MCLEAN, Va.-Nextlink Communications Inc. signed a contract with Lucent Technologies Inc. to deploy Lucent’s WaveStar optical networking products to remotely manage bandwidth along Nextlink’s 16,000-mile fiber-optic network, the companies announced.
The initial phase of the contract, valued at $25 million, includes the deployment of the WaveStar TDM 10G, a system that transmits information at speeds up to 10 Megabits per second, and the WaveStar BandWidth Manager, which will enable Nextlink to switch customer connections from its network operations center in Plano, Texas.
Deployments will begin in central offices such as New York and San Francisco, as well as major junction points along the network, Nextlink said.
