NFOEC: Nortel Networks Extends Reach of Metro DWDM

At this week's NFOEC (National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference) 2003 in Orlando, Florida, Nortel Networks is unveiling plans to extend the reach of its metro DWDM platforms. In the first phase, scheduled for availability in Q4 2003, Nortel Networks OPTera Metro 5200 Multiservice Platform will extend the reach of metro DWDM networks to as much as 350 kilometers over 2.5 Gbps channels and 110 kilometers over 10 Gbps without dispersion compensation. The second phase enhancement, scheduled for availability in the Q1 2004, will extend this reach to as much as 600 kilometers over 10 Gbps channels.
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