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Lucent Technologies Signs Contract with KDDI for High-Capacity Optical Network Transmission Technology

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Lucent Technologies and KDDI have announced a contract for the supply of Lucent's high-capacity optical network transmission technology for KDDI's nationwide backbone network connecting Hokkaido to Okinawa. Established in October 2000, KDDI is one of Japan's largest telecommunications carriers. Lucent's optical networking systems will enable KDDI to consolidate the three companies' existing networks, enhance the capabilities of its nationwide backbone network, and offer high-speed metropolitan network services. This partnership will further enhance KDDI's position in Japan's fast-growing IT market, particularly as it enters the metropolitan networking market.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent Technologies has signed a contract with KDDI to supply high-capacity optical network transmission technology for KDDI's nationwide backbone network.
  • The contract is valued at a significant amount, with the exact value not specified in the announcement.
  • Lucent's optical networking systems will enable KDDI to consolidate its existing networks, enhance the capabilities of its nationwide backbone network, and offer high-speed metropolitan network services.
  • This partnership will further enhance KDDI's position in Japan's fast-growing IT market, particularly as it enters the metropolitan networking market.
  • KDDI's managing director, Kaoru Tachibana, stated that the company is facing a dramatic increase in customer demands for fast, efficient, and cost-effective transport on its IT network.
  • Lucent's WaveStar ADM 16/1 is an optical multiplexer that enables carriers to use high-speed synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) technology to set up optical network rings.
  • The system combines multiple low-speed electrical and optical inputs into a single 2.5 gigabits-per-second (Gb/s) signal, equivalent to transmitting a half million one-page e-mails each second.
  • Lucent's all-optical switch was delivered to a customer in July 2000, marking a significant milestone in the company's optical networking capabilities.
  • Lucent's Bell Labs has garnered more than 2,500 patents in optical technology alone, demonstrating the company's expertise in the field.
  • KDDI's merger with DDI Corporation, KDD Corporation, and IDO Corporation on October 1, 2000, has created a comprehensive telecommunications provider with a strong focus on "Mobile & IP" services.

Statistics:

  • KDDI's new network will have a capacity of 2.5 Gb/s, equivalent to transmitting a half million one-page e-mails each second.
  • Lucent's WaveStar ADM 16/1 system combines multiple low-speed electrical and optical inputs into a single 2.5 Gb/s signal.
  • Lucent's Bell Labs has garnered more than 2,500 patents in optical technology alone.
  • KDDI's merger with DDI Corporation, KDD Corporation, and IDO Corporation was completed on October 1, 2000.
  • Lucent was first to market with a dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) system in 1995.
  • Lucent shipped more DWDM systems than any other vendor, demonstrating the company's leadership in the optical networking market.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, Nov. 15, 2000, "Lucent Technologies Signs Contract with KDDI for High-Capacity Optical Network Transmission Technology"
  • Lucent Technologies, "WaveStar ADM 16/1"
  • Lucent Technologies, "About KDDI"
  • Lucent Technologies, "About Lucent Technologies"
  • Lucent Technologies, "Bell Labs"
  • KDDI, "About KDDI"

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