Adva Unveils DWDM Platform

ADVA Optical Networking (German Neuer Markt: ADV) today introduced Fiber Service Platform 3000 (FSP 3000), a compact, quick-to-deploy and scalable Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) solution enabling carriers to lease high-speed data and Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) services. The ADVA solution provides up to 32 protected or 64 unprotected channels for transmitting heterogeneous application traffic at native speeds across metropolitan-core, access and private leased-line networks in logical-hub, add-drop, managed-ring and logical-mesh topologies.

The FSP 3000, compliant with both Network Equipment Building Standard (NEBS) and European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standards, will be available in the second quarter of 2000. List price begins at $25,000 per channel link (both sides of system).

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