MRV Fiber Driver line certified for rural telecom networks

JULY 8, 2008 -- MRV Communications Inc. (search for MRV), a provider of products and services for out-of-band networking, optical transport, metro Ethernet, and fiber-optic components, says its Fiber Driver product line has qualified for technical acceptance based upon the standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service (RUS), making it eligible to serve as the basis of network infrastructure in remote areas.

RUS oversees a multibillion dollar budget designed to encourage the availability of telecommunication services in rural or under-served areas. This RUS endorsement means that rural independent telephone operating companies (IOCs) will qualify for a subsidization of their fiber-optic transport roll-outs if they deploy MRV's Fiber Driver products. To be technically certified, equipment must meet the USDA RUS's standards for a variety of hazards including corrosion, weather, fire, earthquake, and vandalism.

"This RUS designation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is extremely important, as it validates our Fiber Driver platform as a solution able to withstand the rugged conditions necessary for rural applications," says Noam Lotan, president and CEO of MRV Communications. "Like the rest of our carrier-class products, Fiber Driver has been tested under the harshest conditions and provides the reliability service providers need."

The Fiber Driver optical multiservice product line provides services demarcation, media conversion, signal repeating, and fiber optimization, including coarse and dense WDM capabilities. Both managed and unmanaged products are available, including rack-mount, modular systems, and desktop systems. The products offer the flexibility of many combinations and system options for any type of optical or copper technology, covering virtually every protocol in use in networking today, says MRV.

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