PalmettoNet Deploys Meriton

OTTAWA -- Meriton Networks, specialists in Agile Optical Networking, today announced that PalmettoNet, a provider of digital fiber optic networks in the Carolinas, has extended its high-speed network with the Meriton Networks 6400 OTP (Optical Transport Platform). A carrier’s carrier with over 3,100 fiber route miles, PalmettoNet leases capacity to prominent telecommunications carriers providing interstate/intrastate, interchange service in the Carolinas. PalmettoNet selected the 6400 OTP because it provides the flexibility and reliability necessary to deliver a full range of point-to-point services throughout the Carolinas, including traditional SONET connectivity (DS1, DS3, OC3 through OC192) and Ethernet Solutions (1 Gig, 10 Gig and beyond).

In addition to the flexibility of the 6400 OTP, which leverages Meriton’s ADM-on-a-Wavelength™ technology, a key driver for PalmettoNet’s selection of the 6400 OTP was its ability to provide reconfigurable dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels in a cost-effective manner. This allows PalmettoNet to add/drop any data service to any node and wavelength within its optical network. The carrier evaluated a number of options for expanding its network capacity, and found that deploying the 6400 OTP was much more cost-effective than adding new channels to its existing DWDM systems.

PalmettoNet’s outstanding success has been a result of its commitment to fast service provisioning. The rapid networking planning and service provisioning capabilities of the 6400 OTP will greatly assist PalmettoNet to reduce its service provisioning intervals.

“‘On-Time’ service delivery and reliability are cornerstones for PalmettoNet, and the Meriton 6400 OTP allows us to deliver on those promises while offering our customers the most advanced telecommunications technology available,” said Joe Moss, chief engineer for PalmettoNet. “Today’s carriers require fast, dynamic access to high-capacity bandwidth, and the 6400 OTP enables us to turn up new services quickly and easily.”

Meriton Networks Inc.