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ADVA AG Optical Networking: ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING'S FSP 3000 ROADM SOLUTION DEPLOYED BY BELGACOM ICS TO BUILD NEXT-GENERATION

^{Published on 2009-09-08 00:53:09 - Market Wire}
 

MUNICH, GERMANY--(Marketwire - September 8, 2009) -

ADVA FSP 3000 delivers flexibility and reliability needed to provide high-capacity services to demanding carrier and enterprise customers

Paris, France and Martinsried/Munich, Germany. September 8, 2009. ADVA Optical Networking today announced that Belgacom International Carrier Services (ICS), one of the world's largest wholesale voice carriers and a world leader in data transit services, has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 to offer competitive 1Gbit/s and 10Gbit/s Ethernet and wholesale STM-1/4/16/64 wavelength services to its customers.

In the competitive marketplace for carrier-to-carrier applications, service providers are under pressure to respond quickly to customers' requests and offer highly complex wholesale interconnect and storage area networking (SAN) solutions at the lowest possible cost. Because a presence at the most sought-after interconnection points is mandatory, Belgacom ICS relies on its more than 90 global points of presence (POPs) in cities like Amsterdam, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan, Paris and Zurich.

In these major locations, the carrier has built metro rings, which span up to 130 km and connect the carrier's primary local data centers via high-speed, high-capacity WDM (wavelength division multiplexing) links. These rings provide Belgacom ICS a flexible and easily expandable transport infrastructure. The rings depend on the use of reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs), which enable Belgacom ICS to automate the provisioning of new services, reach remote locations and decrease complexity in its network.

In planning this city-ring approach, Belgacom ICS considered numerous factors, including the need to deliver a broad spectrum of transmissions speeds (from 100Mbit/s to 40Gbit/s) on the same platform and with a minimum of channel cards. The carrier also considered solutions that would deliver built-in capacity of 40 wavelengths at the optical layer and enable automated deployment of services.

"The increasing competitiveness of today's market creates a challenge: build the highest degrees of flexibility and scalability into our network, at the lowest possible cost," said Patrick George, vice president marketing and product management at Belgacom ICS. "The ADVA FSP 3000, with its ROADM-based platform and multi-service cards, was the perfect fit. It enabled us to increase the flexibility and overall quality of our network, while lowering power consumption, provisioning time and overall sparing and OPEX costs. ADVA Optical Networking has proven to be an extremely reliable and flexible partner."

"Serving the world's 'Best Wholesale Carrier 2008' is an honor, and this drives us to be even more innovative and quality-focused," commented Yann Evain, sales director Benelux for ADVA Optical Networking. "By deploying the ADVA FSP 3000 in its city rings and interconnecting them with its long-haul optical network, Belgacom ICS has put in place an ideal ecosystem that decreases operational burden while ensuring scalability and reliability. This solution provides the foundation for new services and increased customer satisfaction."

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ABOUT ADVA OPTICAL NETWORKING

ADVA Optical Networking (FSE: ADV) is a global provider of telecommunications equipment. With innovative Optical+Ethernet transport solutions, we build the foundation for high-speed, next-generation networks. Our FSP product family adds scalability and intelligence to our customers' networks while removing complexity and cost. With a flexible and fast-moving organization, we forge close partnerships with our customers to meet growing demand for data, storage, voice and video services. Thanks to reliable performance for more than 15 years, we have become a trusted partner for more than 200 carriers and 10,000 enterprises across the globe. For more information, please visit us at [ www.advaoptical.com ].

ABOUT BELGACOM ICS

Belgacom International Carrier Services S.A./NV (Belgacom ICS) is a leading global carrier of voice, data and value added services to over 500 wireless, wireline and service providers through sales offices in Brussels, Bern, Dubai, Singapore and New York. Belgacom ICS is at the forefront of the international communications industry, acting as a catalyst for growth, both in terms of traffic and reach. The company aims to enable global interworking across all networks, technologies and services. As a result of this approach and the joint venture with Swisscom ICS, Belgacom International Carrier Services is now one of the largest wholesale voice carrier and a world leader in data transit services. For more information, please visit [ www.belgacom-ics.com ].

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ADVA AG Optical Networking, Martinsried/Munich and Meiningen, Germany ADVA Optical Networking North America, Inc., Norcross, Georgia, USA ADVA Optical Networking (Shenzhen) Ltd., Shenzhen, China [ www.advaoptical.com ]

 FOR PRESS: Christine Keck t +1 201 258 8293 (U.S.) t +44 1904 699 358 (Europe) t +86 755 8621 7400 (Asia) [ public-relations@advaoptical.com ] FOR INVESTORS: Wolfgang Guessgen t +1 201 258 8302 (U.S.) t +49 89 89 0665 940 (Europe) t +86 755 8621 7400 (Asia) [ investor-relations@advaoptical.com ]

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