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Infinera PICs pick up award
The firm's InP (indium phosphide) technology based PICs were named
Infinera’s 500 gigabit per second (Gb/s) photonic integrated circuit (PIC) were awarded at the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards 2013 in Monaco last week.
500 Gb/s PICs are a key ingredient of the Intelligent Transport Network. Embedded in the DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform, Infinera says its devices enable the industry’s only commercially available 500 Gb/s long-haul super-channels.
Super-channels reduce complexity in carrier networks by simplifying the process of provisioning transmission capacity. This award follows a similar award last year for the Infinera 100 Gb/s PIC, named Best 100G Optical Component at the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards ceremony in 2012.
Intelligent Transport Networks based on PIC technology are deployed by 109 customers in 67 countries around the world. Infinera’s PICs have exceeded one billion hours of operation in live networks without failure.
This award was established to celebrate and recognise the achievements made by service providers and solutions providers in the optical networking industry.
The judges for the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards said, “The InP (Indium Phosphide) technology based PICs Infinera delivers is far and away the most innovative component available today. In a land of me-too products this company has dared to build something different.”
“We are honoured to see the Infinera PIC named Best Optical Component for the second year in a row by judges at the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards,” said Mark Showalter, senior director corporate communications at Infinera. “When first introduced, Infinera’s 100 Gb/s PICs changed the dynamics of the optical networking industry. Today 500 Gb/s PICs are a key ingredient of the Intelligent Transport Network as operators advance into the Terabit Era.”
500 Gb/s PICs are a key ingredient of the Intelligent Transport Network. Embedded in the DTN-X packet optical transport networking platform, Infinera says its devices enable the industry’s only commercially available 500 Gb/s long-haul super-channels.
Super-channels reduce complexity in carrier networks by simplifying the process of provisioning transmission capacity. This award follows a similar award last year for the Infinera 100 Gb/s PIC, named Best 100G Optical Component at the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards ceremony in 2012.
Intelligent Transport Networks based on PIC technology are deployed by 109 customers in 67 countries around the world. Infinera’s PICs have exceeded one billion hours of operation in live networks without failure.
This award was established to celebrate and recognise the achievements made by service providers and solutions providers in the optical networking industry.
The judges for the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards said, “The InP (Indium Phosphide) technology based PICs Infinera delivers is far and away the most innovative component available today. In a land of me-too products this company has dared to build something different.”
“We are honoured to see the Infinera PIC named Best Optical Component for the second year in a row by judges at the Next Generation Optical Networking Awards,” said Mark Showalter, senior director corporate communications at Infinera. “When first introduced, Infinera’s 100 Gb/s PICs changed the dynamics of the optical networking industry. Today 500 Gb/s PICs are a key ingredient of the Intelligent Transport Network as operators advance into the Terabit Era.”
