Optinel Systems, a start-up based in Elkridge, Maryland, released a new transmitter for its optical transport platform suited for high definition television (HDTV). Optinel's optical transport system accommodates multiple traffic formats, including Gigabit Ethernet, SONET, QAM and analog video. Both CWDM and DWDM are offered in the single-chassis system.
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- In December 2002, Optinel raised $22.4 million in second round venture funding. Investors include Court Square Ventures, Teknoinvest, Birchmere Ventures, SilverHaze Partners, Four Seasons Ventures, the Dinner Club, Isis Capital, OCG Ventures and Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
In October 2002, Optinel announced that Adelphia Communications had successfully completed its field trial of Optinel's PLEXiS MFX Transport System. The field trial demonstrated a drop and forward network architecture utilizing Optinel's Fractional Optical Multiplexer, which enables all-optical sharing of traffic among several sites.
