FiberLight Selects Fujitsu for Texas Network

Fujitsu Network Communications announced Monday that FiberLight LLC has begun a statewide deployment of Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platforms (Packet ONPs) across Texas. Fujitsu also will manage the network for FiberLight.

The network will deliver Ethernet, SONET and wavelength connectivity to enterprise, government, content providers and other service provider customers throughout its 1,500-plus route miles.

FiberLight also provides metro optical transport services within Atlanta, Washington D.C., Northern Virginia, Baltimore, Clearwater, Tampa, St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Miami.

In October 2008, Fiberlight deployed the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7420 managed wavelength platform, as well as the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 4100 and FLASHWAVE 4500 multiservice provisioning platforms (MSPPs) for SONET and Ethernet connectivity between customer sites.

The FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet ONP integrates Ethernet, ROADM and SONET transport technologies into a single optical networking element. The platform’s pluggable ROADM option and patent-pending universal switch fabric allow both circuit-based and packet-based traffic to be transported in its native format. Integrated connection-oriented Ethernet transport technology delivers private-line quality packet aggregation and connectivity services.

“When evaluating platforms to create our Texas network we strongly considered solutions that would give us a low total cost of ownership,” said Kevin Coyne, president and COO at FiberLight. “Our selection of the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 platform allows us to deliver multiple services with a single product that combines SONET, ROADM, and Ethernet capabilities. The platform easily scales to support higher capacities, thus allowing us to keep our initial capital costs down while giving us plenty of wavelengths for future growth. Operating costs are also reduced thanks to its small footprint and low power consumption.”

Management of FiberLight’s network will be provided by Fujitsu in its two fully redundant network operations centers (NOCs) located in Sunnyvale, Calif. and Richardson, Texas.

“The business case for a NOC typically limits small companies to a single location staffed by personnel that must perform both provisioning and maintenance functions using the most cost-effective tools, which are usually not the most robust in the industry,” FiberLight’s Coyne said. “Our decision to outsource with Fujitsu was driven by our desire to deliver a superior customer experience, which is made possible through Fujitsu’s use of redundant facilities for protection, the best monitoring tools, and personnel who are experts on the equipment. This expertise means advantages in response time and restoration capabilities that directly affect our bottom line and our ability to provide an even higher level of service to our customers.”

FiberLight also purchased Advance Hardware Replacement to eliminate the equipment, warehousing, and management costs associated with spares management, and to decrease equipment replacement times.

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