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Network Hardware Resale (NHR), the world's leading provider of pre-owned and new networking equipment, announced it is the first global stocking reseller of Menara Networks' IP over DWDM 10G Optics.

Network Hardware Resale will extend its network management and services expertise to include all of Menara Network products; specifically, Menara's Full C-Band Tunable XFP and XENPAK 10Gb/s Transceivers with integrated Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Optical Transport Network (OTN), a first of its kind, patented technology. The high performance transceiver enables a network signal to travel up to 1,200 kilometers in an amplified DWDM network and is tunable across the full C-Band. With fully integrated FEC & OTN, Menara Networks XFPs and XENPAKs eliminate the need for stand-alone transport network elements such as DWDM transponders and the associated short reach optics. This simplified architecture provides significant operating and capital cost savings enabling network providers to cost-effectively grow their 10G networks.

Now sold by Network Hardware Resale with immediate availability from its global distribution centers in the United States, Singapore and Amsterdam, Menara Network's Tunable FEC & OTN XFP and XENPAK 10Gb/s Transceivers provide carriers, cable providers /multiple system operators with the ability to simplify optical transport networks.

Network operators deploying this technology can:

Reduce capital and operating expenditures by 50 percent or more

Reduce sparing costs including storing and securing equipment, upgrading firmware, distribution and staff training

Increase reliability by reducing the number of network components

Improve SLA performance by enabling preemptive corrections in network errors

"Menara Networks' optics are changing the way networks are designed and managed," said Mike Sheldon, president and CEO of Network Hardware Resale. "Being able to offer this new technology to our global customers enables us to provide solutions that enhance a client's network in cost, efficiency, reliability and customer satisfaction."

Menara Networks FEC & OTN XFPs & XENPAKs feature:

Compatibility with Cisco, Juniper, Alcatel and other leading router platforms

Fully tunable across all 94 channels in the C-band with 50Ghz channel spacing

On-board G.709 OTN (Optical Transport Network) functionality

Built-in FEC (Forward Error Correction) and the ability to monitor pre-FEC error rates

"The global partnership with Network Hardware Resale allows us to enhance our value proposition in providing improved service velocity, as well as a significant reduction in overall network cost, particularly for carriers, cable operators and content network providers," said Siraj Nour ElAhmadi, Menara CEO and Co-Founder. "With the inclusion of our OTN and FEC onboard XFPs and XENPAKs in the Network Hardware Resale product portfolio, customers worldwide can take advantage of next business day availability from NHR to accelerate the order-to-revenue cycle while simplifying their networks and reducing costs."