Fact Sheet
Meriton Networks 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 Meriton Networks 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 Meriton 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
- Mike Pascoe, President & CEO, was former CEO of PairGain Technologies (acquired by ADC) and former President of Newbridge Networks US division
- Bill Gartner, COO, was the former COO for Mahi/Photuris and prior to that was VP and GM of Optical Networking Systems for Lucent
- Bill Chwedchuk, CFO, was former General Manager of Zomax Canada and prior he has held senior financial positions with Champion Road Machinery, Digital Equipment of Canada.
- Denis Gallant, CTO, has more than 20 years of experience, and was the chief architect for many of Newbridge Networks most successful products
- Ken Davison, VP Marketing, has held senior positions at Siemens AG (Unisphere Networks); Newbridge Networks, and several telecom start-ups including DragonWave and Critical Telecom
- Manuel Andrade, VP Caribbean and Latin American Sales, has twenty years of international telecom experience. Prior to Meriton, he was the president of the CALA Regional Business Unit for ECI Telecom.
- Steve Robinson, VP Sales -
North America & Asia Pacific, was formerly SVP with PairGain (ADC) and had been VP North Pacific for Newbridge Networks
- Jim Axford, VP Sales - Europe, Middle East and Africa, has held many senior management roles over his 30 years with Bell Canada, BCI, Nortel Networks and Samsung Electronics.
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 Meriton'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 Meriton 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 Meriton Networks
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)
|
