Civcom to Introduce Industry's Most Competitive 100Gbps Coherent Tunable Transponder at ECOC 2012

PETACH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Civcom, a company specializing in developing and manufacturing high-end tunable transponders, introduces the industry's most competitive 100G Coherent widely tunable transponder for Metro and long haul ROADM/DWDM optical networks.

“Civcom remains ahead of its competition by using its vast R&D know-how and experience to provide market leading, competitive solutions for 100G coherent networks”

Civcom’s 100G DP-QPSK is equipped with an advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) unit that eliminates the need for optical compensation in chromatic dispersion, and featuring the lowest power consumption in the optical market today.

Key Facts:

• Advanced Coherent Detection with electronic CD and PMD compensation
• Dispersion tolerance range ±40,000ps/nm
• Supports DP-DQPSK or DP-QPSK modulations
• 50 GHz standard ITU channel spacing
• SD-FEC implemented to support extreme low OSNR networks

"Civcom remains ahead of its competition by using its vast R&D know-how and experience to provide market leading, competitive solutions for 100G coherent networks,” says Gabby Shpirer, CEO of Civcom. “100Gb/s coherent networks are expected to be the growth engine of the industry in the coming years. By introducing the 100G DP-QPSK, Civcom positions itself as a leader in the tunable transponder market,” adds Gabby.

Civcom’s 100G DP-QPSK will be exhibited at ECOC 2012 (booth #458) and will begin serial production by November 2012. To schedule a meeting with a Civcom representative: please email us at [e-mail].

About Civcom: For over a decade Civcom has been an industry innovator providing high-end solutions for the optical telecommunication market. Founded in 2000, and acquired by Padtec of Brazil in February 2008, the company has its HQ and R&D center in Israel and sales offices in Israel and the US. Today Civcom offers an unprecedented broad range of cost saving, and reliable standard and custom solutions of 1 to 100Gb/s widely tunable transponders and transceivers. For more information about Civcom please contact [e-mail] or visit us at www.civcom.com.