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JT Lab Deploys Compass-EOS icPhotonics RoutersMILPITAS, Calif. & JERSEY, Channel Islands, United Kingdom --(Business Wire)-- Compass (News - Alert)-EOS, the icPhotonics™ networking pioneer, today announced that its r10004 next-generation routers were deployed by JT, which provides innovation in global telecom services to the world including the top financial services firms. Through its JT Lab concept, JT will deploy Compass-EOS routers at the termination points of its undersea cables, interconnecting its data centers. Based on icPhotonics™, the world's first commercial technology for inter-chip optical interconnect, Compass-EOS' next-generation r10004 routers feature low power consumption, a small footprint and high port density. The routers are ideally suited for peering applications, undersea cable termination and inter-datacenter connectivity because of their high capacity, small footprint and high reliability. The r10004 router was designed for SDN, providing a scalable, open and secure platform to serve as a foundation for next generation service provider networks. "Our objective is to deliver next-generation services to our customers, and to do that we need t use next-generation networking platforms," said Mark Stuchfield, VP, for JT Group's JT Lab. "Partnering with Compass-EOS icPhotonics provides JT access to the future of optical networking which is critical to delivering a ubiquitous FTTH solution to 100% of premises on Jersey. In turn, JT Lab provides Compass-EOS with a platform to further enhance, test and develop its products to meet future operator requirements, particularly the need to support sophisticated business environments, explosive data demand and the need for lower power consumption." "JT Global is a true innovator in how it approaches the network of the future," said Matt Bross (News - Alert), Chairman and CEO of Compass-EOS. "We look forward to working with JT while they deploy new services at rapid pace." About JT JT has 120 years' experience in telecommunications and is dedicated to delivering world-class services. It is a full-service global consumer and business enterprise provider, with services covering domestic fixed land line through to leading-edge data hosting for the e-Gaming industry. JT Lab is JT's revolutionary and unique opportunity for technology companies to access an award winning Tier 1 carrier (mobile and fixed) infrastructure that provides the fastest most connected Island ecosystem in the world. About Compass-EOS Compass EOS (News - Alert) is a next generation networking company. Its photonic backplane technology, icPhotonics™ powers ultra-bandwidth dense networking devices that bring networking into the age of modularity and virtualization. The Compass-EOS icPhotonics™ technology is the world's first commercial silicon for inter-chip optical interconnect. Its family of routers and SDN Forwarding Planes is a new breed of scale-out networking devices, enabling SDN-based, simplified architectures in service provider networks. Since 2006 Compass-EOS has attracted top-tier investors ranging from leading venture capital funds to service providers and networking suppliers. Note: Compass-EOS, r10004 and icPhotonics are trademarks of Compass-EOS.
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