GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Acterna (NASDAQ:ACTR) today announced another industry first - the delivery of a 10.7 Gbit/s optical network tester compliant with ITU-T G.709 standards, to Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU). The standards, which also address the technology of forward error correction (FEC), will drive the emergence of converged intelligent optical transport networks (OTN) by enabling faster and more accurate transmissions. Lucent is using the portable Acterna ONT-50 to develop and deliver new G.709-compliant network systems and elements operating at 10.7 Gbit/s. The company will later use the tester in the field to verify correct installation and integration of these elements into the networks of major carriers worldwide. "We selected the Acterna optical network tester because it was one of the first solutions to offer a fully operational 10.7 Gbit/s OTN analyzer," said Wolfram Sturm, director, research and development, Optical Networking Group, Lucent Technologies. "With the Acterna tester, we will be able to speed the development of 10.7 Gbit/s systems and components for the new LambdaUnite(TM) MultiService Switch (MSS), a next-generation product designed to create the bridge between data-intensive metro networks and high-speed optical core networks." The Acterna ONT-50 with 10.7 Gbit/s will be showcased at CEBIT, March 13-20, at Hall 13, Stand C76 and at OFC, March 19-21, booth 1653. Acterna Corp.Lucent Technologies Inc.For more information on CeBIT, please visit: www.lightreading.com/cebit