Maple Optical Systems

About Maple Optical Systems

Maple Optical Systems develops multi-service optical switch products that enable carriers to provision, scale, and manage bandwidth over wavelengths. The company's technology allows carriers to utilize bandwidth from existing raw fiber optic infrastructure and offer it to customers as a service-ready, scalable, and QoS-enabled bandwidth solution. The Multi-service Optical Switch platforms from Maple Optical Systems are designed to handle IP, ATM, Gigabit Ethernet, and Fibre Channel protocols, which facilitates the provisioning of services over wavelengths.

In December 2001, the company expanded its European operations by opening a new software design facility in Nottingham, UK. This facility was established to develop SDH software, enabling European carriers to integrate Maple's networking systems into their telecommunications infrastructure. The company anticipated delivering its first generation of products to both North American and European markets by the summer of 2002.