By Sujata Garud, TMCnet Contributor

Orckit Communications received additional purchase orders and immediate deployment for its CM-4000 products from Alphion Corporation, for deployment in BSNL (News - Alert) through ITI.

Orckit-Corrigent's solutions are being deployed as part of a nationwide, next generation broadband, triple play network based on GPON and carrier Ethernet technologies. Orckit-Corrigent CM-4000 CE+T metro aggregation Ethernet switches are based on MPLS and RPR standards and include innovative QoS, OAM and protection technologies for end-to-end triple play and enterprise VPN services. The solution is a perfect fit for broadband and FTTX deployments as it incorporates high density 10GE ports commonly found in fiber-based broadband services.

In a press release, Izhak Tamir, co-founder, chairman of the Board and president at Orckit, said, "Orckit-Corrigent is proud to partner with ITI and Alphion (News - Alert) to build out BSNL's networking infrastructure. We are strongly committed to India, BSNL and ITI and we look forward to future work with our partners as we continue to establish Orckit-Corrigent's presence in India." Tamir affirmed, "This significant undertaking is a major achievement for Orckit and lays the foundation for India to become one of our main growth engines."

In August 2010, Orckit-Corrigent’s CM-4000 products received a Technical Specification Evaluation Certificate (TSEC) following a rigorous evaluation by the BSNL Quality Assurance (QA) organization. The certificate validates a vendor's networking equipment and ensures that the equipment conforms to technical specifications required to meet the highest quality and environmental standards.

Recently, Orckit Communications (News - Alert) announced that it will release its third quarter 2010 results on the morning of Monday, Nov. 8.

Orckit-Corrigent's product lines include Carrier Ethernet + Transport (CE+T) switches, an MPLS based portfolio enabling advanced packet, as well as legacy services over packet networks with a wide set of transport features, and Personalized Video Distribution systems, an advanced video distribution portfolio, optimized for IPTV (News - Alert), enabling multiple HD streams per home.

Sujata Garud is a TMCnet freelancer with three years of writing/editing experience and two years of market research experience. As an editor she has covered the IT, electronics, banking, pharma, construction, mining and healthcare industries. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jaclyn Allard