HANNOVER, Germany -- LightPointe, an innovator, designer and manufacturer of carrier-class optical transmission equipment using Free-Space Optical (FSO) technology, is showcasing its new FlightSpectrum™ 2.5 product for the first time in Europe at CeBIT. The FlightSpectrum 2.5 is the latest addition to LightPointe’s carrier-class FSO product suite, offering service providers the ability to easily extend metropolitan optical networks without the costs and delays of digging up roads for fiber-optic cable or acquiring radio frequency licenses. The FlightSpectrum 2.5 delivers full-duplex bandwidth of 2.5 gigabits and is designed for metro access applications, including SONET ring closures. “We are seeing great demand from our customers in the U.S. and Europe for STM-16/OC-48 Free-Space Optics equipment,” said Christian Rook, Managing Director of LightPointe Europe GmbH. “We will continue to develop and deliver FSO products that allow our customers to take full advantage of the technology and its capabilities to leverage capital and generate revenue.”LightPointe Communications Inc.For more information on CeBIT, please visit: www.lightreading.com/cebit