MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumentum
Holdings Inc. ("Lumentum") announced today that the TrueFlex Twin
8x24 next-generation contentionless MxN Wavelength Selective
Switch (WSS) was an honoree in the 2019 Lightwave Innovation
Reviews program in the Optical Subsystems Category.
Presented annually by Lightwave, the Lightwave Innovation
Reviews program distinguishes top products and solutions available
within the optical networking industry as determined by a stellar
panel of third-party judges. Judges include industry executives and
analysts from a wide variety of service providers, technology
developers, industry analysts, and journalists.
"On behalf of the Lightwave Innovation Reviews, I would like to
congratulate our honorees," said Lightwave Group Publisher
Alan Bergstein. "This prestigious
program allows Lightwave to celebrate and recognize the most
innovative products and solutions in the optical networking
industry. Our 2019 Honorees are an outstanding example of companies
who are making an impact."
"Lumentum is honored to receive this prestigious Lightwave
Innovation Reviews Program Award for the TrueFlex® Twin 8x24
next-generation contentionless MxN WSS," said Doug Alteen, senior vice president and general
manager, Telecom Transport. "This award recognizes a breakthrough
technology and sub-system configuration that offers network
operators a higher performance alternative to the multicast switch,
thus enabling Colorless, Directionless, Contentionless (CDC)
Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) networks to
scale with sustained future growth in traffic. This
acknowledgment is a good example of our focus on accelerating
photonic innovation."
The Innovation Reviews are judged based on the following
criteria:
- Originality
- Innovation
- Positive impact on the customer
- How well it addresses a new or existing requirement
- Novelty of approach
- Cost-effectiveness
About Lightwave
For more than 30 years, Lightwave (www.lightwaveonline.com) has
delivered trusted technical, application and business insights to
senior-level decision makers for optical communications worldwide.
Lightwave serves technology vendors, communications carriers and
major enterprises with a complete and nuanced picture of the
optical communications business environment. Lightwave is a valued
information source for information related to FTTx, networking,
equipment design, MSO optics, and test and measurement for
corporate executives, department heads, project managers, network
engineers and others making strategic decisions that are critical
to the success of their businesses. Lightwave is a unit of PennWell
Corporation.
About The 2019 Lightwave Innovation Reviews program
The Lightwave Innovation Reviews is in its fourth year of
recognizing and celebrating the industry's most unique products and
solutions that help optical communications professionals worldwide
drive improvements and innovation in optical technology. Executives
at Ciena, Intel, Lumentum, LightCounting Market Research, and Adva
were among the third-party judges for the 2019 Innovation Reviews.
Criteria used in the Innovation Reviews rankings include, first and
foremost, unique technology or application thereof, innovation,
ease of use, efficiency, reliability and contribution to
profitability.
About Lumentum
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and
manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling
optical networking and laser applications worldwide.
Lumentum's optical components and subsystems are part of virtually
every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network.
Lumentum's lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and
diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing
capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in Milpitas, California with R&D,
manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more
information, visit www.lumentum.com.
Contact Information
Investors: Chris
Coldren, 408-404-0606; investor.relations@lumentum.com
Jim Fanucchi, 408-404-5400;
investor.relations@lumentum.com
Media:
Greg Kaufman, 408-546-4593;
media@lumentum.com
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