SAN JOSE, Calif., April 30, 2001 -- The Korea Internet Neutral Exchange Center (KINX), has deployed Alidian Networks' Optical Service Network (OSN) 4200 metro DWDM (dense wave division multiplexing) systems to provide its customers with large-scale co-location, Internet connection and network management services.
OSN 4200 units have been installed to carry traffic between KINX's headquarters and its recently-opened network operations center in Seoul. The systems, each supporting multiple full-rate gigabit Ethernet interfaces over fiber-optic cable, are part of the KINX network designed and integrated by CommVerge, Solutions, Inc., an Alidian value-added partner in Korea and the rest of the Asia-Pacific region.
The OSN 4200 add/drop multiplexer platform supports up to 10 gigabits per second, or two protected wavelengths, of service-bearing capacity
"KINX selected Alidian's OSN product family based on two key factors. Alidian's WavePack technology optimizes fiber usage by allowing multiple gigabit Ethernet streams to be carried on a single wavelength. And the OSN family's high degree of flexibility and extendibility minimizes costs associated with scaling the network to meet future demand," says Oh-Jung Kwon, KINX President and CEO.
A diagram of KINX's network can be found at http://www.alidian.com/kinx.
About KINX
KINX, incorporated in 2000, is a neutral Internet exchange company established by 13 Korean ISPs through a joint investment treaty designed to foster inter-ISP cooperation. Originally run on a voluntary basis by member ISPs, KINX has become the most powerful Internet exchange company in Korea. KINX operates layer 2 service and provides many benefits including low-cost dedicated lines, remote-hands services, maintenance and fully qualified facilities with its customers after getting transferred from the Korea Internet eXchange Council. KINX cooperation center is also directly connected via LAN at high speed with KIX (the non-commercial IX covering Korean government, education and research networks operated by the National Computerization Agency). For more information, visit the KINX web site at www.kinx.net.
About CommVerge Solutions
CommVerge Solutions is a unique integrator of technology and business solutions serving telecommunications service providers throughout Asia. Launched in June 1999, CommVerge is financed by U.S. Silicon Valley venture capital firms Oak Investment Partners, Worldview Technology Partners, Wireless Facilities, Inc (WFI) and Taiwan-based Pacific Technology & Investment Group (PTI). With offices throughout Asia and in San Jose, Calif., CommVerge currently has a team of over 230 telecommunications professionals and continues to expand rapidly. CommVerge is focused on the Service Provider market -- existing and new service providers (ILECs & CLECs), broadband operators, Internet service providers (ISPs), application, content service providers (ASP/CSPs), and mobile operators. For more information, please visit the CommVerge Solutions website at www.commverge.com.
About Alidian
Formed in August 1998, Alidian has developed the Optical Service Network (OSN) family, which combines electronics and photonics to permit comprehensive service delivery, breadth and awareness within a single highly scalable architecture for the dynamic metropolitan-area network (MAN) environment. OSN devices offer two key technologies: WavePack allows multiple data types to be carried in native mode on a single wavelength (rather than dedicating a separate wavelength to each type); WaveService permits the adding and dropping of individual services and application flows at multiple MAN nodes, eliminating the usual one-wavelength-per-drop-point requirement. Able to augment the legacy SONET ADM infrastructure yet offer service providers increased efficiency and cost savings as capacity grows and new services are deployed, OSN technology can be deployed in a variety of physical and logical topologies.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Alidian has an R&D center in Atlanta, Ga., and a technical assistance center in Clearwater, Fla. The company was certified under the ISO 9001 Quality System Standard in November 2000. For more information, call 408-273-4700 or visit the Alidian Networks web site at www.alidian.com.
Company Contacts:
Michelle Maldonado
Alidian Networks, Inc.
408-273-4778
mmaldonado@alidian.com
Young-Man Kim
Alidian Networks, Inc.
+82 2 786 9919
YMKim@alidian.com
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Ulevich & Orrange, Inc.
650-329-1590
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