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Informa's Next Generation Optical Awards 2013 shortlist announced
[June 05, 2013]

Informa's Next Generation Optical Awards 2013 shortlist announced


Jun 05, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The shortlist for Informa IIR Telecoms' Next Generation Optical Networking Awards has been announced, with the world leaders in the optical networking sector represented across the board.

The Next Generation Optical Networking Awards will be held as part of a champagne evening reception, hosted by the Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority, at the 15th Annual WDM & Next Generation Optical Networking at the Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, on Tuesday 18th June. The awards celebrate and recognise innovation and the achievements made by solution providers and service providers in the optical networking industry. The categories and shortlisted organisations are as follows: Best Optical Product -- 100G ADVA Optical Networking: 100G Metro Solution Alcatel-Lucent: 1830 PSS Ciena: GeoMesh Cisco: 100Gbps CPAK Coherent DWDM Line Card Huawei: OptiX OSN 9800/8800/6800 ZTE: ZXWM M920/ZXONE 8000 Best Optical Equipment -- Beyond 100G Alcatel-Lucent: 1830 PSS Infinera: DTN-X ZTE: ZXONE 8000 OTN Beyond 100G Development Best Optical Component Product -- Beyond 100G Infinera: 500G PIC Xilinx: OTN 400G Transponder Best Optical OTN Product Huawei: OptiX OSN 9800/8800/6800/3800/1800 JDSU: Tunable SFP+ ZTE: ZXONE 8000 Best Optical ROADM Product JDSU: TrueFlex® Twin Wavelength Selective Switch Transmode: TM-Series Best Next Generation Optical Service Provider Orange TeliaSonera International Carrier For more information visit www.nextgenerationoptical.com/awards , or contact Andrew Cleary, Senior Marketing Manager at IIR Telecoms -- [email protected] The esteemed judges for the awards are the following industry experts: o Rick Talbot , Senior Analyst, Transport and Routing Infrastructure, Current Analysis o Ian Redpath , Principal Analyst, Network Infrastructure, Ovum o Daryl Inniss , VP and Practice Leader, Components, Ovum o Andrew Schmitt , Principal Analyst, Optical, Infonetics ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.com on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected].

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