Transmode Enhances ROADM

STOCKHOLM -- Transmode, a leading provider of Optical Networking Solutions today announces the availability of a fully-integrated 4-degree ROADM to further enhance optical network flexibility and manageability.

Fully integrated into the Transmode TM-Series, the new 4-degree Reconfigurable Optical Add Drop Multiplexer or ROADM enables operators to easily add flexibility to new or existing networks. Transmode's first customer for the ROADM is currently deploying the new ROADM units and expects to be carrying live traffic from mid February.

Optical flexibility is becoming increasingly important as network capacity continues to grow as demand for higher capacity residential, mobile and business services increases. The ability to remotely reconfigure optical channels within the network allows the operator to greatly decrease service activation cost and time which increases service velocity with a corresponding positive impact on revenue and competitive edge for the operator.

Furthermore, flexible or agile networks can eliminate the issues associated with stranded bandwidth. Stranded bandwidth can occur within networks as capacity grows and changes over time, leaving optical channels partially reused but with some segments that are unused and potentially stranded. The Transmode ROADM allows operators to create new optical channels that use different wavelengths along the route, reusing previously stranded bandwidth.

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