Lonestar Education and Research Network Deploys ADVA FSP 3000 for Network Expansion

ADVA Optical Networking (News - Alert), a provider of intelligent telecom infrastructure solutions, announced that Lonestar Education and Research Network (LEARN) has deployed the ADVA FSP 3000 Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) platform to extend its metro solutions.

Leveraging the ADVA FSP 3000 DWDM, LEARN will extend metro solutions in Dallas, San Antonio and Houston, Texas. LEARN, a consortium of K-12, colleges, universities, research, healthcare and public-service institutions in the state of Texas, also named the FSP 3000 as its platform-of-choice for future network expansion. 

“LEARN has deployed ADVA Optical Networking's infrastructure because of its compelling combination of performance, customer support and value,” said Michael Phillips, executive director of LEARN, in a statement.

To enhance its existing 3,000-mile optical network, LEARN selected the latest platform from ADVA Optical Networking for its expansion into key metro areas. LEARN is investing in its network as the need in the metro evolved over time for capacity of 1- and 10Gbit/s transport, and even higher speeds in the future.

“ADVA Optical Networking has a proud tradition of supporting the research-and-education community,” said Stephan Rettenberger, vice president of marketing at ADVA Optical Networking.

 “We've strengthened our partnership with LEARN through the delivery of innovative solutions that provide OPEX (News - Alert) savings with increased functionality. With the decision to deploy the R7 version of the FSP 3000, LEARN can support the ongoing drive for bandwidth from its future-focused member base,” Rettenberger added.

Recently, ADVA Optical Networking carried out the trial of a direct detection 100 gigabit/s solution in the metro network of a well-known European telecommunications carrier. Under the trial, the solution was found to function error-free despite adverse fiber characteristics. The trials emphasized that non-coherent technologies are able to offer enhanced performance for low-latency applications in metro and enterprise networks. 

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