Qwest Communications to build national all-optical express network with Corvis

Corvis Corporation (NASDAQ:CORV), a provider of intelligent all-optical networking solutions, announced that Qwest Communications International Inc. will deploy Corvis' CorWave ON product suite in the development of a nationwide all-optical express network.

Expanding the product scope of its previously announced contract with Qwest, Corvis will now provide its CorWave ON all-optical transmission and switching products in addition to the CorWave LR ultra-high capacity dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) system.

Qwest and Corvis will also work together to develop OC-768 next-generation transmission technologies. This R&D partnership will leverage Corvis' expertise in 40-Gbps soliton transmission and Raman amplification products with Qwest's commitment to next-generation products.

Corvis' products allow service providers to build an all-optical express transport layer to support their backbone network applications, as well as a high-capacity transport layer for regional and backbone link applications. The express layer eliminates electrical switching and regeneration equipment from the backbone network and provides high-capacity, all-optical networking to support data-intensive, distance- and protocol- independent traffic. The high capacity transport layer supports localized voice and data traffic in regional networks and between major points of presence (POPs), such as Washington, DC and New York City.

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Corvis Corporation is a provider of next-generation optical services networks. For more information, visit www.corvis.com.