09 January 2002
Telecommunications, a unit of Bechtel Corporation and a leading network engineering and construction firm, and Telaxis Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:TLXS - news), announced results of testing that validates Telaxis FiberLeapTM fiber optic network extension product. Testing conducted at the Bechtel Telecoms Training, Demonstration, and Research (TDR) Laboratory here confirms the FiberLeapTMproducts ability to transmit optical signals at OC-12 data rates (622 Megabits per second) via a wireless link for "last-mile" connections to fiber optic networks.