The arrival of high-speed broadband and ubiquitous computing has resulted in an explosion of demand for switching, transmission, and distribution equipment that utilize optical interfaces. This is leading to new opportunities for innovative companies entering this emerging market.

Historically, the deployment of new data communications networks had utilized routers (layer 2 ethernet switches) with transmission and additional connectivity layers added by traditional telecom transmission and switching systems. As technology advanced, large chunks of electrical and optical functionality were integrated into small routers from vendors like Cisco Systems. This trend eliminated or significantly reduced revenue to the telecom industry, but provided Cisco and others with the opportunity to pass savings to their customers by eliminating the need for costly telecom equipment “boxes”.  However, prices for optical interfaces tended to remain artificially high, as vendors competed instead via reduced startup costs in order to win “footprint” with the customer.

Meanwhile, the costs of constituent optical switching components continued their logarithmic downward trend similar to that for processors and memory chips, allowing third party optical transceiver suppliers like AO NetVantage  to sell their products at half the cost of comparable OEM suppliers like Cisco, while still maintaining gross margins of over 60 percent.

Third party suppliers like AO NetVantage  are taking advantage of this growing price/performance differential by enabling customers to cut their over network deployment costs by as much as 15 percent. This results in substantial savings for corporate and military network deployments, that can run into tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

Now AO NetVantage  is making it even more attractive to use their product. Riding the heels of reports of economic recovery, AO Corporation and Global Marketing Partners today announced a new “Try Before You Buy” promotion to help customers cut costs and double their profit margins with AO NetVantage optical transceivers and access to top notch optical networking technical support.  With tightening wallets around the country, the “Try Before You Buy” program offers companies a free trial of their award winning GLC-LH-SM 1310nm optical transceivers with an extended warranty, free tech support and full performance guarantee. Best of all, AO NetVantage is extending this special offer to the top customers of all companies interested in AO products. Savings and choice—what refreshing options!

Installation is a breeze and the products’ ease of use makes it possible for companies to test and compare the AO offering to the competition.  Interested companies will receive parts that  are fully Cisco OEM compliant and can be used interchangeably in any Cisco router or switch. AO Corporation founders developed the standards of high quality and performance required in customers' optical networks.

“AO  Corporation has a simple philosophy—provide customers with an opportunity to test out our full product offerings at a price drastically reduced from what they would find with the competition. Consumers expect bang for their buck so we invite them to try our products with full tech support and a high performance guarantee,” commented Tim Dixon, VP of Channel Strategy at AO Corporation.

AO Corporation has forged strategic relationships with the top tier optical laser manufacturers and brings only the highest quality, Tier 1 parts to the market. The only difference with AONetVantage transceivers is the value price that matches the true cost of production. AO has passed the savings on directly to their customers—eliminating the high markups commanded by OEM providers. 

If you are a qualified corporate or government Reseller or Integrator you can sign up for the  Try Before You Buy program with AO NetVantage and start saving immediately by simply going to www.aonetvantage.com. For information about Global Marketing Partners, please visit www.globalwrx.com.