Japan's KVH Telecom Deploys Atrica's Optical Ethernet

Japan's KVH Telecom, a competitive carrier, is deploying Atrica's Carrier-class Optical Ethernet Systems to support a new Ether-MAN Plus next-generation Ethernet service offering in the Tokyo metropolitan region and other selected areas of Japan. Financial terms were not disclosed.



KVH's Ether-MAN Plus service, which is enabled by Ethernet over Multi Protocol Label Switching (EoMPLS), combines the reliability of leased lines with the flexibility of a wide-area Ethernet service to deliver integrated voice, video, and data connectivity. The service can be configured as a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint topology, depending on the end user's requirements and network environment. In addition to TDM (T1/E1) services, interfaces such as 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-SX are supported, and bandwidth is scalable from 1.5Mbps to 1Gps with a variety of options.



Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems portfolio is comprised of the A-2000 family of Optical Ethernet Edge Switches, the A-4000 family of Optical Ethernet Aggregation Switches, the A-8000 family of Optical Ethernet Core Switches, and the Atrica Service Platform for Ethernet Networks (ASPEN), an integrated service provisioning and management system. http://www.atrica.comhttp://www.kvh.co.jpTokyo-based KVH Telecom was established in 1999 by the Fidelity Group.