The Post Group Deploys TereScope 10GE Free Space Optics Solution

MRV Communications today announced that The Post Group, an entertainment post-production company, has chosen its TereScope 10GE free space optics solution and has become the first announced customer of the 10 Gigabit Ethernet wireless networking system.

Gigabit Ethernet is a compelling technology to break the bandwidth bottleneck in the MAN environment. MRV (News - Alert) Communications, Inc. is a supplier of optical communication systems and related networking equipment, and services for high-speed carrier and enterprise networks and specialized aerospace, defense and other communications networks.

The Post Group is considered as one of the best post houses in the world, providing post-production services for film, television and multimedia projects. Located in Hollywood, Calif., The Post Group has contributed to such blockbuster hits as "Apollo 13," "Independence Day" and "Titanic" and most recently "Astro Boy" and "Boondock Saints II." Apart form its film projects; the company currently works on top episodic dramas including "CSI," "House" and "Numbers," as well as sitcoms, reality and documentary television series and specials.

Darin Harris, the chief information officer for The Post Group who was responsible for installing the TereScope 10GE said that MRV, and its reseller partners, delivered on both fronts, with the latest FSO technology and by putting together a system that worked immediately even under our compressed timeframe.

The TereScope 10GE is a wireless 10 Gigabit Ethernet FSO system that delivers cost-effective and high-bandwidth wireless backbone network extension between multiple buildings without a need for rights-of-way or a fiber-optic cable plant. It enables the delivery of Ethernet private line, service as defined by the Metro Ethernet Forum (News - Alert) at full 10 Gbps line rate in addition to other fractional speeds.