Corning Introduces EDGE8(TM) Solutions for Data Centers
July 01 2015 - 8:30AM
CORNING, N.Y., July 1,
2015 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced
its latest optical cabling innovation for data centers and storage
area networks (SAN), EDGE8(TM) solutions.
EDGE8 is the industry's first modular, tip-to-tip
optical cabling system to feature an eight-fiber (Base-8) cabling
design that maximizes per-rack-unit density for better network
scalability and improved link performance.
Driven by increasing adoption of cloud computing
and a growing demand for streaming video, data centers and SANs are
migrating to faster transmission speeds to find and send data back
to consumers as quickly as possible. Corning's EDGE8 is the most
future-ready data center connectivity solution available for
simple, efficient and cost-effective migration to transmission
speeds up to 400 gigabits per second.
"Corning's EDGE8 solutions help data center
operators deliver an optimal end-user experience, while mitigating
the uncertainty associated with ever-increasing transmission speeds
and continually evolving standards," said Stuart Hoiness, senior
vice president of Enterprise Networks, Corning Optical
Communications. "Installing a Base-8 cabling system like EDGE8
today provides the simplest, most flexible path to 40, 100, and 400
gigabits per second in the future."
EDGE8 solutions, with eight-fiber MTP®
connectors, make it easy to match the fiber count in the backbone
of data center networks and SANs with today's Base-8 Quad Small
Form Factor Plugable transceivers. This capability results in 100
percent fiber utilization, streamlined 1:1 port mapping, and up to
50 percent reduction in link attenuation by eliminating the need
for conversion modules. EDGE8 furthers the benefits of Base-8
design with pinned MTP trunks that enable simple patch cable
deployment and optimized harness mapping, resulting in no unused
fiber/connectors. EDGE8 modules also offer a 30 percent improvement
in insertion loss, resulting in longer duplex link distances.
EDGE8 is built on the foundation of Corning's
family of EDGE(TM) solutions, currently deployed in over 50,000
data centers across 30 countries around the world. EDGE solutions
help operators maximize every inch of valuable data-center real
estate with optical cables so light and compact that just one cable
can replace as many as 72 copper cables. Plus, all EDGE solutions
are fiber-based, so they consume about one-fourth the power per
port of copper, saving money, reducing heat, and decreasing overall
carbon emissions for a smaller impact on the environment.
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Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" (within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995), which are based on current expectations and assumptions
about Corning's financial results and business operations, that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties
include: the effect of global political, economic and business
conditions; conditions in the financial and credit
markets; currency fluctuations; tax rates; product demand
and industry capacity; competition; reliance on a concentrated
customer base; manufacturing efficiencies; cost reductions;
availability of critical components and materials; new product
commercialization; pricing fluctuations and changes in
the mix of sales between premium and non-premium products; new
plant start-up or restructuring costs; possible
disruption in commercial activities due to terrorist activity,
armed conflict, political or financial instability, natural
disasters, adverse weather conditions, or major health concerns;
adequacy of insurance; equity company activities; acquisition and
divestiture activities; the level of excess or obsolete inventory;
the rate of technology change; the ability to enforce patents;
product and components performance issues; retention of key
personnel; stock price fluctuations; and adverse litigation or
regulatory developments. These and other risk factors
are detailed in Corning's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the day that they are made, and Corning undertakes no obligation
to update them in light of new information or future events.
About Corning
Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators
in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied
its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and
optical physics to develop products that have created new
industries and transformed people's lives. Corning succeeds through
sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material
and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to
solve tough technology challenges. Corning's businesses and markets
are constantly evolving. Today, Corning's products enable diverse
industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications,
transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant
cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for
advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and
connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks;
trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing;
and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road
vehicles.
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Investor Relations
Contact:
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(607) 974-6716
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