Amber Networks and LuxN Collaborate to Enable Rapid ROI for IP/Optical Networks - Brief Article

ISP Business, July, 2001

Amber Networks and LuxN, a provider of protocol-independent optical transport solutions, announced the two are collaborating to deliver metropolitan area network solutions.

The combination of LuxN's optical transport products and Amber Networks' high availability multiservice IP routers enables service providers to offer protocol agnostic optical services as well as native network services including IP virtual private networks (VPN), frame relay, and TDM private-line at much lower cost and with greater efficiency. This converged solution creates a new level of service and reduces capital expense associated with the deployment of service-specific overlay infrastructures.

"Considering the current economic climate, service providers require solutions that help differentiate their services, improve ROI, and optimize CAPEX spending," said Alex Dobrushin, vice president of marketing for Amber Networks. "Using our market leading products, carriers will gain the ability to adapt to the wide variety of customer demands and grow their revenues with greater agility."

The joint solution combines LuxN's optical level resiliency with the Amber Networks industry's first routing resiliency to deliver high availability metropolitan networks. This level of availability is unique in the industry, giving service providers the ability to deliver on critical service level agreements and providing new opportunities to increase revenues.