DECEMBER 20, 2006 -- Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (search for Huawei) today announced that it has been selected by Telecom Italia (search for Telecom Italia) to carry out WDM technology projects.
The first Chinese telecommunication equipment supplier selected for Italian telecom programs, Huawei says it was awarded the contract to supply optical transport technology after the company had undergone Telecom Italia's stringent evaluation process.
In addition to Telecom Italia, Huawei's other successful partnerships with European mainstream operators include British Telecom, where Huawei is a preferred vendor in the transport and MSAN domain for its 21CN program, and a CWDM/DWDM project for Dutch operator, KPN, in which Huawei is the exclusive vendor.
"We are excited to be part of Telecom Italia's rollout plan for WDM optical metropolitan networks," contends Mr. Qiao Xiaoping, managing director of Huawei Italy. "Although Huawei and Telecom Italia are working together in the optical transport domain for the first time, Huawei's leading technology in optical networking, rich experience in commercial development of equipment, and rapid response will allow us to provide high-value, customer-focused solutions," he says.
Huawei reports that its Metro WDM products provide abundant interfaces, which can support services access and aggregation with multiple data transfer rates and different protocols. The company claims its unique Gigabit Ethernet ADM technology guarantees the flexible grooming of Gigabit Ethernet service on a WDM network and saves wavelength and fiber resources.
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