ExceLight Partners With Meriton

DURHAM, N.C. -- ExceLight Communications (www.excelight.com), a provider of active, passive, and telecom communication solutions for the optical transport layer and Meriton Networks Inc. (www.meriton.com), a developer of an advanced metro optical networking element called an Optical Add/Drop Switch (OADX), today announced a technology partnership. Meriton Networks becomes a strategic, volume customer for ExceLight’s advanced Coarse Wave Division Multiplexing (CWDM) products, as well as other components. ExceLight’s components will allow Meriton Networks to develop a product with unprecedented cost and space savings for carriers. “Becoming a premier systems supplier to the world’s major carriers is directly tied to our ability to incorporate and leverage best-of-breed technology,” said Alain Brazeau, Meriton Networks vice president of research and development. “We are pleased to be working very closely with ExceLight, ensuring that we offer world-class systems today and tomorrow.”ExceLight CommunicationsMeriton Networks Inc.