Kotura Wins Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan (News - Alert) has awarded Kotura, Inc., a premier provider of silicon photonics products, with a New Product Innovation Award for its Variable Optical Attenuator for Optical Communications.

Based on independent, primary analyst research, the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize unique innovations, commendable leadership, successful business strategies and industry best practices.

Kotura's Ultra VOA Array is a variable optical attenuation system that enables new optical networking functions like wavelength tracking and transient control. It was born out of the growing requirement to better manage the optical channels in dense wavelength division multiplexing networks.

In a release, Jacek Debowski, research analyst, Frost & Sullivan, said, "Kotura's use of silicon photonics makes their offering unique in the market, allowing them to bring performance and functionality advantages." "Their Ultra VOA Array device provides benefits to the communications industry by enhancing the capabilities of fiber-based interconnect systems to address the ever-growing requirements for faster optical communications. For these reasons and more, we are pleased to present them with this prestigious award."

The Ultra VOA Array, manufactured using a standard CMOS process, is an example of successful implementation of silicon photonics technology in a commercial application.

"We thank Frost & Sullivan for honoring the work Kotura has done to bring practical silicon photonics solutions to the communications industry," said Jean-Louis Malinge, president & CEO, Kotura. "To recognize the technology behind our Ultra VOA gives us great satisfaction as we continue our development of next-generation silicon photonics products."

The award will be issued today at the 2011 Excellence in Best Practices Awards Banquet in San Antonio, Texas.

In related news, Kotura, Inc. has opened a new office in Shenzhen, China to provide greater access and support for their installed customer base, which consists of many of the largest telecom companies in the region.