JDSU Joins Nortel-Led Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem
February 12 2008 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today
announced that it has joined the Nortel (NYSE: NT; TSX)-led Carrier
Ethernet Ecosystem, a group of companies dedicated to developing
new, Ethernet-based approaches to meeting the burgeoning bandwidth
demands from the increasing popularity of HD video, social media
and advanced business services. The Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem is
designed to provide service providers with the ability to create
and extend Carrier Ethernet at a fraction of previous costs. "The
value proposition of carrier Ethernet is its simplicity and
favorable economics. The focus of the Carrier Ethernet Ecosystem is
to make these solutions -- which benefit from each partner's unique
expertise -- integrated, interoperable and ready for deployment.
Working with an experienced innovator like JDSU expands the
capabilities of the Ecosystem and ultimately helps to promote the
use of Carrier Ethernet technologies like PBB and PBT," said Mike
Adams, vice president of strategy and architecture, Metro Ethernet
Networks, Nortel. "Their addition will add breadth and depth to the
Ecosystem community as we strive to achieve practical
interoperability among our growing set of solutions." JDSU's Metro
Ethernet test and measurement portfolio, the most comprehensive in
the industry, includes the full range of Ethernet test instruments,
systems and software, enabling analysis of all seven layers of
Metro Ethernet services. Elements of JDSU's Metro Ethernet
portfolio are deployed worldwide by most Tier-1 service providers,
including telecommunications, cable and wireless network operators.
The JDSU portfolio of broadband-enabling test solutions includes
JDSU's T-BERD/MTS-8000, TestPoint, NetComplete for Metro Ethernet
(including the QT-600), HST-3000, DA-3400/3600, SmartClass
Ethernet, FST-2802, and ONT product lines. "JDSU is recognized as a
best-in-class test and measurement vendor for carrier-grade Metro
Ethernet," said Tom Waechter, president of JDSU's Communications
Test & Measurement business segment. "We offer the industry's
most comprehensive test portfolio for high-performance Metro
Ethernet networks, which are emerging as key elements in the
delivery of next-generation business and consumer services." About
JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) enables broadband and
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. JDSU is also 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/. Contacts Press/Industry: Nick
Rowan, +1 240-404-1924 or Investors: Michelle Levine, +1
408-546-4421 or
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