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Optelian, designer and manufacturer of optical transport systems, reportedly announced that Georgia Public Web has deployed a 40-channel, long-haul, multi-node, inter-state DWDM network utilizing Optelian's (News - Alert) LightGAIN optical transport system.

 

Georgia Public Web, a non-profit facilities-based company providing Internet access and other telecommunications services to communities, carriers, and customers throughout Georgia, needed to upgrade a large multi-node CWDM network to a higher capacity DWDM network. GPW selected Optelian for their modular and flexible DWDM solutions.

 

"Optelian has an excellent reputation for providing trouble-free optical transport systems and for providing comprehensive support before, during, and after the sale," Jim Hendrickson, vice president and chief technology officer at GPW, in a statement. "We spoke with people at Tier 1 and Tier 2 carriers who use Optelian products. Based on their recommendations, we felt the superior quality of Optelian systems and especially their ability to deliver on time was ideal for our requirements. It was mission critical for us to deploy a highly-reliable system that could be installed expeditiously.”

 

This 40-channel DWDM network is across 1,400 km and has 29 nodes. The system provides for add/drop, regeneration capabilities and modular architecture. Plug and play transponders, amplifiers, dispersion compensation, and DWDM modules supported the unique service and optical requirements at all the sites. Optelian's any-rate 2.7Gb/s and 10Gb/s tunable transponders provide cost savings for sparing requirements.

 

"We are extremely pleased to be working with a highly respected service provider like GPW," said Dave Mills, vice president of sales at Optelian, in a statement. "GPW has built a world class optical transport network that delivers a wide range of services throughout Georgia and North Florida. The LightGAIN platform will allow GPW to seamlessly and non-disruptively scale future services as their customers' demands increase."

 

"The service we received from Optelian was outstanding," Hendrickson said. "We had two lengthy segments in the network that were hot cutovers. Together with Optelian, we were able to turn the routes up without any service impacting outages and adhere to our committed service dates. We received outstanding technical support from Optelian from day one. They have a can-do attitude and work hard to ensure that the job is done right, and on time."