NEC FiberOptech and WaveSplitter to Display Wide Range of New
NEC Transponder Products at OFC
Lowest Power Consumption 10G Transponders and Highest Data Rate
PON Transceivers among New Leading-Edge Products
FREMONT ,CA- March 18, 2002 - NEC FiberOptech, Inc., a
subsidiary of NEC USA, Inc., and WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.,
a worldwide supplier of integrated optical components and modules
for advanced optical networks, announced today the introduction
of a wide range of new NEC transponder, transmitter and transceiver
products which will be displayed at the Optical Fiber Communication
(OFC) Conference in Anaheim. These exciting new products include:
- 10G MSA small-form factor (SFF) OC-192 transponders with lowest
power consumption
- 10G Multi-rate SFF transponders (SONET OC-192, 10 Gb/s
Ethernet, and G.709 FEC rates).
- Industry-compatible 16-channel and 4-channel 2.5G transponders.
- 2.5G DWDM transmitters supporting up to 480km
- 1.25G Single fiber point to point bi-directional transceivers.
- 1.25G transceivers for Passive Optical Networks (PON)
"NEC has differentiated its products while fitting within existing
Multi Source Agreement (MSA) standards," said Mr. Yoshitaka Morimoto,
President and CEO of NEC FiberOptech. "We have reduced the power
consumption of the 10G small-form-factor transponders to be the lowest
on the market and offer the highest data-rates available for PON transceivers.
These new products also leverage the many years of NEC experience
with active devices, delivering reliable products in high volume through
the use of automated assembly."
"Since we began working with NEC FiberOptech last year, customers
have told us how impressed they are with the NEC product reliability,"
said Bill Diamond, President and CEO of
WaveSplitter. "These new products will provide another example
of the quality design and manufacturing ability of NEC."
These new products strengthen NEC's existing family of transponder,
transmitter/receiver and transceiver products. Optical transponders
are available at both 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s in several standard MSA
packages with power consumption lower than competitive offerings.
The optical transmitter and receivers are available for SONET and
SDH applications with data rates from 155 Mb/s to 2.5 Gb/s covering
short to long reach distances. This wide range of products has a
detachable fiber interface and is designed to be used in solder
reflow manufacturing processes, greatly reducing the labor content
in board level manufacturing. PON transceivers are offered for 155
Mb/s to 622 Mb/s and now at 1.25 Gb/s for the optical network unit
(ONU). Single fiber point to point Bi-directional transceivers are
offered for 125 Mb/s to 155 Mb/s and 1.25 Gb/s with SFF receptacle
products for single fiber optical access systems.
About NEC FiberOptech, Inc.
NEC FiberOptech, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC USA,
Inc., located in Cupertino, California, was established in October,
2001 to provide customized engineering services and sales support
for NEC fiber optic devices which include optical transmitters,
receivers, transceivers, and optical waveguide devices. For more
information, please call NEC FiberOptech at 408-863-2000.
About WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.
WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of cost-effective
active, dynamic and passive components and modules for advanced
metropolitan and long-haul optical networks. WaveSplitter's intelligent
integrated products offer system manufacturers greater functionality
in smaller packages and at lower cost than incumbent discrete technologies.
WaveSplitter was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Fremont,
California.
For more information from WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.,
press and analysts only:
Lisa Blair
WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.
Phone: 510-651-7800 x 243
lisa_blair@wavesplitter.com
For more information from NEC FiberOptech, Inc., press and analysts
only:
Kara Gerry
NEC USA, Inc.
631-753-7341
kgerry@necusa.com
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