Pirelli Broadband Solutions Introduces New 120 Km Xfp Optical Transceiver At ECOC 2007

Pirelli Broadband Solutions Introduces New 120 Km Xfp Optical Transceiver At ECOC 2007

Pirelli Broadband Solutions Introduces New 120 Km Xfp Optical Transceiver At ECOC 2007

Pirelli expands offer of pluggable and tunable product families which allow operators to optimize cost-performance ratio and to reduce complexity of optical networks

Milan, 13 September 2007 — Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access and photonics company within the Pirelli Group, today announced that it is expanding its presence in the pluggables market with the launch of a 120 km XFP Optical transceiver at the ECOC exhibition and conference, taking place in Berlin, 16-20 September 2007.

Compliant with the ITU-T G.959.1 Recommendation, Pirelli’s 120 km XFP is specifically designed to address metro TDM and WDM applications, transmitting signals up to 120 km without the need for dispersion compensation units. As with all Pirelli optical transceivers, the 120 km XFP supports SONET/SDH, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and FEC applications. The new XFP will be on display on the Pirelli stand (#15093).

“The 120km-reach XFP is emerging as a new standard,” said Mauro Macchi, senior vice president of Development and Product Management, for Pirelli Broadband Solutions. “With this new module, we can target TDM and WDM applications in the metro market, while helping operators to reduce the cost and complexity of the optical network.”

Pirelli’s XFP product family features high output power and a wide range of dispersion tolerance levels for distances of 80 to 200km+. This range allows customers to optimize their cost-performance ratio across metro and regional networks. They are the ultimate solution for simplifying optical network design and management.

Notes to editors

1. A complete portfolio of pluggable and tunable components and modules will be on display at the Pirelli stand – number 15093 – at the ECOC exhibition and conference, taking place in Berlin, 16-20 September 2007.
2. Eugenio Iannone, senior vice president, Application Engineering and Market Validation, for Pirelli Labs Optical Innovation, will deliver a presentation entitled FTTx Architectures for European Cities. The presentation will take place on 19 September at 10:00.

About Pirelli Broadband Solutions

Pirelli Broadband Solutions is the Company within the Pirelli Group specializing in broadband access technology and photonics. The Access division provides a range of broadband CPE including access gateways, set-top boxes, multiple handsets, and a remote management system; while the Photonics division leverages nanotechnology and its use of tunable and pluggable solutions to deliver a complete range of components, modules and subsystems including dynamically tunable lasers, ITLAs, 10 Gbps transponders, DWDM XFP transceivers, and a CWDM/DWDM system for metro access and metro core networks. In 2006, Pirelli Broadband Solutions posted sales of 129.4 million euros, with a 15.3% growth compared with the previous year. For additional information, visit www.pirellibroadband.com.