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Palmettonet Extends High-Speed Network With Meriton Networks 6400 Optical Transport Platform
May 10, 2006
OTTAWA, CANADA – May 10, 2006 Meriton Networks, specialists in Agile Optical Networking , today announced that PalmettoNet, a provider of digital fiber optic networks in the Carolinas, has extended its high-speed network with the Meriton Networks 6400 OTP (Optical Transport Platform). A carrier's carrier with over 3,100 fiber route miles, PalmettoNet leases capacity to prominent telecommunications carriers providing interstate/intrastate, interchange service in the Carolinas. PalmettoNet selected the 6400 OTP because it provides the flexibility and reliability necessary to deliver a full range of point-to-point services throughout the Carolinas, including traditional SONET connectivity (DS1, DS3, OC3 through OC192) and Ethernet Solutions (1 Gig, 10 Gig and beyond).
In addition to the flexibility of the 6400 OTP, which leverages Meriton's ADM-on-a-Wavelength™ technology, a key driver for PalmettoNet's selection of the 6400 OTP was its ability to provide reconfigurable dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) channels in a cost-effective manner. This allows PalmettoNet to add/drop any data service to any node and wavelength within its optical network. The carrier evaluated a number of options for expanding its network capacity, and found that deploying the 6400 OTP was much more cost-effective than adding new channels to its existing DWDM systems.
PalmettoNet's outstanding success has been a result of its commitment to fast service provisioning. The rapid networking planning and service provisioning capabilities of the 6400 OTP will greatly assist PalmettoNet to reduce its service provisioning intervals.
"'On-Time' service delivery and reliability are cornerstones for PalmettoNet, and the Meriton 6400 OTP allows us to deliver on those promises while offering our customers the most advanced telecommunications technology available," said Joe Moss, chief engineer for PalmettoNet. "Today's carriers require fast, dynamic access to high-capacity bandwidth, and the 6400 OTP enables us to turn up new services quickly and easily."
The deployed 6400 OTP systems are equipped with multiple wavelengths at varying bandwidth rates of OC192, OC48 and Gigabit Ethernet over 550 route miles.
"PalmettoNet is driving the state-of-the-art in carrier's carrier services," said Bill Gartner, chief operating officer for Meriton Networks. "We are proud that our 6400 OTP is helping PalmettoNet meet not only its customers' varying communications needs, but also its own stringent reliability and cost requirements. We look forward to continuing to work with PalmettoNet as it transitions to an Agile Optical Network capable of flexibly, rapidly and cost-effectively supporting its customers' changing service requirements."
The Meriton Networks 6400 OTP has been carrying live traffic in service provider networks for over two years. It is the only optical transport platform on the market today that combines true wavelength selective switch technology with a GMPLS control plane, 10-port multiservice GFP card, and a GUI-based network management system. The 6400 OTP provides a truly "reconfigurable" optical add-drop multiplexer capable of delivering SONET/SDH and Ethernet-based services. By combining companion technologies, like a fully automated networking planning tool and full C-band tunable lasers, optical transport networks can be remotely provisioned from anywhere in just minutes, eliminating costly truck rolls and, most importantly, heavily reducing operating expenses. As a result, service providers can quickly bring new communications services to market, equating to faster time to revenue and greater customer retention.
About PalmettoNet
PalmettoNet Inc., in business for over 20 years, is a major fiber optic transport company offering a full range of SONET and Ethernet circuit facilities between major cities in the Carolinas. For more information, please visit www.palmettonet.com
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