g its IP mobile backhaul portfolio to address the requirements associated with deploying mobile backhaul for small cell networks, which are networks using femto/small cells to help expand wireless coverage and capacity, while also ensuring backhaul management and operations across the 3G or 4G/LTE mobile network. Wireless LAN (WLAN) Gateway: As part of the company’s lightRadio WiFi solution, it extended the capabilities of its IP service routers to provide WLAN gateway functionality to allow service providers to offer Wi-Fi access to mobile and fixed broadband networks. Wireless Packet Core: The company’s wireless packet core supports LTE evolved packet core and next-generation 2G/3G/3G+ packet core functionality to deliver various mobile traffic across various wireless technologies. In 2012, it improved the performance of its products by utilizing the high-performance service routing capabilities of its IP service router. The company’s service routers and carrier Ethernet service switches share a single network management system that provides consistency of features, quality of service, and operations, administration, and maintenance capabilities – from the network core to the customer edge. Its service routers enable service providers to deliver personalized services to business, residential, and mobile users. Optics The company’s Optics division designs equipment for the long-distance transmission of high-speed data through fiber optic connections. This division focuses on optical equipment for land (terrestrial) and undersea (submarine), for short distances in metropolitan and regional areas, and for traffic aggregation of fixed and mobile multi-service networks. The company’s transport portfolio also includes microwave wireless transmission equipment. Terrestrial Optics The company’s terrestrial optical products offer a portfolio designed to support service growth from the metro access to the network core. With its products, carriers could manage voice, data, and video traffic patterns based on different applications or platforms. They could introduce various managed data services that include multiple service quality capabilities, variable service rates, and traffic congestion management. These products allow carriers to utilize their existing network infrastructure to offer new services and to support 3G and 4G LTE mobile services. The company’s wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) products address various markets, from the enterprise to the ultra-long-haul, and meet service provider requirements for networks that could handle their increased data networking needs. Its WDM product portfolio is based on an intelligent photonics approach, which eliminates the need for frequent on-site configuration. The 100 Gbps technology available in its WDM products along with 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps high speed rates allow operators to solve bandwidth bottlenecks. During 2012, the terrestrial optics launched 400 Gbps photonic service engine; 10 Gbps and 40 Gbps DWDM uplink cards; a flexible-grid-ready wavelength selective switch; IP traffic integration; and multi-layer control plane. Submarine The company engages in the development, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of undersea telecommunications cable networks. Its submarine cable networks connect continents (using optical amplification required through long distances), mainland to islands and between islands or various points along a coast. Projects are concentrated on links between Europe, Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. In addition to new cable systems, this market includes activity to upgrade existing submarine networks as its service provider customers add capacity – moving to 40 Gbps and starting to deploy 100 Gbps – in response to surging broadband traffic volumes. Wireless Transmission The company offers a portfolio of microwave radio products meeting both the European Telecommunications Standards and the American standards-based requirements. These products include high, medium, and low capacity microwave transmission systems for mobile backhaul applications, fixed broadband access applications, and privat