Virgin Media Demonstrates 40G Over a Live UK Commercial Network May 8, 2008
Nortel provided 40G Adaptive Optical Engine DWDM ... Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) ... DWDM and its successors such as ULH-Ultra Long Haul and Ultra Band optical transmission are optimized for use in emerging 10 (ultra long haul 4,000 KM-kilometer) and 40 gigabit provider services (long. (TMCnet)
Airtel only Indian firm in global cable project May 8, 2008
84 terabits (Tbps) with dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing (DWDM) technology. The EIG consortium has signed construction and supply agreements with Alcatel-Lucent and Tyco Telecommunications. (Business Standard)
New undersea cable system to connect UK with India May 7, 2008
88 terabits (Tbps) using dense-wavelength-division-multiplexing (DWDM) to provide upgradeable transmission facilities that support Internet, e-commerce, video, data and voice. In addition to complementing existing high bandwidth cable systems in the region, the EIG cable system will provide much needed diversity for broadband traffic currently relying largely on traditional routes from Europe to India. (India Times)
Comcast to Conduct First Live 100G Network Trial with Nortel ... Mar 15, 2008
The network is comprised of Comcast's existing DWDM solution with 50GHz enhanced Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (eROADM) and photonic components, augmented with prototype 100G interfaces installed in Nortel's. The 100G cards utilize Nortel's 40G/100G Adaptive Optical Engine, with integrated dispersion compensation and dual-polarization Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) modulation, the same technology used in Nortel's present 40G solution. (CNNMoney.com)
EMCORE Completes Acquisition of Intel's Optical Telecom Assets Feb 23, 2008
"We are excited about the addition of the product portfolio, customer base, and the business and technical personnel from this acquisition. EMCORE is now one of a very few companies able to offer customers products for long-haul telecom, DWDM, enterprise and storage applications. Furthermore, EMCORE will leverage its infrastructure of contract manufacturing and the vertical integration on both the long- and short-wavelength products to continue its cost reduction effort," said Stephen Krasulick... (PR Newswire)
Infinera Introduces Roadmap for Photonic Integration Feb 23, 2008
After just over three years of shipping product, Infinera's PIC-based systems account for some 13% of the multi-reach DWDM market (source: Ovum RHK). From this starting point, Infinera anticipates PIC capacity per chip to double every three years and plans to produce PICs capable of 400 Gb/s per chip in 2009. (Primezone Releases)
Infinera Demonstrates 40G Advanced Modulation On a PIC Feb 23, 2008
DQPSK modulation is an advantageous scheme for increasing the data rate on each DWDM channel as it offers high spectral efficiency, high tolerance to impairments including dispersion, and superior optical signal-to-noise tolerance, thereby maximizing optical reach ... Today's DWDM networks are limited by EDFA (erbium-doped fiber amplifier) technology, which can only amplify effectively over a very limited range of the optical spectrum. (Primezone Releases)
Blink Communications deploys One Connection for Infinite possibilities Feb 14, 2008
Innovative new DWDM Network from Meriton allows Blink to meet explosive demand for dedicated, highly secure bandwidth services OAKVILLE, ON, Feb. 14 /CNW/ - Blink Communications, a facilities-based data communications carrier today announced that it has launched a distributed dedicated wavelength service as part of its suite of managed data transport services ... The service has been deployed over an innovative new 400Gbit/s Dense Wave Division Multiplexing network (DWDM), utilizing Meriton... (Canada Newswire)
Work begins on N5.4b sub-marine optical fibre cable Feb 6, 2008
Besides these, Main One deployment of the latest technology called Dense Wave Division Multiplex (DWDM) fibre optic technology will provide an alternative route for African nations and save over $400 million which these national operators and their private sector counterparts pay as traffic fees yearly. Main One which will be the second largest optic fibre route in Africa after SAT-3 will cover 15,000 Km initially unlike SAT-3 which covers about 27,000 km, funded at a cost of $600 million and... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative Announces Major Network Expansion Feb 5, 2008
The Infinera DTN is a Digital ROADM for long-haul and metro core networks, combining high-capacity DWDM transport, integrated digital bandwidth management, and GMPLS-powered service intelligence in a single platform. About MBC: The Mid-Atlantic Broadband Cooperative (MBC) is a not-for-profit Cooperative created in 2003 by a visionary group of regional leaders whose purpose was to revitalize the regional economy of Southside Virginia. (Primezone Releases)
Infinera Selected by The Carphone Warehouse for Nationwide UK Network Dec 19, 2007
In addition, the simplicity of installation and operation of Infinera's digital networks means that an Infinera network can be operated by a significantly smaller engineering staff than required by traditional DWDM networks ... The Infinera DTN is a Digital ROADM for long-haul and metro core networks, combining high-capacity DWDM transport, integrated digital bandwidth management, and GMPLS-powered service intelligence in a single platform ... Forward-looking statements include statements... (Primezone Releases)
ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000RE Delivers NASA Connectivity Across University of Alabama System Regional Optical Network Oct 8, 2007
Multiple channels of data, voice, video or storage application traffic can be transported along the same fiber strand via Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), and additional bandwidth and services can be deployed without physical expansion of UAS-RON.. UAS-RON is part of a global rollout of optical networks that have provided the research-and-education community with many powerful new services including grid computing, shared virtual reality, virtual laboratories, digital libraries,... (Primezone Releases)
Axsun Introduces Channel Power Monitor Product at ECOC 2007 Sep 17, 2007
"Our new CPM product will still offer the best performance in the industry, at a cost point suitable for Next Generation Metro DWDM systems." Samples of the CPM product will begin shipping in October 2007. About Axsun Technologies Axsun Technologies, Inc., established in 1999, develops and manufactures advanced photonic components and subsystems used in test and measurement applications, and throughout the world's communication networks. (PR Newswire)
JDS Uniphase claims breakthrough in tunable integration Sep 6, 2007
Current-generation tunable lasers can cover nearly 100 50-GHz channels in a DWDM system, and the new JDSU product would be of particular interest in emerging 40-Gbit Ethernet data center systems that require multiplexed channels in very small form factors. Tunable lasers were promoted heavily during the optical boom in the late 1990s, both for easily shifting wavelengths in direct optical switching and for cost-saving by providing tunable spare parts in optical ports for transmission systems in... (EETimes)
Viettel Selects ECI Telecom's Optical and Broadband Access Solutions to Expand Network in Vietnam Aug 27, 2007
A new, over 2,000 km long haul DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) network with a capacity of 40 channels of 10Gb/s was deployed based on ECI s XDM all-range platform. This network utilizes state-of-the-art optical technologies including very high power fiber amplifiers, widely tunable lasers and very long reach transponders. (BusinessWire)
GAITS Awarded a Worldwide US Army Contract to support the Information Engineering Systems Command (ISEC) Jul 14, 2007
The types of data network projects consist of installation backbone networks, premise distribution systems, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), Wireless, Gigabit Ethernet (GigE), Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Voice Over IP (VOIP), Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNET), Hardened Carrier Distribution Systems (HCDS) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN). "This is a complex and critical task for the Army -- each day GAITS personnel have to ensure the Army is getting the... (PR Newswire)
Brocade buffs up WAFS, virtualization May 30, 2007
The 7500 switch and 48000 router blade will now support "fast write," which claims to speed up Fibre Channel disk mirroring over distance by queuing traffic and sending it all at once rather than requiring handshaking on DWDM links ... The 7500 switch and 48000 router blade will now support "fast write," which claims to speed up Fibre Channel disk mirroring over distance by queuing traffic and sending it all at once rather than requiring handshaking on DWDM links. (Search Storage)
Alcatel-Lucent Reports First Quarter 2007 Results May 11, 2007
Growth in optical transport was fueled by carrier network transformations to video and full-IP. In particular, metro and long haul DWDM showed good performance. The IP service router area positively impacted the quarter, with growth faster than the market, confirming our #2 market position. (PR Newswire)
ECI Telecom Chosen for the Continued Expansion of TelicPhil's National Digital Transmission Network in the Philippines May 7, 2007
This third phase of the network expansion includes a 16-channel, 10Gb/s DWDM backbone that will enable TelicPhil to cost-effectively deliver increased capacity for bandwidth-intensive voice, data and video services to business and residential users across the southern Philippines ... The XDM network utilizes various state-of-the-art DWDM technologies, including high power EDFA and Raman amplifiers and advanced signal modulation and coding techniques, in order to cost-effectively bridge long... (BusinessWire)
Nokia Siemens: Where's the IP Expertise? May 5, 2007
Siemens has a richer mix of DWDM, ROADM, multi-service switch, and similar architectures in its Surpass line, and has defined many circuit-to-packet softswitch architectures. On the way to becoming the expert in softswitches, however, Siemens decided in 2002 to sell its Unisphere Networks routing subsidiary to Juniper Networks, thereby eliminating its base in Layer 2-4 native IP. There's also a bit of a disconnect, however, in many Surpass access, enterprise, and mobility solutions that continue... (EETimes)
EMCORE Corporation Announces Preliminary Unaudited Results for Its Fiscal 2007 First Quarter ended December 31, 2006 Apr 26, 2007
The ETU-9C00-SFF is a multi-purpose full band tunable optical transceiver module for 10 Gbps DWDM Long Reach telecom and datacom applications ... -- EMCORE 1550nm DWDM long reach XFP optical transceiver module. (PR Newswire)
Oplink to Acquire a Majority Interest in Optical Communication Products, Inc. Apr 23, 2007
They manufacture a line of transceivers, transponders, transmitters, receivers, DWDM and CWDM solutions that address the metro, local, PON and storage area networking markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Oplink will acquire all 66,000,000 shares of OCP common stock held by Furukawa, constituting approximately 58% of OCP s outstanding shares, in exchange for $84,150,000 in cash and 857,258 shares of Oplink common stock. (BusinessWire)
Nokia Siemens Networks Starts Operations and Assumes a Leading Position in the Communications Industry Apr 2, 2007
Recently, a 10x111 gigabit per second native transmission was achieved over 2400km using a Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) infrastructure originally designed for 10 gigabit per second transmission - showing that operators will be able to migrate to 100 gigabit ethernet services per wavelength using their existing optical infrastructure. This strong Rbility, together with the innovative solutions already commercially available today like IMS, MSC Server System and Internet HSPA,... (PR Newswire)
Optium Researchers Demonstrate Dynamic Dispersion Compensation in a Wavelength Selective Switch at OFC 2007 Mar 28, 2007
March 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Optium Corporation (NasdaqGM: - ), a leading supplier of high-performance optical subsystems, today announced that researchers from Optium and the Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) at the University of Sydney, Australia, have demonstrated the ability of Optium's dynamic Wavelength Selective Switch (WSS) to provide dynamic dispersion compensation - a key requirement for next generation 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s systems, on a per-channel... (Primezone Releases)
Fiber will benefit rural China, research director says Mar 28, 2007
Huawei in particular has moved to development of continent-wide DWDM networks. A "SuperWDM" system for Russia includes a 160-by-10Gbit for Russian carrier TransTelecom. (EETimes)
Optium to Acquire Kailight Photonics Mar 27, 2007
The acquisition will build on Optium's broad suite of optical transport solutions, which features fully wavelength agile DWDM, SONET and 10GE transceivers and subsystems, 10Gb/s pluggable transceivers, CATV trunking and distribution subsystems and Optium's next generation WSS ROADM product line. In addition, this acquisition will enable Optium to provide full line card solutions of all variations of 40Gb/s applications. (Primezone Releases)
Alcatel-Lucent Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results Feb 9, 2007
" Reported Results In accordance with regulatory reporting requirements, the fourth quarter 2006 reported results include Alcatel stand-alone operations for October and November 2006, and the combined operations of Alcatel-Lucent for December 2006. Businesses to be contributed to Thales are presented as discontinued activities. There were neither capital gains nor cash proceeds from the Thales transaction recognized during the quarter. Results from Nortel's UMTS radio access business are not... (PR Newswire)
Brocade unveils McData integration roadmap Jan 30, 2007
" Brocade's switch modules will also continue to be the primary product line in the blade server market, Buiocchi said. Both McData and Brocade had partnerships with DWDM dark-fiber extension companies -- Brocade with Nortel Networks and Ciena Corp., and McData with Avda AG Optical Networking; all three partners will remain on board, according to Brocade. McData's SpectraNet Replicator and virtual tape library (VTL) offerings, both OEMed from FalconStor Software Inc., will be discontinued after... (Search Storage)
ADVA Optical Networking's FSP 3000RE Supports Grid Computing and High-Bandwidth Distance Learning at University of Arkansas Jan 16, 2007
The ADVA FSP 3000RE Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) system accommodates the simple, cost-effective addition of new services or more bandwidth as required by university researchers or other network users. With DWDM, different types of network application traffic can be assigned different wavelengths of light in the color spectrum ... The FSP 3000's Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching (GMPLS) control plane would automate setup of new service by remotely triggering tiny mirrors... (Primezone Releases)
Asia Netcom Extends EAC System Across the Pacific to Meet Growing Demands from South Asia Jan 15, 2007
56 Tbps (Terabits per second) using 64-wavelength DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) technology capable of transporting 10 Gbps per wavelength. About Asia Netcom Winner of Frost van's 'Data Communications Service Provider of the Year' award for 2005 and 2006, Asia Netcom operates an extensive telecommunications network infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region, including a privately-owned subsea cable system, EAC, as well as extensive terrestrial backhauls and telehouses in all key... (PR Newswire)
Siemens Sets Speed Record Dec 22, 2006
40Gbps previous record was just 16 colours of DWDM at 2. 5 Gbps, or four 10Gbps ethernet links multiplexed. (DailyTech)
LuminentOIC Announces 4.25Gb/s Fibre Channel CWDM and DWDM SFP Transceivers Nov 30, 2006
25Gb/s Fibre Channel CWDM and DWDM SFP Transceivers ... 25Gb/s Fibre Channel CWDM and DWDM SFP Transceivers ... 25Gb/s Fibre Channel CWDM and DWDM interfaces. (PR Newswire)
OpVista Ranked #3 Market Share Leader in ROADMs Nov 29, 2006
Privately held and founded in 2000, OpVista offers industry leading reconfigurability, distance, and scale in its OpVista2000 DWDM platform. OpVista's investors include Sevin Rosen, DCM, Incubic, US Trust's Excelsior Venture Partners, and WTI. For more information, visit. (PR Newswire)
France Telecom, Nortel Solidify Strategic Partnership Nov 28, 2006
Nortel has been a key supplier to France Telecom Group network for nearly two decades providing solutions in wireless, wireline data and optical DWDM as well as Enterprise Networks. About Orange Business Services Orange Business Services represents the business communications solutions and services provided by the France Telecom Group as of June 1, 2006. (Canada Newswire)
Engineers participate in high-speed network demonstration Nov 27, 2006
Finisar provided the optical transceivers for the demonstration, Infinera provided the dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system and project management, Internet2 was involved in developing the methodology and supporting the demonstration, Level 3 Communications provided the ten 10 Gb/s channels from Tampa to Houston, and UCSC designed and implemented the network interface including the packet resequencing scheme. The research and education community is a leader in creating very large... (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
ITPC to Improve Communications Across Iraq with Nortel Optical Solution Nov 20, 2006
"We selected Nortel's advanced networking technology as the right foundation for Iraqi telecommunications and are confident that the improved communications made possible by this network will help accelerate the reconstruction of our country." "Restoring and improving countrywide communications is vital for the reconstruction of Iraq," said Simon Beard, director of Middle East Business Development, Nortel EMEA. "This contract is testament to Nortel's successful record of DWDM transmission... (Canada Newswire)
5 Tips for Improved SAN Utilization Oct 11, 2006
While normally used and thought of for distance, WDM technology -- including dense WDM (DWDM) and coarse WDM (CWDM) -- can be used over a short distance to maximize utilization of fiber optic cabling. A technique that can be used in some environments to improve SAN performance and utilization involves keeping local traffic local as much as possible. (Search Storage)
Ciscos New 4-Slot CSR-1 Router Helps Make Possible "the ... Sep 6, 2006
How about support for moving 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) per slot through Packet-over-SOnet (PoS), Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) and Ethernet interfaces ... The CRS-1 platform s scalability and efficiency was greatly enhanced with Cisco s introduction in December 2005 of IP over DWDM [Internet Protocol over Dense Wave Division Multiplexing], which enables seamless integration between the IP layer and the DWDM layer ... Milinkovich elaborates: With our IP over DWDM technology... (TMCnet)
JDSU Recognized as Leading Optical Communications Innovator in Industry Analyst Report Aug 31, 2006
An AON is a dynamically reconfigurable DWDM network designed to accelerate triple-play service deployment and enable advanced wavelength applications at significantly reduced cost. JDSU is the leading provider of the optical components and subsystems that are the building blocks of the AON. "JDSU's recognition as a leading optical communications innovator is well deserved," said Scott Higgins, Ciena's vice president of operations. (PR Newswire)
Alcatel Reports Second Quarter 2006: Revenues Up 8% Jul 27, 2006
The optical business slowed slightly on year over year comparisons, however, a leading position was maintained and a promising pick up was registered in the DWDM business driven by bandwidth expansion to support video services. Revenues grew significantly in the NGN/IMS activity, more than doubling in the first half of the year compared to 2005, with good traction at incumbent operators in Europe and Asia. (PR Newswire)
Meriton wins contracts from CLECs Jul 13, 2006
Bill Gartner, chief operating officer at Ottawa-based Meriton, said that there's a simple reason smaller regional carriers are attracted to the Meriton DWDM equipment ... Buckeye's DWDM deployment will begin with Gigabit Ethernet service to 60 administrative sites within the school system, and will expand to cover triple-play residential service throughout Buckeye's 1,700 route miles in the Ohio and Michigan region. (EETimes)
Asia Netcom Expands Capacity on Submarine Cable System Jun 20, 2006
The project, expected to be completed by November this year, will use NEC's submarine line terminal product which is based on advanced and field proven DWDM technology. About Asia Netcom Winner of Frost van's 'Data Communications Service Provider of the Year' award for 2005 and 2006, Asia Netcom operates an extensive telecommunications network infrastructure in the Asia Pacific region, including a privately-owned subsea cable system, EAC, as well as extensive terrestrial backhauls and telehouses... (PR Newswire)
Infinera: IPO imminent? Jun 9, 2006
The company, which has crafted a powerful DWDM dense wavelength division multiplexing system that could recast the way optical networks are built, has scored seven wins with six more in the pipeline, Singh says. Customers have included notable names such as FLAG Telecom Group Ltd., Level 3 Communications Inc., XO Communications Inc. and Infinera added Global Crossing Holdings Ltd. to the list in an announcement this week. (EETimes)
Nistica snags first-round funding May 25, 2006
Several companies have been examining "hybrid ROADMs" that combine ROADM features with DWDM front ends, though Nistica describes its own business as oriented toward subsystems. Technology Venture Partners and PA Early Stage are among first-stage investors. (EETimes)
Luminent to Acquire HG Genuine Opto, a Chinese Fiber Optic Transceiver Supplier May 24, 2006
Luminent is a leading provider of Fiber to the Premise (FTTP), Metro Transceivers, and CWDM and DWDM Solutions, and has Research and Design centers and TL9000 certified production facilities in Chatsworth, CA and Hsin-Chu, Taiwan. Luminent has pioneered the field of triplexer transceivers for triple play voice, video, and data services and is currently the dominant supplier of triplexer transceivers worldwide. (PR Newswire)
Silk Telecom rolls fibre into regional Vic & SA May 22, 2006
According to Nortel, the key goal of CPL is "to dramatically simplify the transport layer to ensure that the multiservice switches, DWDM terminals, optical core switches and other service elements that connect into it can have their services carried end-to-end.". With CPL the optical transport layer is separated from the service layer and Nortel claims this enables it to offer "a highly flexible, optimised and intelligent common photonic layer to metro, regional and long haul networks [which]... (iTWire)
Palmettonet extends high-speed network with Meriton Networks 6400 Optical Transport Platform May 10, 2006
In addition to the flexibility of the 6400 OTP, which leverages Meriton's ADM-on-a-Wavelength(TM) technology, a key driver for PalmettoNet's selection of the 6400 OTP was its ability to provide reconfigurable dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels in a cost-effective manner ... The carrier evaluated a number of options for expanding its network capacity, and found that deploying the 6400 OTP was much more cost- effective than adding new channels to its existing DWDM systems. (Canada Newswire)
NEC Chooses Xilinx Virtex-4 FPGAs for 40 Gbps WDM Optical Communications Systems May 8, 2006
The SpectralWave DW4200 series provides a simplified and cost-efficient network platform, which can be easily adapted to address anticipated future operator bandwidth demands, and which should overcome some design limitations of conventional metro dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems. By enhancing applications, the complete 4200-series can add 'new dimensions' to what NEC calls generation free networking(TM) -- enabling networks to expand beyond traditional 'bounded' optical... (PR Newswire)
NeuStar Buys DNS Player Apr 21, 2006
Phone-number clearinghouse company (NYSE: - ) announced on Wednesday evening it will acquire , a managed domain name systems (DNS) services provider, for $61. UltraDNS says it plays a key role in directing and managing Internet traffic, as well as ensuring the security of Websites and email. (Light Reading)
Agricultural Bank of China Drives Productivity and Efficiency at New Shanghai Data Center with Nortel Solutions Apr 11, 2006
Nortel's DWDM Optical Metro 5200 multiservice platform will provide reliable, flexible and scalable converged high bandwidth transport solution for all 32 wavelengths of mission critical data ... Nortel has a long standing relationship with Agricultural Bank of China, previously supplying a high performance network linking all provincial branches in Shanxi, Sichuan, Gansu and Hunan provinces, as well as DWDM metro optical solutions to ABC headquarters in Beijing. (PR Newswire)
Infinera numerates its numbers Mar 28, 2006
That revenue revelation follows market research data from Dell'Oro Group that gave Infinera a market leading position in the 10-Gbit/s long-haul DWDM market in the fourth quarter of 2005, with a 26 percent share, up from 20 percent in the third quarter. Nortel Networks Ltd. ranked second in that quarter with a 15 percent share. (EETimes)
Microsoft a has-been? Mar 15, 2006
Skills: A strong understanding of Layer 1 through Layer 3 network services and technologies including dark fiber, DWDM, SONET/SDH, Ethernet, and IP.. Google is looking for fiber-optics engineers. (InfoWorld)
Lucent demonstrates 100-Gbit Ethernet transmission Mar 10, 2006
At OFC, Lucent s multimedia networking solutions group announced successful field trials with Japan Telecom of a production 40-Gbit/s network utilizing Lucent s LambdaXtreme DWDM transport system ... Lucent demonstrated a working interface between its DWDM platform and a high-capacity router carrying IP traffic over an OC-768 channel. (EETimes)
Global Crossing Enhances Network to Meet Growing Customer Demand Feb 22, 2006
"By leveraging Alcatel's next-generation DWDM submarine terminal, we're ensuring the ongoing delivery of our comprehensive suite of solutions, including our advanced converged IP services, to our worldwide customers and partners." Global Crossing's MAC ring, which runs between Brookhaven, NY, Hollywood, FL, and St. Croix, Virgin Islands, is an essential piece of the company's unique asset base. The ring connects to the company's Atlantic Crossing systems, AC1 and AC2, in Brookhaven and... (PR Newswire)
St. George Banks On Nortel Solutions For Improved Customer Experience Feb 21, 2006
Optus has been a long-term network services provider for St. George Bank, which includes managed services for the Bank's DWDM core optical network. Nortel's solution for St. George comprises a 10 Gigabit Optical Metro 5200 fibre-optic platform connecting St. George's main production and business continuity sites in Sydney. (PR Newswire)
Optimistic Cisco Posts Revenue Rise Feb 8, 2006
Also during the quarter, Cisco's Integrated Services Routers exceeded a $2 billion run rate; Cisco boosted the number of CRS-1 high-end router customers in the carrier and service provider space to from 28 to 40 in the first quarter of fiscal 2006; and the company announced its plan to integrate 40G bps DWDM (Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing) into the CRS-1. That, according to Chambers, is a key requirement for supporting IP TV.. (eWeek)
