ADC KRONE introduces CWDM fibre solution for enterprise market

ADC KRONE today announced that it has introduced a new Course Wave Division Multiplex (CWDM) fibre solution for the enterprise market.

ADC KRONE`s new CWDM ready fibre product currently supports 20Gbps on a single fibre. In the future, it is anticipated that the solution will allow up to eight 10Gbps channels to be carried over different light wavelengths on the same fibre, representing a potential throughput of 80gbps in the backbone.

Today`s introduction of a new CWDM fibre solution follows the successful launch of the company`s CopperTen structured cabling system 12 months ago, the first to include 10gbps capability over Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP).

Since that time, ADC KRONE has successfully sold the CopperTen system throughout the world including the US, UK and SA to a wide range of organisations including banks, financial institutions, universities, law firms, engineering consultancies, aerospace companies and one of the world`s leading animation studios.

"Even though 10Gbps OM3 fibre is relatively new, network managers have all got user connections rolling out at Gigabit - because that`s what many PC manufacturers are now fitting as standard," said Axel Kahsnitz, regional director for ADC KRONE in Europe, Middle East and Africa. "Our CopperTen 10Gbps copper solution is already being installed not just by international banks who traditionally have data-intensive applications but by everyday organisations such as hospitality and entertainment facilities and solicitors."

ADC KRONE anticipates that backbone traffic is likely to increase far beyond 10Gbps within the lifetime of current new installations and the additional cost of high bandwidth fibre could save significant cost and disruption for later upgrades.

The new ADC KRONE CWDM ready fibre is what is technically known as G652D low water peak singlemode fibre. One of the key benefits of the new fibre is that the active hardware only needs everyday 10Gb NICs today, but the fibre is ready for when CWDM NICs are needed to meet the network traffic capacity requirements of tomorrow.

"CWDM NICs are available for the enterprise space now," said Kahsnitz. "Most of the active manufacturers already produce them on their access network equipment and are in the process of transferring them onto their enterprise gear."

ADC KRONE CWDM-ready fibre is fully compliant with the G652D singlemode standard and is complemented by the ADC KRONE plastic patch panel, split fibre patch panel and a full range of connectors, pigtails and patchcords.

For more information on ADC KRONE`s CWDM solution, please visit www.adckrone.com.