optical networks, (c) the desire for "greater
agility" by service providers, or (d) that the products described
in this press release (i) will be successfully 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 risk the optical communications networks will expand or will be
installed using any particular system or configuration is high and
the nature of any next generation network is uncertain, (b) 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: JDSU.
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