Sep 16 2010
Manufacturer of advanced optical network systems, Optelian, has announced that Southern Light has deployed its LightMUX and LightGAIN systems to support fiber-based services.
The LightMUX and LightGAIN systems support new Ethernet and legacy TDM aggregation in various applications, especially the fiber to the tower and cellular backhaul applications. Optelian’s LightGAIN and LightMUX systems offer a scalable solution, which can be customized to meet customers’ demand. The systems can also increase the use of Southern Light’s existing fiber plant.
Southern Light’s Chief Technical Officer, Jack De La Garza stated that Optelian’s optical transport solutions enable the company to provide various services to meet customers’ requirements. He added that the company is satisfied with the reliability and user-friendliness of Optelian solutions.
Optelian’s Vice President of Sales, Dave Mills remarked that Southern Light used passive and active CWDM and deployed 40-channel active DWDM. Southern Light also utilized muxponders for OC-48 and Ethernet aggregation, he said.
Mills added that Southern Light used Optelia’s design capabilities to create a CWDM OADM module for FTTT application.