AT&T selects Siemens optical transport solution.(Bits & Bytes)

Fiberoptic Product News, January, 2004

AT&T took another step toward its vision of an all-optical network as it signed a contractual agreement to begin testing a Siemens next-generation optical transport solution for use on high-capacity routes in its network. AT&T Labs and AT&T network engineers are working with Siemens personnel to assess the Siemens SURPASS[R] hit 7500 operation with already-installed intelligent optical switches and other network elements before the unit's planned deployment in AT&T's network in the first half of 2004. The Siemens SURPASS hiT 7500 solution, when fully tested and installed, will bring additional leading-edge capabilities to AT&T's transport network, helping the carrier evolve beyond optical networking toward its long-range goal of an AT&T Photonic Network in which...

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