Hitachi Cable first developed its original brand
of Ethernet switches APRESIA series in 2003, and has expanded
its sales to carrier wide-area Ethernet services and enterprise
LAN. APRESIA has been highly regarded for its high reliability
and its flexible feature development that consistently meet
customers' demands.
Major products under the APRESIA line include information
network solutions (information network devices, optical components),
high-frequency and wireless systems, telecommunications cables
(submarine fibre-optic cables, metal telecommunications cables),
etc.
This company sector provides, technologies, and solutions
that support the core infrastructure of today's information
society, including optical submarine cables for International
telecommunications and network devices for telecommunications
carriers, based on Hitachi Cable's world-leading optoelectronics
and high-frequency/wireless technologies
In 2010, Hitachi Cable announced the development of the terabit
box switch Apresia 15000-64XL-PSR, and Apresia 15000-32XL-PSR
of its APRESIA series of Ethernet switches. Both the terabit
box switch Apresia 15000-64XL-PSR and Apresia 15000-32XL-PSR
will be the world's first 40 gigabit port equipment
[1]. Sales of these
new switches will start at the end of February 2011.
[1]
Implementation of 40 gigabit Ethernet
ports to box Switches is the first in the world as of May 12,
2010, according to Hitachi Cable's research.