Fujitsu Extends Flashwave

RICHARDSON, Texas -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., the leader in the optical telecommunications market, today announced the general availability of its new, low-cost, easily deployable, FLASHWAVE(R) 4010 SONET extension platform. This compact access device meets a continual need for delivering the thousands of DS1 lines and hundreds of DS3 lines that are installed each month. Service Providers can extend the reach of their SONET networks and dramatically lower the cost and complexity of delivering low-density DS1 and DS3 services to more customers with the FLASHWAVE 4010 platform. The FLASHWAVE 4010 platform is available in four configurations--seven DS1, unprotected OC-3; seven DS1, protected OC-3; three DS3, unprotected OC-3; and three DS3, protected OC-3. Interoperable with other standards-based equipment including the Fujitsu FLM SONET and FLASHWAVE 4000 platforms, the FLASHWAVE 4010 remote extension module can be deployed in almost every network. It is fully supported by the NETSMART(R) 1500 element management system, FLEXR(R) GT craft interface, and Telcordia's TIRKS(R) and NMA(R). Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. (FNC)