Industry Association Aims to Accelerate Development of the Passive Optical LAN Industry
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Industry Association Aims to Accelerate Development of the
Passive Optical LAN Industry
Key ecosystem players join forces to educate and drive adoption of
Passive Optical LAN
New York, N.Y. - August 6, 2013 - Corning, IBM, SAIC, TE Connectivity, Tellabs,
Zhone and 3M have formed the Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN). The
association's mission is advocating for the education and global adoption of
passive optical networks in the local area network (LAN) industry.
Passive Optical LAN represents a revolutionary change for the IT industry. As
the next generation for LAN infrastructure, it provides the simplicity, scale
and bandwidth to address current and future demand, while minimizing costly and
disruptive cabling and equipment upgrades. In addition, Passive Optical LAN can
deliver substantial savings in capital and operational costs over traditional
workgroup switch-based LAN architectures. Significant savings can be realized in
almost every aspect of an implementation, including equipment costs, power,
cooling, installation and floor space. Passive Optical LAN serves as the
optimized means to deliver voice, video, data, wireless access, security and
high-performance building automation for the federal government and commercial
enterprise. Passive Optical LAN saves money, energy and space.
APOLAN comprises members involved in providing infrastructure, electronics,
integration, distribution, and consulting services, as well as other
organizations supporting the growth of the Passive Optical LAN industry.
"With data and video consumption forecast to grow between 7-10X in the next few
years, the demand for highly cost-effective and high-quality voice, video, and
data continues to grow in the enterprise LAN market space, making Passive
Optical LAN an appealing solution to address current and future bandwidth
demands," said Nav Chander, research manager, Enterprise Telecom at IDC. "The
APOLAN will provide valuable education and guidance to those considering this
type of networking solution, and I expect they will serve as strong advocates
for its global adoption."
"Participation in the APOLAN is open to all organizations interested in
leveraging Passive Optical Networking to revolutionize the way local area
networks are designed, deployed, and managed," said Dave Cunningham, president
and chairman of the APOLAN. "The deployments of Passive Optical LAN to date have
demonstrated significant cost and performance advantages compared to traditional
Ethernet designs, and the optical foundation "future-proofs" the network for any
new bandwidth demand - a clear advantage over existing copper solutions."
APOLAN held its founding meeting in March to draft its bylaws and elect its
leadership.
Executives
President: Dave E. Cunningham, Corning
Vice President: John W. Short, IBM
Secretary: Joseph D. Marmion, Tellabs
Treasurer: John Winship, SAIC
Board of Directors
Board Chairman: Dave E. Cunningham, Corning
Board Chair-Elect: S. Blaine Overstreet, SAIC
Director: Jeffery H. Jones, IBM
Director: Ryland J. Marek, 3M
Director: Thomas C. Ruvarac, Tellabs
Director: Brian O'Connell, TE Connectivity
Director: Brian Caskey, Zhone
For more information, or to apply for membership, please visit our website:
http://www.apolanglobal.org
About The Association for Passive Optical LAN (APOLAN)
The Association for Passive Optical LAN is a non-profit organization that is
driving adoption, and educating the market on the technical and economic
advantages of Passive Optical LAN technology. Through its ecosystems of
manufacturers, distributors, integrators, and consulting companies actively
involved in the marketplace, APOLAN helps design engineers, architects, building
owners, CIOs and IT departments succeed with Passive Optical LAN. For more
information visit http://www.apolanglobal.org/
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