Topic: Smart economy
$60,000
Alcatel-Lucent launches 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch
The OmniSwitch 10k Modular LAN Chassis supports 5 terabits per second (Tbps) wire rate switching capacity and 256 10GbE ports.
Nicolas De Kouchkovsky, Alcatel-Lucent CMO for its Enterprise business said in a statement, "Enterprises today are facing an explosion of end-user devices, as well as extremely challenging delivery requirements for real-time sensitive communication applications, such as video conferencing."
The OmniSwitch 10K from Alcatel-Lucent will compete with Cisco, which dominates the category with its Nexus solution in the market.
The OmniSwitch 10K will be priced at around $60,000 for the chassis with 10G ports priced from $1,875 to $2,200.