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BOREAS-Net Selects Infinera for Midwest Research Network
| Source: Infinera
SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- April 23, 2007 -- BOREAS-Net has selected Infinera for a
regional optical network in the Upper Midwest to provide a high-speed
cyberinfrastructure for advanced academic research and education as well as
connectivity to other leading research networks worldwide.
BOREAS-Net (Broadband Optical Research, Education, and Sciences Network) is
a collaboration of major research institutions in the Midwest, including
Iowa State University, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota, and
University of Wisconsin-Madison. BOREAS-Net aims to provide connectivity
for its members to each other and to major national and international
networks including Internet2, National Lambda Rail, the U.S. Department of
Energy's ESNet network, European science network GÉANT2, and Canadian
research network CANARIE. Leading-edge research projects BOREAS-Net plans
to support include experiments by the High-Energy Physics Lab involving the
transfer of terabits of data, real-time video transmission of surgical
procedures, and the federally funded Ice Cube project involving the
detection and measurement of subatomic neutrino particles one kilometer
under the South Pole ice cap.
"BOREAS-Net selected Infinera because it believes that Infinera's Digital
Optical Network architecture provides greater ease of operation and capital
cost savings, with the added benefits of GMPLS service intelligence,"
according to BOREAS-Net Project Manager Patrick Christian.
We believe that the Infinera DTN is the only commercially deployed optical
system that is based on large-scale photonic integrated circuits, and
offers 100 Gigabits/second (Gb/s) of data capacity on an optical line card.
Infinera's digital optical network architecture enabled BOREAS-Net to
turn-up its 1500-mile network in less than four weeks, and should enable
BOREAS-Net to simplify its network planning and operations. The Infinera
system is designed to enable customers to more easily scale their optical
networks to accommodate the expected growth in network demand.
"With academic projects scaling up to the terabit level, we needed a
scalable and cost-effective solution," said Mr. Christian. "In addition,
Infinera offers features, such as integrated digital switching, which
enables us to add and drop channels wherever and whenever we choose, and
GMPLS intelligence, which provides important network reliability by
allowing us to auto-restore circuits if a portion of a ring is lost."
"Infinera's optical simplicity, service intelligence, and economics make it
the natural choice for research and education networks seeking to support
the needs of scientists in the 21st century," said Infinera CEO Jagdeep
Singh.
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems (DTN System) to
telecommunications carriers, cable operators and other service providers
worldwide. Infinera's large-scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC)
incorporates 100 Gigabits per second of transmit and receive capacity and
the functionality of more than 60 discrete optical components into a pair
of indium phosphide chips. Infinera's DTN system and PIC technology are
designed to provide optical networks that provide operating simplicity,
enhanced revenue generation, faster time-to-service and capital cost
savings. For more information, please visit www.infinera.com.
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