MILAN -- Pirelli will launch it’s next generation telecom equipment at the next ECOC – European Conference on Optical Communication, - taking place in Rimini, Italy from September 22nd to 24th. Pirelli will show its new products – systems, modules and components based on the advanced research of Pirelli Labs – in its own stand 615.

Pirelli pioneered photonics and drove the evolution of Optical Communications in early 90s, with the first EDFA developed and the first DWDM systems installed in operators' live networks. Pirelli is now on the road again, and is ready to play a leading role in the future of Telecommunications.

With innovative ideas and state of the art technology, Pirelli develops products supporting its customers to pursue the key economic targets of optimizing investment, speeding up time to revenue and increasing profitability.

“We are very proud to introduce our new solutions just 18 months after Pirelli Labs were established” – stated Giorgio Grasso, Chief Executive Officer of Pirelli Labs. “Our trials have given us very positive feedback and the interest shown by prospective customers testifies that we are moving in the right direction: flexibility, speed and low costs for next generation optical networks”, added Mauro Sacchetto, CEO of Pirelli Telecom Systems.

Pirelli tunable optical components (laser, OADM) boast superior performance while the adoption of Nanotechnologies allows unprecedented compactness. These are fundamental bricks in the building of new networks, whose characteristics (flexibility, easy reconfigurability, fast provisioning) support operators in reducing OPEX.

Pirelli Metro systems, while slashing down operator's capital expenditure (thanks to CWDM adoption and innovative architecture), offers a carrier class equipment, with networking features exploitable in Metro Access as well as in Metro Core scenarios.

Last, but not least, the Pirelli portfolio of access modules and systems opens the way for new broadband services, the engine for increasing the operators' profitability.

Pirelli has also opened a brand-new section of its award-winning website dedicated to new products: on www.pirelli.com/telecomsystems it’s possible to find extensive information and technical details of next generation optical solutions.

Pirelli SpA