Stratex Networks Announces Enhanced Eclipse Super-PDH(TM) Solution

Stratex Networks Announces Enhanced Eclipse Super-PDH(TM) Solution

Eclipse Software Upgrade Provides Up to 25 Percent More Capacity

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stratex Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:STXN), a leading provider of wireless transmission solutions, today announced the release of enhancements to its industry-leading Eclipse(TM) nodal transmission system. The new software update, available now, enables higher Super-PDH capacities to be delivered by the existing hardware design, with no extra cost or frequency bandwidth requirements.

Heinz Stumpe, Stratex Networks' vice-president, Product Marketing, stated, "With this latest software enhancement, our customers can better utilize existing frequency resources at no additional cost. Raising the upper capacity limit also provides network operators with a viable alternative to deploying SDH or SONET based transmission systems, with the benefits of lower cost and reduced network complexity. While the use of SONET/SDH is currently widespread, we believe that in many applications, the new Super-PDH approach makes better economic sense."

Since introducing Eclipse Super-PDH(TM) networking in 2003, this pioneering innovation from Stratex Networks has continued to be the only wireless platform available to provide scaleable capacity from 4x E1/T1 up to 64x E1 or 84xT1, with selectable modulation. Eclipse also enables operators to deploy self-healing Super-PDH rings with built-in path protection switching as a low-cost alternative to SDH/SONET networks.

With this software release, Eclipse provides up to 25 percent more capacity in the same bandwidth at no additional cost to the system operator, while using the same hardware, antennas and frequency allocations. In addition to the existing capacities of 4, 8, 16, 32, 48 and 64x E1, Eclipse also enables software selection of 5, 10, 20, 40 and 75xE1 capacities for international applications. Capacities for North America are scheduled for a subsequent software release which is planned to add 32, 70 and 100x T1 rates to existing capacity options of 4, 8, 16, 28, 56 and 84x T1.

Super-PDH, running at capacities of 75xE1/100xDS1, provides 20 percent more capacity than that of an STM-1/OC-3 transmission system. This allows operators to leverage existing infrastructure and frequency allocations to transmit more data than ever before.

In the same software release, Stratex Networks has also improved automatic protection switching, or 'wrapping' time, for Eclipse Super-PDH ring network configurations to provide equivalency to that provided by SDH/SONET-based fiber transmission systems.

To find out more about Eclipse, see our website at www.stratexnet.com

About Stratex Networks


With headquarters in San Jose, California, Stratex Networks, Inc. is one of the world's leading providers of high-speed wireless transmission solutions. Since it was founded in 1984, Stratex Networks has achieved international recognition for quality, innovation, and technical superiority in delivering data, voice, and video communication systems, including comprehensive service and support. Stratex Networks, with its broad product offering and worldwide sales and support organization, is strategically positioned to serve its customers' needs in wireless, high-capacity transmission technology. Additional information is available at www.stratexnet.com.


Source: Stratex Networks, Inc.

CONTACT: Mary McGowan of Summit IR Group, Inc., +1-408-404-5401, or
mary@summitirgroup.com, for Stratex Networks, Inc.

Web site: http://www.stratexnet.com/


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