Infinera Captures Lead in 10 Gigabit Optical Market22 November 2005
Infinera captured the number one position in
high-speed long-haul optical networks in the third quarter 2005, according
to a report published by leading independent market analysts the Dell'Oro
Group. Infinera took 20% of the market for shipments of 10 gigabit
long-haul optical systems worldwide.
Infinera began shipping its DTN optical system in December 2004. Its rapid
rise to first place in this key market segment is due to the unique
features of the DTN solution. Based on innovative photonic integration, the
Infinera DTN enables service providers to deploy and manage massive amounts
of bandwidth while offering industry-leading efficiency in terms of
economics, space, and power.
"We are thrilled to rank first in the Dell'Oro figures only 10 months after
we began shipping our product," said Jagdeep Singh, co-founder and CEO of
Infinera. "We are gratified by the tremendous support we have received from
our service provider customers worldwide. The fact that our system has
been accepted and deployed so quickly on three continents by some of the
world's top service providers speaks to the significant benefits offered by
the DTN system, as well as the tremendous hard work and dedication of the
team here at Infinera."
According to Dell'Oro, Infinera shipped 1449 wavelengths of 10 gigabit
long-haul DTN systems to customers in the third quarter, for a 20% share of
the total worldwide market of 7300 wavelengths. Nortel ranked second in the
market with a share of 17%. Alcatel and Siemens tied for third, each with
9%.
In the 10 gigabit market as a whole, which includes both long-haul and
metro applications, Infinera ranked second with a 15% share.
"We believe there's lots more opportunity for us in the optical market. We
are talking to carriers all over the world and seeking to expand our
footprint, which is already quite significant," Singh said. "We believe
that photonic integration is the only technology that can allow service
providers to scale their networks economically to cope with Internet
traffic growth."
The Infinera DTN is based on the massive bandwidth capacity of photonic
integrated circuits (PICs), which put more than 60 optical components on
one microchip smaller than a fingernail. Developed by Infinera, and
manufactured at Infinera's Sunnyvale fab, the Infinera PIC is the first
photonic integrated circuit to be deployed in major service provider
networks. The Infinera DTN delivers 100 Gb/s per line card, and provides
digital bandwidth management so that service providers can turn up massive
amounts of bandwidth quickly, flexibly, and cost effectively.
About Infinera
Infinera provides Digital Optical Networking systems to telecommunications
carriers worldwide. Infinera's systems are unique in their use of a
breakthrough semiconductor technology: the Photonic Integrated Circuit
(PIC). Infinera's systems and PIC technology are designed to provide
optical networks with simpler engineering and operations, faster
time-to-service, and more flexible networking. For more information, please
visit www.infinera.com.
Media and analyst contact:
Jeff Ferry
Infinera Corp
Tel. (408) 572-5213
Email Contact
SOURCE: Infinera
Source: Marketwire
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