Tellabs and Broadwing complete optical networking deal

Fiber Optics Weekly Update, June 7, 2002

Tellabs announced that Broadwing has selected the new Tellabs 6400 transport switch to expand its network capabilities. The Tellabs 6400 transport switch provides Broadwing with a next generation optical grooming platform that enables Broadwing to quickly and more efficiently provision new services to customers across its nationwide all-optical switched network.

The Tellabs 6400 transport switch consolidates multiple network elements into a two square-foot, single-shelf platform that enables service providers to optimize the edge of their network. In addition, by using the high-density Tellabs 6400 transport switch with its single switch architecture, service providers can maximize network efficiency and increase profitability.

The Tellabs 6400 transport switch is a metro edge device that integrates highly-scalable VT/STS (virtual tributary/synchronous transport signal) cross-connect technology, optical add-drop multiplexing and highly efficient data transport for Ethernet and Internet protocol (IP) traffic. The Tellabs 6400 system currently delivers 18,816 VT cross-connect capacity in a single shelf with future expansion capabilities. It enables service providers to generate new revenue streams including Ethernet over SONET revenue, and dramatically lowers capital and operating costs.