Alcatel announces OEM agreement with fSONA for Free Space Optics solution

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, March 21, 2003

Alcatel announced an OEM agreement with fSONA Communications, an innovative provider of next-generation Free Space Optics (FSO) solutions, to introduce free space optics subsystems into Alcatel's high capacity wireless systems. The agreement empowers Alcatel's offering with optical wireless transmission devices that enable the roll out of high-bandwidth services in the broadband access and last-mile environment.

Alcatel's high-capacity urban wireless systems are being integrated with FSO technology to transmit large amounts of data through the air at high speeds. Thanks to its compact size and lowpower consumption, the Alcatel FSO high capacity product reduces operational costs, as well as enables a rapid and license-free installation with fast investment payback. Furthermore, its ability to interwork with Alcatel's microwave radio systems and fiber-based SDH/SONET products allows operators to protect their previous investments and to take advantage of both microwave and FSO technologies in their networks.