LWDM Platform supports all access and metro applications.
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Featuring Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) capability, LWDM platform supports 6 CWDM wavelengths operating at 2.5 Gbit/sec, and 16 DWDM wavelengths operating at 2.5/10 Gbit/sec for total capacity of 175 Gbit/sec on single platform. DWDM channels support optical amplification and allow links up to 200 km without use of dispersion compensation.
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Pirelli Broadband Solutions Launches 'LWDM'
First CWDM/DWDM hybrid platform makes world debut at Broadband World Forum Europe 2006
Milan, Italy and Paris, France - 9 October, 2006 - Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced the launch of its Light Wavelength Division Multiplexing (LWDM) platform at the Broadband World Forum Europe, taking place at CNIT La Défense, Paris, between 9-12 October 2006.
The platform builds on the success of the Pirelli City8(TM) Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) platform by adding low-end Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) capability. This combination supports six CWDM wavelengths, each operating at 2.5Gbit/s, and 16 DWDM wavelengths, each operating at 2.5 or 10Gbit/s, for a total capacity of 175Gbit/s on a single platform. The DWDM channels support optical amplification, allowing links of up to 200km without the use of dispersion-compensation.
"The LWDM concept is designed to enable network operators to start with a solution that meets their needs now and grows as demand for capacity increases," said Pierluigi Franco, senior vice president, Marketing and Product Management, Photonics Products at Pirelli Broadband Solutions. "A carrier can start with a modest and low-cost expansion of capacity by using the CWDM wavelengths, but then add further capacity, and faster interfaces, on the DWDM wavelengths, while retaining the platform size and price positioning of the CWDM technology."
LWDM is designed to support all access and metro applications up to the metro regional and will handle all the different types of clients and line interfaces -- telecom and datacom -- to meet the growing demand for premium services.
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1. A complete portfolio of broadband CPE and pluggable/tunable components, modules and sub systems will be on display at the Pirelli booth - number 718.
About Pirelli Broadband Solutions
Pirelli Broadband Solutions is the Company within the Pirelli Group specializing in broadband access technology and photonics. The Access division provides a range of broadband CPE including access gateways, set-top boxes, multiple handsets, and a remote management system; while the Photonics division leverages nanotechnology and its use of tunable and pluggable solutions to deliver multi-wavelength components, modules and subsystems including tunable lasers, RoF, GPON Triplexers, and a CWDM metro access system. In 2005, Pirelli Broadband Solutions posted sales of 112 million euros, with a 78% growth compared with the previous year. For additional information: www.pirelli.com
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