Optelian (News - Alert), a global supplier of advanced multi-technology optical networking solutions for access, metro, long-haul, campus and data center interconnect applications, has received Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF (News - Alert)) certification for Ethernet Private Line applications for its LightGAIN system.

The LightGAIN system allows network operators to build high-capacity, next-generation carrier-grade WDM networks. With its building-block architecture, optical network functions and system intelligence are packaged in standard plug and play modules. As a result, network designs are quickly and easily configured for any application. Systems grow and evolve seamlessly as new functional modules are introduced.

Officials with Optelian said the MEF certification program ensures that products conform to MEF global carrier Ethernet specifications through an independent testing process. It allows service providers to confidently select standardized solutions and accelerate their deployment of new systems and services.

"MEF certification provides independent recognition that Optelian LightGAIN systems adhere to Carrier Ethernet standards. This gives our customers confidence that LightGAIN will deliver their services effectively without having to do their own verification and interoperability testing prior to deploying," said Sheldon Walklin, chief technology officer at Optelian, in a statement.

Earlier in April, Optelian announced Tier 1 carrier customer DWDM solution deployments to independent network operators, ATMC and Otelco.

ATMC and Otelco deployed Optelian’s DWDM solution, effectively obtaining mid-point interconnect applications with Tier 1 carriers. In both customer deployments, the Tier 1 carrier requirements called for routing new mobile backhaul services through the independent operators’ networks, but insufficient fiber capacity in those network links posed as a critical challenge.

Optelian’s DWDM system enables the provisioning of the additional bandwidth and provides additional capacity for ATMC and Otelco’s future growth. Optelian’s DWDM solution also allows the network operators to install the standardized Tier 1 carrier system without requiring additional configuration, and enables seamless coordination with the Tier 1 to assign the correct wavelengths.

Back in January, Optelian  announced it acquired Versawave Technologies Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, a leader in the field of ultra-high bandwidth gallium arsenide based optical modulators with patented polarization modulation technology.

This strategic move further positioned Optelian to broaden its markets, extend technical leadership and strengthen its client services through innovative product development in the field of optical communications, worldwide.

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