MAHWAH, N.J., MARTINSRIED/MUNICH, Germany and TOKYO, Nov. 7, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- ADVA Optical Networking today announced the successful deployment of a 10Gbit/s Ethernet network for ZTV Japan, using its carrier-class Fiber Service Platform (FSP) 3000 and FSP 2000 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) systems. ZTV is one of Japan's largest local cable operators, providing cable TV, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and data transmission services to more than 370,000 customers in 40 cities across the central west region of Japan.
In partnership with ADVA, Net One Systems, one of the largest systems integrators in Japan, implemented for ZTV a 10Gbit/s Ethernet network that spans 500 km from Tokyo to Nagoya using ADVA's FSP 3000 DWDM platform. In a second section of network, Net One and ADVA partnered to deploy a 10Gbit/s Ethernet point-to-point network that reaches more than 600km into additional ZTV service areas. This deployment featured the FSP 2000 DWDM platform.
"As a competitive service provider in Japan, it is important to have a scalable high speed Ethernet network from which we can deliver next-generation services for customers," said Mr. Takayasu Nakayama, Director of Communication Operation Division at ZTV. "We investigated other solutions, but it was ADVA's FSP family of products that allowed us to most cost-effectively build a 10Gbit/s high speed, fiber-based transmission backbone network that could scale for future needs and offers reduced power consumption levels with a smaller footprint."
ZTV is a rapidly growing service provider in Japan and is aggressively positioning to offer "triple play" services in the near future. In a bid that included competition from major global vendors, the FSP 3000 and FSP 2000 product platforms from ADVA were selected and applied to different pieces of the ZTV network. As a result, ZTV's total network investment was reduced and positions the carrier to offer services to customers at lower prices. Selecting a solution from a single vendor also allows ZTV to streamline network operation, administration and management (OAM).
"We are excited to partner with ZTV and Net One on deployment of this advanced network," stated Brian P. McCann, ADVA's chief marketing and strategy officer. "With an emphasis on future growth and flexibility at an attractive value, our teams have delivered a carrier-class network solution that helps ZTV respond to increasing customer needs for high-bandwidth applications, such as digital video and triple play services."
ADVA's Fiber Service Platform is a portfolio of optical and Ethernet access networking products designed specifically for the delivery of high-speed services and network infrastructure in the metropolitan area. Key carrier applications include managed Ethernet services, managed storage services and network infrastructure. Employing leading technologies like Coarse and Dense WDM (CWDM/DWDM) and Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), the FSP systems enable up to 512 applications ranging from speeds of 8Mbit/s to 10Gbit/s to be transported over a single fiber pair over distances of more than 600kilometers. The modular design and flexible architecture options enable the most comprehensive and cost-effective solutions for customer premise, metro access and metro core networks.
ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING
ADVA Optical Networking (FSE:ADV) is a leading global provider of optical networking solutions for rapid and cost-effective provisioning of high-speed data, storage, voice and video services in the metropolitan area. ADVA's carrier-class Fiber Service Platform (FSP) product portfolio is explicitly designed to enhance services, simplify networks, and reduce the total cost of ownership. ADVA's solutions have been deployed at over 100 carriers and several thousand enterprises worldwide. ADVA's products are sold through an international network of blue-chip distribution partners in addition to its own direct sales force.
ABOUT ZTV CO., LTD.
ZTV is cable TV operator, headed by Mr. Kenji Tamura and headquartered in Tsu-city, Mie prefecture, Japan, which has been delivering consumer services such as TV broadcasting, Internet, VoIP and data transmission services in 40 cities across four prefectures in Japan since Sept. 1, 2005. The company is offering managed data and dedicated data transmission services with high quality and security to corporate customers in wide areas mainly in central west (Nagoya, Osaka region) and central east (Kanto region) of Japan by aggressively expanding its networks and providing higher bandwidth.
ABOUT NET ONE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Net One Systems, established in 1988, headquartered at Shinagawa, Tokyo Japan and headed by Mr. Osamu SAWADA, is a company offering services to deploy networks as total systems which integrate all products that are selected and verified by itself with qualified technical supports, by exploring the most advanced technologies. The company is providing with several base facilities, those are technical support center, quality control center and network academy, and is offering one-stop solution with high reliable and high value added manners. In optical network applications, the company has primarily cultivated telecomm and enterprise market and has a brilliant history that it has successfully deployed a global optical network in Japan applying higher IP network technologies. More information of the company is available in www.netone.co.jp.
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ADVA Optical Networking Inc., Mahwah, New Jersey, USA ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany ADVA Optical Networking Corp., Tokyo, Japan www.advaoptical.com
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