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| name = Optelian Access Networks Corporation |
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| tag line = Access to core, passive to packet, 100M to 100G |
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| foundation = 2002 |
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| type = [[Private company|Private]] |
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| location_city = [[Ottawa, Ontario]]<br>[[Marietta, Georgia]] |
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| key_people = David Weymouth (CEO) <br>Mike Perry (President) |
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| industry = [[Telecommunications]] |
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| products = Intuitive Packet Optical Networks |
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| revenue = Privately owned and operated |
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| divisions = Versawave |
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.optelian.com}} |
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Founded in 2002, Optelian Access Networks Corporation ('''Optelian''') is a privately owned and operated Intuitive Packet Optical Networking company. Optelian has two headquarters – one in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) and the other in Marietta, Georgia (U.S.). The company has both product development and local manufacturing based in Ottawa. Initially producing passive networking components, Optelian has added active products to their portfolio to provide a broader range of solutions for service providers, wireless applications, utilities, research and education, cloud and data center, or any other enterprises. |
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In 2012, Deloitte ranked Optelian as #39 on Canadian Fast 50<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Canada/Local%20Assets/Documents/TMT/ca_en_tmt_Fast%2050%20Winners%20list_040913.pdf |title=Technology Fast 50 Winners |publisher=Deloitte.com |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> and #302 on North American Fast 500.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-UnitedStates/Local%20Assets/Documents/TMT_us_tmt/us_tmt_fast500_winnersbrochure_020713.pdf |title=Powerful Connections : Deloitte's 2012 Technology Fast 500 |publisher=Deloitte.com |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> Optelian has also won the Ottawa Business Journal Top 10 Fastest Growing Companies in Ottawa award for 2011, 2012 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.obj.ca/Other/Special-Reports/2011-05-16/article-2507761/FASTEST-GROWING-COMPANIES%3A-Optelian/1 |title=FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES: Optelian - Special Reports - Ottawa Business Journal |publisher=Obj.ca |date=2011-05-16 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.obj.ca/Other/Special-Reports/2012-05-03/article-2967822/FASTEST-GROWING-COMPANIES---%235---Optelian/1 |title=FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES - #5 - Optelian - Special Reports - Ottawa Business Journal |publisher=Obj.ca |date=2012-05-03 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.obj.ca/Other/Special-Reports/2013-05-02/article-3228757/FASTEST-GROWING-COMPANIES-%2310%3A-Optelian-grows-out-from-Ottawa/1 |title=FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES #10: Optelian grows out from Ottawa - Special Reports - Ottawa Business Journal |publisher=Obj.ca |date=2013-05-02 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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In 2002, Dave Weymouth and Mike Perry founded Optelian by realizing that there was a gap they could fill in the optical transport market. The company began creating passive optical components, and then expanded to active solutions, including packet optical networking, based on customer feedback. |
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The three tenets of the company were to be: |
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* Self-funded and not reliant on venture capitals |
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* Deliver quality products on-time by using local manufacturing |
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* Provide exceptional customer care |
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Optelian now designs and develops optical transport network components and solutions for over 200 service providers, utilities, research and development, data center and cloud, and other enterprises in North America and around the world. Optelian has delivered more than 20,000 systems with over 300,000 wavelengths installed. |
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===Versawave - division of Optelian=== |
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In January 2012, Optelian acquired Versawave Technologies Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, a leader in the field of ultra-high bandwidth gallium arsenide based optical modulators with patented polarization modulation technology. This strategic move positioned Optelian to broaden its markets, extend technical leadership and strengthen its client services through innovative product development in the field of optical communications, worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.optelian.com/news-list/2012/press-releases/optelian-acquires-versawave-to-drive-growth-and-strengthen-leadership-in-high-speed-optical-technology.aspx |title=Acquires Versawave to Drive Growth and Strengthen Leadership in High Speed Optical Technology |publisher=Optelian |date=2012-01-24 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> |
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==North American manufacturing== |
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Optelian both designs and manufactures optical components in the Ottawa, Ontario location. There are many benefits for doing this, including control over quality and the ability to quickly turn around orders, whether they are custom design components or fulfilling custom orders. |
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Optelian is TL-9000 certified. Their products have a mean time between failures (MTBF) of over 80 years and a return rate of less than 0.3% (returned units/shipped units). |
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==Products and services== |
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Optelian’s products are organized into categories that fall within the Optelian FLEX Architecture. Prior to the introduction of the Optelian FLEX Architecture, all of the products were divided into LightGAIN, which largely represented active components, and LightMUX, which mostly covered passive components. However, as the active product portfolio grew a single category was not sufficient to distinguish where the components fit within the operator’s network. |
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Optelian created the FLEX Architecture with six areas representing intuitive system management (FLEXManager), the OSI model layers 2 (PacketFLEX), 1 (CircuitFLEX), and 0 (LightFLEX), shelves and standalone units (Platforms), and passive components (LightMUX). |
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Operators can choose components from any section of the FLEX Architecture to create a complete network solution to meet their specific needs, whether that is a point-to-point architecture of a full mesh network with multi-degree ROADMs. |
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*'''FLEX'''Manager – Streamline operations with intuitive service-centric management |
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*Packet'''FLEX''' – Packet service networking and aggregation with tight integration to the optical layer |
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*Circuit'''FLEX''' – Multi-protocol networking with low latency bandwidth, efficient aggregation, and dynamic interconnect capabilities |
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*Light'''FLEX''' – A WDM network foundation that maximizes fiber capacity while providing agile wavelength connections across any network footprint |
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*Platforms – Modular configuration capabilities for Ethernet and wavelength service delivery and WDM network infrastructure |
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*Light'''MUX''' – Passive elements to address terminal and add/drop requirements for the full CWDM and DWDM wavelength plans |
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==Optelian leadership== |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.optelian.com/about/leadership-team.aspx |title=Leadership Team |publisher=Optelian |date=2013-10-03 |accessdate=2013-10-22}}</ref> |
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*David Weymouth – Chief Executive Office and founder |
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*Mike Perry – President and founder |
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*Dr. Sheldon Walklin – Chief Technology Officer |
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*Dave Mills – Vice President of Sales and Services |
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*Brenda Snarr – Vice President of Finance |
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*Louise Boyling – Vice President of Corporate Quality and Administration |
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*Dennis Isotti – Vice President of Operations |
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*Brian Pratt – Vice President of Product Marketing |
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*Nemer D. Abourizk – General Cousel |
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==See also== |
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* [[Optical telecommunication|Optical communication]] |
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* [[ROADM]] |
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* [[Wavelength-division multiplexing|Wavelength Division Multiplexing]] |
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* [[OSI model]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.optelian.com/ Official web site] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)]] |
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[[Category:Companies established in 2002]] |
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