6 July 2010: Systems integrator Fibre Technologies has enhanced its product portfolio to include IMC Networks, a leading manufacturer of fibre optic access and media conversion solutions for enterprise, LANs, first-mile FTTx networks and industrial Ethernet. IMC?s product offerings include the iMcV-FiberLinX-II range, a series of demarcation units expressly designed for fibre termination; and its Industrial Ethernet (IE) family, a series of media converters which support copper/fibre conversion with extended temperature support and DC power.

As demand for bandwidth continues to rise, IMC Networks’ iMcV-FiberLinX-II range provides telcos and energy companies with a fully managed demarcation device to easily upgrade legacy copper access technologies and provide a flexible and cost effective point-to-point solution for the curb and business use.

The IE series of products will be sold through Fibre Technologies? online distribution website, www.fibredistribution.co.uk. This range of industrial media converters is designed to handle extreme temperature conditions and non-office environments. As the deployment of IP-CCTV grows, media converters will become integral to interfacing the copper and fibre connections which meet at the pole, for example. Other applications include WiFi networks and access control and monitoring systems.

On working with Fibre Technologies, Brendan Mullooly, European Operations Manager at IMC Networks comments: ?Fibre Technologies? experience in working with telcos and large scale FTTx projects makes them a perfect fit to successfully market these product ranges in the UK. We look forward to working with the team to help extend our market share in the region.?

Ian Hunt, Managing Director at Fibre Technologies, adds: ?We are seeing a significant rise in FTTx implementations and the IMC Networks range is a cost-effective way for telcos and businesses to manage the transition and reap the benefits of upgrading existing network infrastructure. As applications for media converters become more varied, we are able to offer our customers a wide range of solutions to withstand the toughest of conditions.?

Notes to editors

About IMC Networks

IMC Networks is a leading manufacturer of low cost fiber optic access and media conversion solutions for Enterprise, Government and Service Providers’ LANs, First-Mile FTTx Networks and Metropolitan Area Networks, delivering 22 years of excellence in product quality, customer satisfaction and value. ISO 9001:2008 registered, all products are RoHS and REACH compliant, made in the USA and carry a 6-Year Comprehensive Warranty (SFP products offer a 1-Year Warranty). IMC Networks provides complimentary Fiber Consulting Service.

For further information, please visit www.imcnetworks.com

About Fibre Technologies

Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) enables companies to cope with the increasing demand for greater network bandwidth. Its fibre optic communication products and services allow telecommunications carriers, ISPs, universities and IT infrastructure providers to alleviate congestion in existing networks by providing innovative solutions that overcome capacity limitations.

Founded in 1990, FTL works with its customers to understand their needs and anticipate market trends. The company?s technical expertise and market understanding, coupled with a focus on customer service has resulted in a customer base that includes BT, ntl:Telewest Business (Virgin Media), Logica, StorageTek, Subsea 7, IPC Media, Sun Microsystems and a number of top Universities and research facilities such as those at Bristol, Lancaster, Imperial College, Warwick and many others.

For further information, please visit www.fibre.co.uk

CreanordEchoNEWS aims to keep you informed of the latest developments at Creanord andin the fields of automated Ethernet service delivery, SLA assurance andOperations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM).

Creanord EchoVault 4.8, to be released in August 2010, introduces new valuableAdd-on modules providing our customers even more tools for reducing customerchurn and improving QoS measurements. In this issue of Creanord EchoNEWS welook more closely into two of these – EchoVault Event Dashboard, enablingCustomer Experience Management (CEM) for Events and Throughput Meter forscheduled and on-demand throughput measurements.

EchoVault Event Dashboard
All Service Providers have occasional problems within their networks andservices. The key for maintaining the customers trust in such a situation is toact fast. Fixing the problem is of course first priority but proactivelyinforming the customer how the problem solving is proceeding is greatly valuedby the customer. A happy customer equals reduced churn. Moreover, well plannedcustomer communications reduce unnecessary contacts to helpdesk and NOC(Network Operations Center). This is welcomed by the busy professionals who areable to focus on the job at hand instead of answering frustrated customerenquiries.

To be able to achieve this goal is not as hard as you might think – EchoVaultEvent Dashboard provides a quick view to the latest events and alerts for bothService Provider and Customer. Both the customer and the Service Provider arealso able to comment any event. This is useful for example when providingbackground information about the event.

The EchoVault Event Dashboard displays alert details and relatedcomments for both Service Provider and customer.

For the NOC professionals smoothly operating support systems are imperative. Byutilizing latest Web 2.0 technologies the EchoVault Event Dashboard dynamicallydisplays new events without page refresh. No more slow browser load times andflickering screens in NOCs.

EchoVaultThroughput Meter (centralized RFC 2544 Testsuite)
We discussed about the Ethernet Services birth certificate in the December 2009EchoNEWS issue. The most questioned character of a new circuit is itsthroughput. Customers are always interested to know that they are receiving theamount of bandwidth per quality class they have purchased. The Throughput Meterintroduces centralized and automated circuit turn-up verification andtroubleshooting via IETF RFC 2544, the industry de-facto standard forthroughput measurements.

The Throughput Meter comes with aeasy to use wizard like user interface that guides the user in the measurementand report creation process. First, user associates the measurement to thedesired customer, selects the time for the test, source and target destinationsand finally chooses one of the pre-configured RFC 2544 Test Suiteconfigurations. The Throughput Meter report is provided either in PDF or RTFformat and delivery methods include email, SCP* and EchoVault Portal.
Throughput Meter reports are saved for future reference toEchoVault Report Catalog that can be also viewed in read only mode throughEchoVault Portal. For the Service Provider the Throughput Meter provides easyre-run of the tests with ‘Play Again’ button.

IENet?-PRO Cable Tester – Product

Launch

IDEAL INDUSTRIES is pleased to introduce the new IENet? PRO – the choice for industriel ethernet.

In industrial manufacturing, the M12 connector interface is widely used with twisted pair cabling.

The IENet? PRO is the first verifier to offer both M12 and RJ45 interfaces allowing you to access this expanding market.

? Simple selection between Voice, 2 and 4 pair Data, and Coax testing functions (Voice and Video/Security tests via optional adaptors)

? Easy-to-read LCD display with “PASS” or “Miswire” indicator for each test

? Integrated remote unit

? Can support additional optional remotes

? Numerical indication for UTP “No Shield” and STP – “Shield” to comply with industrial ethernet PROFINET? requirements

? Tests for opens, shorts, miswires, reversals, split pair (user selectable) and length

? Indicates correct wiremap to T568A/B standards for shielded and unshielded cabling

? Identifies presence of voltage on cables

? Tone generator supports four different tones

? Blinks network link LED for visual cable tracing

Full specifications can be found here

http://www.idealindustries.co.uk/fileserver/ideal2008/files/VDV-IENet_Pro_Sell_Sheet_-_UK_FINAL.pdf

As always to help you make the right choice you can try before you buy!

Fibre Technologies will match any like for like quotes.

Designed for the needs of 3G & 4G wireless backhaul, business services and inter-carrier wholesale services, the MetroNODE 10GE unit offers complete Ethernet OAM and layer 2 & 3 monitoring, complemented by bandwidth policy enforcement, service mapping and filtering to deliver total visibility and control.

The all-hardware, pipelined design ensures quality of service (QoS) is fully assured, but never compromised. Without the store-and-forward processing used by switches and routers, the 10GE effortlessly handles 1,000s of flows in a full line-rate link within microseconds. True to its lineage, the 10GE is carrier-grade to the core, with redundant power supplies, protected data paths, NEBS Level 3 compliance, and Plug & Go management automation.

3G & 4G Wireless Backhaul
Support for 1,000s of concurrent, per-flow OAM sessions from the Mobile Switching Center (MSC) means standards-based visibility to every tower, for every class of service. Assuring vital SLAs, the in-service Performance Assurance Agent monitors Ethernet & IP QoS over point-to-point, spoked and full-mesh topologies to every cell site, as well as over critical transport links in the Evolved Packet Core (EPC).

Carrier Ethernet service mapping, and bi-directional hierarchical bandwidth policing allow the MetroNODE 10GE packet performance node to establish, terminate and optimize up to 100s of Ethernet circuits in near-zero latency.

Ethernet Business Services
The largest enterprises are stepping up to 10GbE to consolidate their WAN connections, now carrying business-critical financial, transactional, real-time communications and distributed computing applications. With SLAs and reportability front and center, the 10GE is the packet performance node of choice, ensuring all services are carefully monitored and maintained without impacting performance.

Wholesale Ethernet
Providing cost-effective, ubiquitous Ethernet services requires native Ethernet wholesale. To take advantage of this rapidly growing market, carriers need efficient 10 GbE hand-offs. Delivering the lowest possible latency while providing CoS mapping, H-QoS, multi-layer VLAN tagging, Ethernet OAM and complete SLA monitoring, the MetroNODE 10GE unit offers operators a turn-key, service assured wholesale solution that’s fully compliant with the MEF UNI-Type 2 standard.

With EtherNID and MetroNID units located at remote customer sites, providers can assure QoS to off-net customers and use Ethernet wholesale to expand their service footprint. The MetroNODE 10GE is fully integrated into Creanord EchoVault platform.

3M, a leading global supplier of complete data cabling systems for enterprise networks, has approved the LanTEK? I and II series for certifying copper Class E, Class EA, CAT6 and CAT6A 3M cabling systems, according to ISO/IEC 11801 Amendment 1 and 2, EN 50173 series and TIA/EIA-568-B-2-10 standards. The approval is valid for cabling systems and tester models in either permanent link or channel in UTP, FTP or fully shielded systems.

Rosemary McGlashon, European Marketing, Enterprise Network Solutions at 3M comments: ?We are very pleased that our installer base now has an even wider choice of approved cable certifiers for certifying installed 3M data cabling solutions.”

IDEAL’s new LanTEK? II cable certifier series provides certification to TIA, ISO and IEC LAN cabling standards. In addition, IDEAL’s FiberTEK? FDX fibre optic modules enable the LanTEK? II to certify multi-mode and single mode fibre to TSB Tier 1 standards.

Gilbert Owens, Sales Manager at IDEAL INDUSTRIES NETWORKS DIVISION comments: ?The approval from 3M once again demonstrates the high reliability and performance of the LanTEK? II, which we believe is now the most technically advanced and cost effective package available for copper and fibre cable certification.”

The three new LanTEK? II models (frequency ranges of 350MHz, 500MHz and 1GHz) offer faster test speeds, a 10.5cm widescreen display and improved Lithium-Ion batteries, with up to 18 hours of field use. The range makes use of IDEAL’s patented measurement system, which provides reduced cost of ownership by eliminating expensive permanent link adaptors. The unique DUALmode? test function enables the user to test a copper link against two different standards with a single Autotest, making it easy to test a link to current standards, as well as measure the performance margin against future standards with higher performance requirements; while adding only one second to the Autotest time.

The new FiberTEK? FDX modules for certifying fibre links or backbones simply plug into the adapter bay of the LanTEK? II certifier. The unique full duplex capability of the FiberTEK? FDX makes fibre certification as easy as copper certification. A single strand of fibre connected between the handsets is tested at two wavelengths and in both directions at once. Fibre length is accurately measured as well. Never before has it been possible to measure a single strand of fibre and report the length and all four insertion loss tests without swapping test instruments or connectors!

For additional information on the LanTEK? II certifier or to arrange a free demonstration, please call Fibre Technologies on 01344 752222 or email sales@fibretechnologies.co.uk

Crowthorne, UK – 18 May 2009: Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) provide first line maintenance support to its installations on the Hertfordshire County Council cross-campus network. Fibre Technologies will provide a first line support service for the MRV Coarse Wave Division Multiplexer (CWDM) equipment deployed by FTL to maximise capacity on the Council network, and will ensure commitment to delivery of a four-hour-to-site service level agreement to the customer.

Fibre Technologies’ customers can benefit from three tiered service levels, from which a support package can be created that is specific to an individual business’ needs. Tier one covers deployment, where customers can call upon a team of experienced engineers for assistance rolling out new technologies. Those with existing networks can choose the network operation centre and fault management service (tier two) that helps customers manage their data traffic more efficiently. The third tier offers first line network support for customers, maintaining and providing spares management and delivering round-the-clock assistance throughout the UK.

Ian Hunt, managing director of Fibre Technologies, comments, “We are delighted to be able to provide ongoing peace of mind to Herts. County Council that their solution is fully supported. Our Services Team enable us to provide a round-the-clock support for our clients, whatever their specific need. This contract demonstrates our ability to work together and deliver a total end-to-end package.”

About Fibre Technologies

Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) enables companies to cope with the increasing demand for greater network bandwidth. Its fibre optic communication products and services allow telecommunications carriers, ISPs, universities and IT infrastructure providers to alleviate congestion in existing networks by providing innovative solutions that overcome capacity limitations.

FTL operates a ‘partnership’ approach with customers and has a good understanding of their needs, responding quickly to requirements and changing market trends. The company’s technical expertise and market understanding coupled with great customer service has resulted in a strong customer base which includes BT, NTL/Telewest Business (Virgin Media), Logica, Subsea 7, IPC Media, Sun Microsystems, many systems integrators and solutions providers, MSPs & ISPs, local & central government, including MOD & emergency services, as well as a number of top universities and research facilities such as those at Bristol, Lancaster, Imperial College, Warwick and many others.

For further information, please visit www.fibre.co.uk or contact:

Luke Davies

Berkeley PR

Tel: 0118 988 2992

Email: fibretechnologies@berkeleypr.co.uk

Crowthorne, Berks ? 25 February 2009: A powerful new multi-protocol diagnostic tool for network performance testing and hardware device development is now available to UK communications, aerospace and defence industries as a result of an exclusive distribution deal between Fibre Technologies Ltd and Absolute Analysis, a U.S-based manufacturer of test solutions for high-speed serial data communication devices.

Fibre Technologies is the sole UK distributor for Absolute Analysis Investigator?, a high-speed multi-protocol data analyser that offers developers, managers and testers the ability to connect into any serial-based data stream, drill down into the packet layer and then capture, interrogate and simulate data. The solution is available in a variety of different configurations and chassis, such as laptop, desktop and portable. This enables the Investigator? to be used in any situation whether in the lab or in the field.

Peter Brownell, director of sales at Absolute Analysis, states: ?Our aim is to become the de-facto standard for high speed protocol test solutions in the UK. Fibre Technologies’ technical expertise and industry reputation, along with its established customer base, means that the company is in the best position to help us achieve this in the UK.”

David Taylor, technical sales manager at Fibre Technologies, adds: ?The ability of the Absolute Analysis Investigator? to comprehensively analyse data is invaluable to developers of high-speed network protocols looking to test new products and services before delivery to market. Being sole distributor gives us the opportunity to add more value to our customers’ development activities and gives us an opportunity to break into a number of industries that we currently have limited exposure to.”

Absolute Analysis Investigator? features and benefits

• Supports a wide range of protocols, test applications and physical layer interfaces on a single card
• One tool with bit-level protocol analysis, bit error rate tests, traffic generation, simulation, impairment tests and in-line, real-time, error injection capability.
• Fully customisable
• Onsite support and training providedMultiple form factors available

For more information, please contact the Fibre Technologies sales team at sales@fibretechnologies.co.uk.

About Absolute Analysis

The most experienced and knowledgeable development engineers in military & aerospace, embedded systems, data communications, telecommunications, and storage networking choose Absolute Analysis high speed serial data communications test and analysis solutions for their power, flexibility, granularity, ease-of-use, and customizable database. Headquartered in Southern California, U.S.A., Absolute Analysis sells and supports its products in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

For more information on Absolute Analysis innovative solutions for the development and test of protocol and communications networks visit www.absoluteanalysis.com or telephone +1 805 376 6048.

Media Contact
Cheryl Renton
Director of Marketing Communications
+1 805 376 6048 ext 109
cheryl.renton@absoluteanalysis.com

About Fibre Technologies

Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) enables companies to cope with the increasing demand for greater network bandwidth. Its fibre optic communication products and services allow telecommunications carriers, ISPs, universities and IT infrastructure providers to alleviate congestion in existing networks by providing innovative solutions that overcome capacity limitations.

FTL operates a ‘partnership’ approach with customers and has a good understanding of their needs, responding quickly to requirements and changing market trends. The company’s technical expertise and market understanding coupled with great customer service has resulted in a strong customer base which includes BT, NTL/Telewest Business (Virgin Media), Logica, Subsea 7, IPC Media, Sun Microsystems, many systems integrators and solutions providers, MSPs & ISPs, local & central government, including MOD & emergency services, as well as a number of top universities and research facilities such as those at Bristol, Lancaster, Imperial College, Warwick and many others.

Crowthorne, Berks – 2 February 2009: To help cash-strapped telecoms operators, ISPs & enterprise customers cope with increasing demand on their networks, Fibre Technologies Ltd is introducing two new highly flexible 10Gb/s multiprotocol transponders – FCX10G and FCX10G2 – that will increase available bandwidth and improve traffic management, without the need for a costly network upgrade. New additions to the range of manageable system products from access specialist arcutronix, these fibre optic transponders allow data transmission via single or dual independent channels, each supporting data rates of 9.5 Gb/s up to 11.32 Gb/s – making them ideal for all 10Gb applications, such as Ethernet LAN/WAN, SDH/Sonet, Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel with FEC (forward error correction) and OTN (optical transport network).

The modular FCX10G enables customers to deliver multiple services across a single optical access link, and can be mounted within single slot housings or sub rack configurations, reducing onsite hardware. With pluggable XFPs and 3R functionality, the FCX10G/FCX10G2 transponders offer increased bandwidth; smaller form factor; an improved performance monitoring capability and lower latency across both long and short haul connections. The arcutronix devices offer data transmission of up to 80km for each port.

Juergen Schroeder, CEO of arcutronix, explains: “Today, the market demands Ethernet solutions that offer longer transmission lengths with reduced data error rates and latency. Customers want increased bandwidth and the ability to transmit various protocols over the same optical link. The FCX10G enables us to meet these expectations and future proof customer networks.”

Ian Hunt, managing director of Fibre Technologies, adds: “Access networks have long posed cost and performance challenges for operators and service providers – these new 10G transponders products from arcutronix will provide our customers with the ability to transmit over longer distances with the peace of mind that network performance will not be impacted. Demand for triple and quad-play services has increased dramatically over recent years placing additional pressures on operators, so these products should offer some welcome relief.

“Many of our existing customers who have 10/100Mb/s or 1Gb/s network deployments today based on other recent arcutronix products or earlier Pandatel platforms can now enjoy a fast time to deployment and new service revenues with the simple addition of this new 10Gb/s product set to their existing network infrastructure deployments”

About arcutronix

arcutronix is an access specialist from Hanover, Germany. Juergen Schroeder, CEO, and Andreas Zimmermann, technical manager, founded the company in 2007 together with their strategic partner keytronix from Austria. German engineers with over 20 years of experience develop safe, reliable and customer-specific solutions, thus providing high quality standards and quick availability. Technical expertise, fast adaption and anticipation of new market trends and flexible support make the company a reliable and competent partner for their customers in the area of Carrier Ethernet, Transmission, Connectivity, and Alarm + Telemetry.

About Fibre Technologies

Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) enables companies to cope with the increasing demand for greater network bandwidth. Its fibre optic communication products and services allow telecommunications carriers, ISPs, universities and IT infrastructure providers to alleviate congestion in existing networks by providing innovative solutions that overcome capacity limitations.

FTL operates a ‘partnership’ approach with customers and has a good understanding of their needs, responding quickly to requirements and changing market trends. The company’s technical expertise and market understanding coupled with great customer service has resulted in a strong customer base which includes BT, NTL/Telewest Business (Virgin Media), Logica, Subsea 7, IPC Media, Sun Microsystems, many systems integrators and solutions providers, MSP’s & ISP’s, local & central government inc MOD & emergency services as well as a number of top Universities and research facilities such as those at Bristol, Lancaster, Imperial College, Warwick and many others.

Crowthorne, Berkshire – 21 January 2009: Service provider customers of fibre optic communications specialist Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) will benefit from the ability to rapidly execute automated service creation for managed Ethernet access, as well as the ability to undertake real-time end-to-end service level agreement (SLA) monitoring. This is as a result of a new partnership with Finnish SLA, service creation and performance management expert, Creanord.

Creanord produces the EchoVault^TM SLA EMS (element management system); a performance management and reporting solution that presents service providers with an invaluable real-time picture of activity on their networks. In addition to this per second SLA and QoS (quality of service) reporting, the EchoVault SLA EMS has the ability to perform automated RFC -2544 performance testing, providing seamless out-of service or in-service throughput, latency and packet loss measurement. This automated SLA and performance testing helps operators reduce the network downtime and improve the quality of different CoS (class of services).

The Creanord solution is deployed in conjunction with the Accedian EtherNID^TM and MetroNID^TM Ethernet demarcation devices.

“Partnering with Fibre Technologies to deliver our products in the UK is an exciting development for Creanord,” says Jorma H?m?l?inen, president, Creanord. “Ian Hunt and his team have a comprehensive understanding of the industry in the UK, which will help us to ensure we can achieve our desired market share in this country.”

“Fibre Technologies is constantly reviewing products in the marketplace to ensure we are providing the most advanced technology to our customers,” explains Ian Hunt, managing director, Fibre Technologies. “Combining the Creanord software with the Accedian Ethernet converter provides our clients with the high level of visibility crucial to maintaining the efficiency and performance of their networks.”

Creanord EchoVault^TM SLA EMS: features & benefits

• Enables automated premium, SLA-backed services with accelerated provisioning
• Offers services (L2/L3) with flexible bandwidth policing
• Provides continuous QoS & SLA Monitoring per Class of Service
• High precision measurements: 1 ?s resolution
• Validates end-to-end SLA performance without disrupting customer traffic
• Provides end-to-end OAM visibility
• Intelligent loop-back functionality

For more information, please contact the Fibre Technologies sales team at sales@fibretechnologies.co.uk

About Creanord

Creanord assists carriers and service providers to streamline networks and business operations by providing a comprehensive solution for Ensuring Quality of Experience^TM and for strengthening customer loyalty.

The company’s Creanord EchoVault^TM SLA EMS, Managed Ethernet Access and Quality Assurance solution improves operational efficiency by visualising and correlating quality intelligence retrieved from new world networks and services.

Creanord’s solution is deployed initially during network installation and then throughout ongoing operations enabling automated Service Level Agreements and L2 Ethernet Access creation, performance assurance, quality management and network analysis. Furthermore, the solution maximises value by offering seamless integration with business and operation support systems.

The company has offices in Helsinki and Stockholm to respond to customer and channel partners needs worldwide.

About Fibre Technologies

Fibre Technologies Ltd (FTL) enables companies to cope with the increasing demand for greater network bandwidth. Its fibre optic communication products and services allow telecommunications carriers, ISPs, universities and IT infrastructure providers to alleviate congestion in existing networks by providing innovative solutions that overcome capacity limitations.

Founded in 1990, FTL works with its customers to understand their needs and anticipate market trends. The company’s technical expertise and market understanding, coupled with a focus on customer service has resulted in a customer base that includes BT, ntl:Telewest Business (Virgin Media), Logica, StorageTek, Subsea 7, IPC Media, Sun Microsystems and a number of top Universities and research facilities such as those at Bristol, Lancaster, Imperial College, Warwick and many others.