Fact Sheet
Xtera Communications is the first company to introduce a unified Agile Optical Networking infrastructure that fully meets the requirements of service providers looking for a future-proof means of deploying consumer broadband and high-speed business services.
Target Customers
Value Proposition
The value proposition for the Xtera Communications Agile Optical Networking products is three-fold:
- Adds revenue channels for carriers by providing a single architecture for the delivery of high-speed metro services (Note that this also translates into lower operating costs, simpler networks and improved service and customer satisfaction)
- Adds capacity to exhausted networks at a much lower cost than other approaches
- Reduces current network costs with dramatic savings in CAPEX (40-70% less) and, more importantly, in OPEX as well
The Xtera solution improves network efficiency by optimizing resources through shared protection and combined ring/mesh architectures. Equally important, carriers' previous transport investment is protected as the AON architecture integrates seamlessly with existing networks and adheres to standards.
Company Status
Private
When Founded
2000
Locations
Canada, USA, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central / Latin America
Management Team
- Jon Hopper, CEO
Jon Hopper has been providing the strategy and vision for Xtera Communications
since taking over as President and Chief Executive Officer in February
2004.
Prior to Xtera, Jon spent 15 years as the Chief Executive of several
capital equipment companies. Those companies include Dynamotion Corp.
(merged with ESI, NASDAQ ESIO) and IRSI (merged with Photon Dynamics,
NASDAQ PHTN). Jon has also held senior management positions at Photon
Dynamics and ESI. Jon has a very successful track record taking pre-revenue
companies with innovative products and building them into global commercial
enterprises capable of supporting multi-national customers.
- Paul Colan, EVP & CFO
Paul Colan has reigned as the Chief Financial Officer of Xtera Communications
since February 2004. He provides financial leadership for Xtera’s
domestic and international operations. Paul’s financial operations
philosophy is influenced by the knowledge and experience he acquired while
working in the capital equipment industry and servicing an international
client base. Paul has served as the Vice President Finance for Extreme
Devices, a diamond semiconductor start-up company and Intelligent Reasoning
Systems, an automated optical inspection equipment provider who later
merged with Photon Dynamics (NASDAQ PHTN). Paul assumed the role of Finance
Director for Photon Dynamics, a supplier of yield management tools to
the display industry, where he was responsible for worldwide sales and
support operations.
- Herve Fevrier, EVP & COO
Herve Fevrier has been with Xtera Communications since June 2000. As
the EVP and COO, Herve has management responsibility for all areas of
Xtera except Finance, Admin, and Manufacturing. Herve is responsible for
making sure that the efforts of Business Development, Marketing, Sales
and Network Engineering are closely coordinated. He provides both the
strategic and tactical leadership that leads to the acquisition of new
customers, development of new products and partnerships with vendors and
developers of complimentary technologies.
Investors
- Desjardins Venture Capital Group
- Newbury Ventures
- Nomura International
- Primaxis Technology Ventures
- RBC Capital Partners
- VantagePoint Venture Partners
- VenGrowth Capital Partners
- Skypoint Capital
Agile Optical Networking Portfolio
Access
3300 OSM (Optical Services Multiplexer)
A versatile, cost-effective xWDM access product with support for high-speed services such as Optical Ethernet, SONET/SDH and Storage Area Networking.
Metro Core
7200 OSP (Optical Switching Platform)
An award-winning networking system that collapses ROADM/CWDM/DWDM transmission and switching of wavelengths as well as SONET/SDH traffic.
Metro/Regional
6400 OTP (Optical Transport Platform)
A flexible optical transport solution enabling dynamic allocation of TDM, Ethernet, data or optical services to meet bandwidth demands arising out of unpredictable traffic patterns.
Metro Extension
1100 DCM (Dispersion Compensation Modules) Series
A family of advanced dispersion compensation modules that efficiently correct chromatic dispersion at 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s for enhanced performance.
1450 OFA (Optical Fiber Amplifier) Series
An advanced family of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers to extend the reach of Xtera's solution up to 600 km.
Network Management
8600 NMS (Network Management System)
Flexible wavelength management system that transforms transport infrastructure into a service-delivery platform.
8300 EMS (Element Management System)
A lightweight graphical element management system for troubleshooting and commissioning Xtera network elements.
Network Planning
9500 NPT (Network Planning Tool)
Simplifies the design and planning across the entire Agile Optical Networking portfolio. Supports simulation and verification of optical layer transmission performance as well as full traffic planning and engineering.
Key Milestones
2000
- Company received seed funding; began operations as edgeflow
2001
- Announced Series A Funding
- Changed name to Xtera Communications
2002
- Won the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Market Engineering Product Innovation Award
- Named in Telecommunications Magazine "Top 10 Hottest Technologies" (Integrated Optical Transport & Switching)
- Opened European headquarters in Bristol, UK; opened USA headquarters
- Launched 7200 and 8600 NMS at Supercomm 2002
- Announced Series B Funding
2003
- Expanded into Asia
- For second consecutive year, named in Telecommunications Magazine "Top 10 Hottest Technologies" (CWDM)
- Began shipping products for revenue
2004
- Extended product family with amplifiers and dispersion compensation modules
- Growing revenues with close to 15 customers worldwide
- Publicly announced deployments at five different North American customers
2005
- Announced Partnership with Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe
- Announced $54 M in new funding
- Acquires Mahi Networks and launches Agile Optical Networking
2006
- Expanded into Carribean and Latin America (CALA)
- Annouced Tier 1 Customer win - KT (Korea)
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