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Optical Transceivers, Transponders and Repeaters
News Release from: NeoPhotonics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 September 2006
Acquisition boosts transceiver portfolio
NeoPhotonics has announced a significant expansion of its product line for high-capacity enterprise networks via the acquisition of BeamExpress of Sunnyvale, California.
NeoPhotonics has announced a significant expansion of its product line for high-capacity enterprise networks via the acquisition of BeamExpress of Sunnyvale, California BeamExpress currently offers an extensive line of multimode transceivers for enterprise and storage applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Based on CWDM technology, these products include 10Gbit/s LX4 X2 and LX4 Xenpak transceivers.
The company has the capability to extend this technology to next generation applications requiring 40Gbit/s datarates and beyond.
BeamExpress started in 2001 as a privately held company specialising in the design and manufacture of 10Gbit/s fibre optic component solutions for next generation network systems and test equipment manufacturers.
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BeamExpress uses proprietary technology in the packaging of multichannel transceivers and is shipping in volume from its manufacturing facilities in Asia.
"We were attracted by the impressive level of customer acceptance of the BeamExpress 10GbE LX4 transceivers".
"This is not surprising as the company provides leading network enterprise equipment manufacturers with transceivers that are guaranteed to work 100% in legacy multimode fibre applications", said Tim Jenks, CEO of NeoPhotonics.
"NeoPhotonics has an extensive product line of transceivers for telecomms, enterprise and storage area networks, including SFF, SFP and XFP transceivers with datarates up to 2.5 and 10Gbit/s".
"This acquisition allows NeoPhotonics to address this important network segment of installed legacy multimode fibre with X2 and other advanced form factor transceivers".
"Through the successful development and qualification of its 10 Gbit/s products, the BeamExpress team has demonstrated its capability to compete successfully at the cutting edge of technology", stated Peter O Clark, CEO of BeamExpress.
"The ability to synergise proprietary electro/optical/mechanical design approaches with custom firmware development has resulted in a product approach with demonstrated cost and performance advantages over those of competing products".
"The combination of BeamExpress' product expertise with the global footprint and manufacturing resources of NeoPhotonics will open up new and broader markets for our current and future products".
BeamExpress represents an important complement to three other recent (June 2006) strategic acquisitions - LightConnect, OpTun and patents concerning microelectromechanical devices from MEMX Corp.
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