OTTAWA and PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Mitel
Corporation (NYSE/TSE:MLT) and Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A)
today announced that they have signed a Multi-Source Agreement
(MSA) that will set the standard for next-generation 4-channel parallel
fiber optic modules operating at data rates up to 10 Gbaud.
The two companies have leveraged their wide range of experience in fiber
optic and semiconductor technologies to standardize the package, and
optical and electrical interfaces for their respective modules. This
ensures that customers will have access to multiple international
sources that are compatible with other components within their systems.
Both companies expect to offer the modules in 2001.
Designed for a variety of fiber optic communications applications, the
parallel optic module features four transmit and four receive channels in
one package, each operating at 1 Gbaud to 2.5 Gbaud, for an aggregate
bandwidth of 4 Gbaud to 10 Gbaud in each direction. The module is
designed to meet the skyrocketing demand for network capacity in
next-generation systems, including very short reach OC-192 and
InfiniBand connections.
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