Let me explain my thoughts...By deduction from all the latest available info, everything points to Nortel. This is my own deduction. You can make your own. Let me try to explain my conclusion…
From the last PR:
“This is further demonstrated by the interest shown in the Company's products by two major North American equipment manufacturers and suppliers. These companies are interested in supplying the Company's products to Multi Service Operators (formerly referred to as Cable companies) and Telephone companies. These companies have both been evaluating our product lines with great success and we hope to see a formal relationship develop in the fall.”
“major North American equipment manufacturer” = possibly Nortel
“Multi Service Operators” (MSO) = as mentionned in the MDA underneath and the article
From the Management Discussion and Analysis (MDA):
“Towards the end of fiscal 2004, Plaintree was approached by a number of Multiple Service Operators (MSO) in North America that indicated serious interest in Plaintree's FSO product. These MSOs are actually the traditional Cable providers that are now moving to converge voice, video and data into one connection. At their request, Plaintree designed a specific FSO product to be mounted on the actual strand between telephone poles to allow the MSO to connect this strand to individual customers locations. A key evaluation link installed for one of these MSOs has been operating at 350 Meters for the past three months in an area prone to very high humidity, rain and fog. The link has been performing with over 99.99999% reliability and has surpassed customer expectations. The main decision point expressed by these MSOs is that Plaintree's FSO product is LED ensuring unconditional eye-safety, a wide beam and inexpensive price.”
“MSO” = as mentionned in the PR and the article
“strand” = as mentionned in the article
“very high humidity, rain and fog” = as mentionned in the article
“99.99999%” = as mentionned in the article
From the article:
“Mediacom is using light emitting diode (LED)-based FSO equipment from Nortel Networks (https://www.nortelnetworks.com)) to span a four-lane boulevard separating its headend from the city's convention center.
Lots of Nines --Risks notwithstanding, the trial is delivering promising results. "It's been running absolutely flawlessly," Selvage says. "And we've had some major rain."
To be more precise, Chris Skarica, chief technology advisor for Nortel's MSO division, says that "at 1200 hours, availability of the link is at eight nines, and that's with thunderstorms and fog."
Nortel's LED (vs. laser-based) approach bears consideration in this regard. "In the future it could be strand-mounted, (because LED technology) takes away the sway of a strand," Skarica says.”
“LED based FSO” = Plaintree calls to be the only LED based FSO company. Where did Nortel get it then?
“Lots of nines” = as mentionned in the MDA
“MSO” = as mentionned in the PR and MDA
“rain/fog” = as mentionned in the MDA (“…very high humidity, rain and fog”)
“strand” = as mentionned in the MDA
To me it looks like there are numerous coincidences. Don’t you think? Or am I dreaming?