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slated to begin in April 2001.
1998 also brought several orders for
CDMA WLL (wireless local loop)
equipment, an extremely cost-
effective way to provide phone
service in areas without an existing
communications infrastructure.
The SCW-F200 WLL phone
attracted orders of US$20 million
and US$12 million from Russia
and Nigeria, respectively.
[wired systems and equipment]
Samsung’s key phone systems and
LightRacer multiplexing equipment
lines continue to help businesses
and communications service providers
keep up with commerce at light
speed. In addition to securing a
US$17 million network installation
deal in Sri Lanka, we continued the
rollout of a new generation of prod-
ucts aimed at speeding up the Internet
for consumers and generating new
opportunities for cable service
providers. Our new FTTC (fiber-to-
the-curb) set-top boxes handle it all,
bringing high-speed Internet, cable
TV, and telephony services into the
living room. For cable operators
using existing copper cable networks,
the InfoRanger cable modem enables
them to offer speedy Internet access
and telephony, opening up new rev-
enue streams.
[fiber-optic cable and equipment]
Fiber-optic cable and components are
a key part of today’s integrated com-
munications solutions. Among our
most recent advances are the world’s
first MCVD (modified chemical
vapor deposition) process capable
of pre-forming optical fiber up to 360
km in length. This cutting-edge
technology has already been adopt-
ed in our optical cable product line,
enabling us to sell US$50 million
worth of cable to South Africa. In the
area of fiber-optic components and
equipment, our exceptional packaging
and production capabilities have
come together to produce a full line
of high-tech, high-performance,
highly-reliable products including
pump laser diodes, optical isolators,
WDM EDFAs (wave division mul-
tiplexing erbium-doped fiber ampli-
fiers), optical multiplexers and demul-
tiplexers, and VCSELs (vertical cav-
ity surface emitting lasers). This
combination of technology and
product line depth is an important
facet of our total solution approach
to customer needs.
WEB VIDEO PHONE
Based on the H.323
videoconferencing standard,
the Web Video Phone combines the
functionality of a phone with full Internet
access, including e-mail and
videoconferencing.
PICO BTS
This compact, high-capacity
base transceiver station
drastically reduces deployment
and operating costs,
giving PCS and cellular
operators a “plug-and-play”
network solution.
980nm PUMP LD
The 980nm pump laser
diode module is a core
component of EDFAs,
devices which amplify optical
signals over long distances.
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