HERNDON, Va. -- NEC America Public NetworksGroup, a leading developer of advanced communication products, softwareandservices for public networks, today announced the newest addition toNEC's SpectralWave® family of optical networking systems: theSpectralWave U-Node, anext-generation multi-function node that allows networks to aggregate,groom and transport both SONET/SDH and IP traffic.

"The SpectralWave U-Node utilizes NEC's leading-edge optical technologyto provide an open, easy-to-upgrade, flexible system over a variety ofstandards," saidTom Chilcote, Product Marketing Manager for NEC America Public NetworkGroups. "The SpectralWave U-Node simplifies network architecture andallowsnetwork managers to integrate legacy and data-centric interfaces into ahigh-performance network. It is a flexible, compact system that providesspace, power andcost savings necessary to build or enhance a modern carrier-class,next-generation network."

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