JDSU, SyntheSys Research Team to Provide First-of-Kind Physical Layer Optical Testing
February 13 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU (Nasdaq:
JDSU; TSX: JDU) and SyntheSys Research today announced a channel
agreement for the BERTScope(TM) family of products, creating the
industry's most comprehensive source of physical layer test
solutions for optical components, modules and network elements,
further enhancing JDSU's position as a major source of test
solutions for the lab environment and network equipment
manufacturers (NEMs). With this agreement -- which covers Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Canada, and targeted accounts in
the US -- equipment manufacturers will have seamless access to the
industry's leading portfolio of physical layer optical test,
measurement, and automated solutions for jitter, BERT, stressed eye
sensitivity, SONET/SDH transport, and optical parametrics. The
portfolio will be on display by both companies at OFC/NFOEC 2006 in
Anaheim, California, March 5-10, 2006 (JDSU booth #2323, SyntheSys
Research booth #3331). (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050913/SFTU125LOGO ) "In our
most recent optical network hardware survey, we report that
consumer broadband and corporate traffic continues to grow, with a
number of service providers reporting 80-100 percent growth each
year, and this is before the spike of IPTV traffic arrives," stated
Michael Howard, principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics.
"Mobile telephony and mobile data (2.5G, 3G) traffic is also
growing, supporting continued single- to double- digit annual
increases in most metro optical equipment categories. At the same
time, service providers have been pushing their networks to use
more capacity with minimal equipment purchases. This environment
compounds the need for comprehensive and reliable optical test
solutions like those offered by JDSU and SyntheSys Research."
"SyntheSys Research is the innovator of a totally new class of
'BERT' instrument -- the BERTScope. This instrument uniquely
samples the serial data stream at clock speed for measuring BER and
displaying the jitter in a precise eye-diagram. This patented
sampling technique allows the engineer to actually see the
one-in-a-billion bit causing closure of the eye. It helps the
engineer to accurately characterize complex serial data components
and systems, resulting in reduced test times and costs in
development and production," said Dr. Lutz Henckels, Chief
Executive Officer, SyntheSys Research. "Teaming with JDSU combines
the success of the BERTScope line with the power of a world class
technical sales and service team for global equipment
manufacturers, optical component companies and manufacturing
organizations." The comprehensive JDSU/SyntheSys Research solution
includes the JDSU OPTX10 line of reference generators, which have
been tested for seamless interoperability with the SyntheSys
BERTScope S and the new BERTScope CR HS clock recovery instrument.
This unique combination of instruments creates an optimized test
solution for optical receiver testing up to 10.71 Gbps and enables
design engineers to easily measure IEEE 802.3ae stressed receiver
sensitivity, jitter and test for compliance with greater insight
into device characterization at BER of 10-12. Also included in the
portfolio is the JDSU ONT-506/512 -- which offers SONET/SDH, New
SONET/SDH, OTN, Ethernet BERT, and highest-accuracy jitter testing
at the physical layer -- and the JDSU Multiple Application Platform
(MAP) for optical signal conditioning, an intuitive software
programming tool that accelerates integration while significantly
reducing costs relative to standard bench-top solutions. "Our
companies share a common customer philosophy in developing
solutions that anticipate their needs, address specific market
opportunities and maximize legacy investments," said John Peeler,
executive vice president of JDSU's Test and Measurement group. "By
offering this product, the customer can deal with one company for
testing at the photonic through the protocol level for jitter
testing, for both components and systems." About BERTScope(TM)
BERTScope(TM) is a registered trademark of SyntheSys Research,
Inc., a privately held California corporation founded in 1989 with
the mission to develop advanced test instruments for identifying
and locating the source of errors in high-speed digital bit
streams. BERTScope pairs with BERTScope CR clock recovery
instrument to offer the vision of a scope, the confidence of a
BERT, and clock recovery you can count on. The new BERTScope CR HS
is the winner of the 2006 DesignVision Award for test and
measurement equipment
(http://www.designcon.com/2006/exhibition/designvision_awards.html).
More information is available at http://www.bertscope.com/. About
JDSU JDSU is committed to enabling broadband & optical
innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets.
JDSU is a 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
applications, and decorative. 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 (a) the agreement announced in this
release will be beneficial to either of the parties as the success
of the agreement depends upon, among other things, (i) the
continuing cooperation of unrelated, independent entities, and the
coordination of efforts and resources over a significant period of
time, (ii) adequate customer demand for the products described in
this release, and (iii) the reliable performance of such products
in accordance with specifications and customer expectation; and (b)
the market for the products described in this release will grow in
the future. 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 that the parties' will fail to cooperate to the extent
expected in the announced agreement due to, among other things,
changing market or customer conditions or requirements, changes in
either party's strategic, operational or business models or
objectives, or either party's failure to perform its obligations
under the agreement for any reason, and (b) the failure of the
products described in this release (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
customers, and (iv) to successfully compete with products offered
by competitors, and (b) factors discussed from time to time in
reports filed by JDSU 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.
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Public Relations, +1-240-404-1924, or , or Jacquie Ross, Investor
Relations, +1-408-546-4445, or , both of JDSU; or Bob Matsuba of
SyntheSys Research Media, +1-707-636-2515, or Web site:
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