U.S. Navy Selects JDSU Test Solutions to Enable Reliable Communications Deployments
February 08 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
FIREBERD 8000 and FST 2310 Selected in Five-Year Contract Valued at
More Than $8 Million SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 8
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; TSX: JDU) today
announced that the U.S. Navy selected JDSU's industry-leading
communications test platforms -- the FIREBERD 8000 and FST 2310 --
in a competitive bid for a bit error rate (BER) test solution. The
contract was awarded to JDSU by the Naval Inventory Control Point
(NAVICP) and is valued at more than $8 Million over the next five
years. JDSU will support the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps with
accurate measurement and detailed analysis of a wide variety of
communication circuits including satellite and tactical links.
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The test solutions include JDSU's Testpad 2000 user interface
module, along with the FIREBERD 8000 and the FST 2310, which will
perform various measurements, including BER testing on circuits
that range from asynchronous/synchronous serial datacom, T1
(including ISDN primary rate interface, or, PRI), DS3 to OC-3
SONET. These units will be used to maintain reliable communication
links including vital ship-to-shore communications, as well as Navy
and Marine Corps tactical communications. "This contract not only
allows ships, shore and Department of Defense customers to receive
their equipment within a premium delivery time of sixty-to-ninety
days, but also delivers significant cost savings to the Navy," said
Ed Kohr, General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) program
manager at NAVICP. "JDSU has enjoyed a long history of delivering
test and management solutions to support U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine
Corps communications requirements," said Jim Coulter, director of
JDSU's Communications Test and Measurement Federal business unit.
"As the next generation FIREBERD analyzer, the FIREBERD 8000 with
the FST 2310 ensure that the Navy and Marine Corps continue to use
best-in-class tools for testing their networks." The FIREBERD 8000,
which meets the United States military's performance specifications
(MILSTD) MIL-188C and MIL-188-114, combines two highly successful
test platforms, the JDSU FIREBERD 6000A and the JDSU Testpad 2000.
It is very popular with military and other government customers for
its ability to resolve issues and challenges associated with
installing and maintaining datacom circuits and associated network
elements. JDSU's FST-2310 TestPad helps to provision, troubleshoot,
and maintain DS0 to OC-48 services and can perform, among other
applications, end-to-end BER testing using a wide range of stress
test patterns. About JDSU JDSU 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 a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.
More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/. About NAVICP
Rear Admiral Michael S. Roesner is the Commander of NAVICP, the
largest field activity of the Naval Supply Systems Command. NAVICP
procures, manages, and supplies spare parts for Naval aircraft,
submarines and ships worldwide. NAVICP is responsible for over
400,000 items of supply, $21 Billion of inventory and annual sales
of $4.2 Billion. It has two locations, one in the Lawncrest section
of Northeast Philadelphia and the other in Mechanicsburg, just
outside Harrisburg, PA. The statements contained in this press
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be qualified and purchased by our customers, or (iii) will perform
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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.
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