SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 -- Essex Corp. (search for Essex) says its Commercial Communication Products Division (CCPD) has production versions of its two digital communication product families. The Essex Edge(TM) 10-Gbit/sec 300-pin MSA Extended Reach Transponder family and the 10-Gbit/sec XFP MSA Transceiver family are now available for quantity ordering.
Essex Edge products are designed for specialized requirements such as longer transmission distances and harsh environmental conditions. By meeting these more rigorous requirements, Essex Edge products enable important cost savings for the deployment and operation of commercial telecommunications networks, the company says.
The 300-pin MSA Extended Reach Transponder provides up to 160 km (3200 psec/nm) of optical transmission distance without inline optical compensation, eliminating the need for service providers to deploy expensive regeneration equipment and huts between central offices or communications centers. This enables direct upgrade of some 2.5-Gbit/sec fiber-optic links to 10 Gbits/sec without expensive upgrade programs involving extensive network redesign. The 300-pin modules are widely tunable for operation on either 50- or 100-GHz ITU grid spacings covering both C-Band and L-Band wavelengths.
The XFP MSA Transceiver doubles the current widely available 40-km reach capability to 80 km while being compliant to SONET/SDH/OTN optical performance requirements. It can also be configured for extended temperature operation at both 40- and 80-km reaches, which allows deployment of wideband XFP modules in unsheltered locations to support the demands of the expanding fiber-to the-X (FTTX) market. XFP modules are available in TDM and WDM configurations.
Both product families are currently undergoing standard telecommunications industry environmental and reliability qualification testing.
"Essex-CCPD now has production versions of all three of its initial products," commented Leonard Moodispaw, CEO and president of Essex. "This is an important milestone for our investment in these products and the product capabilities of this team. I believe that with these products we have the right solution at the right time to meet the tougher performance demands emerging from the telecommunications industry worldwide. Our objective with this team and their products has always been to target the cutting-edge requirements of the industry with innovative engineering and products. We are very pleased to share this milestone and these products on the international stage at the European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) this week."
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