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Infinera Digital Optical Network Deployed by Cox Communications for Northern Virginia Metro Network
| Source: Infinera
SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - June 24, 2008) - Infinera (NASDAQ : INFN ) announced today that
Cox Northern Virginia has deployed an Infinera Digital Optical Network for
its metropolitan network. Based on pioneering large-scale photonic
integrated circuits (PICs), Infinera's Digital Optical Network enables Cox
to deliver services with industry-leading speed, simplicity, and
flexibility.
The advanced features of an Infinera Digital Optical Network give Cox the
ability to deliver voice, video and data service in its core metro network.
Infinera's Bandwidth Virtualization™ architecture enables a variety of
data rates and protocols, from 155 Megabits/second up to 10 Gigabits/second
(Gb/s) and 40 Gb/s, and Ethernet and SONET, to be delivered over the same
optical infrastructure with little or no optical re-engineering.
Interchangeable client-side optical modules enable a mix of new services to
be deployed simply and cost-effectively anywhere in the network at any
time. Infinera's GMPLS-powered service intelligence enables services and
network resources to be configured in software. The result is a dramatic
reduction in time required to implement service upgrades -- from weeks or
months to just days, hours, or even minutes.
Speed, Scalability, and Reliability
The advanced features of the Infinera Digital Optical Network provide the
scalability and reliability to deliver high-quality services and manage the
challenges of changing or growing bandwidth demand. Infinera's unique
PIC-based architecture puts 100 Gb/s of optical capacity on every line
card. Infinera's new ILS2 line system will offer future scalability of up
to 8 Terabits/second of capacity on an optical fiber, enough to carry more
than 400,000 individual HDTV signals down a single optical fiber smaller
than the width of a human hair. The Infinera system offers integrated
switching and optical transport and the digital multicast capability,
making it simple and cost-effective to accommodate large or shifting
demands for video-on-demand and television services.
Cox's Northern Virginia metro network is linked to the company's 12,000
mile long-haul Infinera Digital Optical Network that extends from coast to
coast, enabling Cox to deliver leading-edge services including voice, video
and data to all of its markets.
"Consumers are demanding more services from their providers in an
increasingly competitive environment. The Infinera network enables us to be
fast, flexible, and highly responsive to our customers," said Cox Northern
Virginia Vice President of Network Operations Darryl Ladd.
"We are very pleased to support Cox Northern Virginia with a
state-of-the-art Infinera Digital Optical Network," said Infinera CEO
Jagdeep Singh. "Infinera is focused on innovation that enables faster, more
flexible optical networks that can support the unique demands of today's
businesses and consumers."
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications
carriers worldwide. Infinera's systems are unique in their use of a
breakthrough semiconductor technology: the photonic integrated circuit
(PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC technology are designed to provide
optical networks with simpler and more flexible engineering and operations,
faster time-to-service, and the ability to rapidly deliver differentiated
services without reengineering their optical infrastructure. For more
information, please visit www.infinera.com.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on
current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties. These statements are based on information available to
Infinera as of the date hereof; and actual results could differ materially
from those stated or implied, due to risks and uncertainties.
Forward-looking statements include statements regarding Infinera's
expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future such
the benefits and capabilities or our products and the Digital Optical
Networks architecture, including enabling customers to deliver services
with industry-leading speed, simplicity, and flexibility; that it enables a
variety of data rates and protocols to be delivered over the same optical
infrastructure with little or no optical re-engineering, that
interchangeable client-side optical modules enable a mix of new services to
be deployed simply and cost-effectively anywhere in the network at any
time, and that Infinera's GMPLS-powered service intelligence enables
services and network resources to be configured in software, that the
result is a dramatic reduction in time required to implement service
upgrades from weeks or months to just days, hours, or even minutes, that
ILS2 line system will offer future scalability of up to 8 Terabits/second
of capacity on an optical fiber, enough to carry more than 400,000
individual HDTV signals down a single optical fiber smaller than the width
of a human hair, that the system offers integrated switching and optical
transport and the digital multicast capability, and making it simple and
cost-effective to accommodate large or shifting demands for video-on-demand
and television services, and other statements that can be identified by
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