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LightRiver Expands Leadership Team, Appoints Jim Brinksma as SVP of Software Solutions

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

CONCORD, Calif., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver, the premier productivity solutions provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software, announces today the appointment of Jim Brinksma as Senior Vice President of Software Solutions. The appointment strengthens LightRiver's leadership team with a SaaS native, while maximizing market opportunities in the era of open optical networking and practical automation. This strategic move is set to further scale the company's services and magnify the impact of its platform in the industry. In his role at LightRiver, Brinksma will be instrumental in driving the expansion of LightRiver's portfolio globally, focusing on software automation and network monitoring, further enhancing fiber network operator efficiencies.

Key Points: 
  • CONCORD, Calif., Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver , the premier productivity solutions provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software, announces today the appointment of Jim Brinksma as Senior Vice President of Software Solutions.
  • In his role at LightRiver, Brinksma will be instrumental in driving the expansion of LightRiver's portfolio globally, focusing on software automation and network monitoring, further enhancing fiber network operator efficiencies.
  • "I look forward to leveraging my experience to drive innovation and growth across LightRiver's software automation and productivity solutions.
  • Brinksma will be based out of LightRiver's Holmdel Software Development Center in New Jersey.

Douglas Fast Net Turns to LightRiver for 400G Regional Backbone Upgrade

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

DFN also selected Arista for its core routed network upgrade, which utilizes 400G ZR+ optics in a ring topology over the Smartoptics DCP-R-9D ROADM network.

Key Points: 
  • DFN also selected Arista for its core routed network upgrade, which utilizes 400G ZR+ optics in a ring topology over the Smartoptics DCP-R-9D ROADM network.
  • LightRiver employed its patented and award-winning Factory Built Network® Process (FBN) to ensure fast and predictable network deployment.
  • "LightRiver is excited to help Douglas Fast Net architect, deploy and support its new Open Optical Platform," states Matt Briley, SVP of LightRiver.
  • "We are pleased that LightRiver once again found Smartoptics to be the best solution in its rigorous evaluation process.

Premier Optical Network Integration Provider, LightRiver, Launches netFLEX® as a Service

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

CONCORD, Calif., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver , the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, announces the release of netFLEX as a service (nFaaS).

Key Points: 
  • CONCORD, Calif., Aug. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver , the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, announces the release of netFLEX as a service (nFaaS).
  • "With nFaaS, we continue to lead the way in delivering cutting-edge technologies that enable our customers to navigate the complexities of modern network integration with confidence."
  • Full featured netFLEX is available in the Discover, Analyze, & Assure (DAA) or Optical Domain Control (ODC) packages.
  • Lastly, nFaaS is enabled via SD-Wan technology, utilizing an encrypted tunnel for communications to network elements within the customer network, keeping the customers' data secure.

LightRiver and Infinera to Showcase the Power of Next-Gen Coherent Pluggables in Delivering High-speed Business Services in Multi-Vendor Networks

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Monday, August 14, 2023

The demonstration is based on Infinera’s ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggable technology and LightRiver’s netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software combined with Infinera’s Intelligent Pluggables Manager (IPM) software, providing seamless multi-vendor network automation.

Key Points: 
  • The demonstration is based on Infinera’s ICE-X intelligent coherent pluggable technology and LightRiver’s netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software combined with Infinera’s Intelligent Pluggables Manager (IPM) software, providing seamless multi-vendor network automation.
  • The innovative multi-vendor demonstration illustrates how LightRiver’s netFLEX® along with Infinera’s IPM can enable seamless network operation of multi-vendor networks leveraging the efficiencies of intelligent coherent pluggable solutions in conjunction with the latest generation of routers and FTTX PON solutions.
  • The demonstration includes Infinera’s ICE-X line of intelligent coherent pluggables deployed in third-party host devices, including routers from Juniper Networks operating over a Smartoptics open ROADM system and the leading FTTX PON solution.
  • The demonstration validates how network operators can leverage next-generation coherent pluggables to provide significant improvement in network efficiencies and expand network capacity by as much as 40 times, while also delivering new high-speed business services to currently underserved remote rural areas, including over single-fiber FTTX PON infrastructures.

Grain Management-Backed LightRiver Announces Appointment of Mike Jonas as CEO

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Jonas steps into the role following the retirement of founder and CEO Glenn Johansen.

Key Points: 
  • Jonas steps into the role following the retirement of founder and CEO Glenn Johansen.
  • With LightRiver since 2003, Mike Jonas has served as President of Customer Operations for over ten years, leading business and technology development.
  • "First, on behalf of everyone at LightRiver, I want to thank Glenn for his leadership in building an organization committed to integrity, excellence and innovation," said Jonas.
  • Nikola Trkulja, Managing Director at Grain Management, said, "Under Glenn's leadership, LightRiver has grown into a market and technology leader.

LightRiver Announces netFLEX® 4.7.1 as Latest Platform Release

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

CONCORD, Calif., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver , the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, announces the release of netFLEX 4.7.1.

Key Points: 
  • CONCORD, Calif., March 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver , the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, announces the release of netFLEX 4.7.1.
  • This latest netFLEX platform release continues to expand upon its industry leading Open Optical support of multi-vendor and multi-technology automation of DWDM Open Line Systems, Coherent Pluggable Optics, Switch/Router Packet Edge, and next generation DCI/Transponders.
  • Examples of new technologies now supported by netFLEX include:
    Nokia 1830 PSS-8x/12x OTN Switching Inventory, Maintenance, & Provisioning Support
    Nokia 1830 PSS OTDR feature set, including baseline and historical tracking
    "This latest release provides another significant expansion of the netFLEX Open Optical Network ecosystem," states Mike Jonas, President, Global Customer Operations at LightRiver.
  • "Our focus on practical automation is enabling operators from every market to modernize their operations and deliver new services more quickly and cost-effectively."

LightRiver and Precision Solutions Enter Strategic Partnership to Transform and Support Optical Hardware Management in South America

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Monday, January 30, 2023

CONCORD, Calif., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LightRiver, the premier optical network integration solution provider for next generation, multi-vendor, Factory Built Networks® and netFLEX® Transport Domain Orchestration and Control Software solutions, and Precision Solutions announce today a new strategic partnership to transform how organizations in South America can manage and view their optical network hardware regardless of their current vendor(s). 

Key Points: 
  • With more than 20 years of experience in South America's market, integrating and enabling optical networks, Precision Solutions observed the customer desire for a reliable, robust, single glass pane platform to manage their optical networks.
  • To address these needs, Precision Solutions tapped into LightRiver's netFLEX® solution, a network automation platform designed to address the complexities of disparate optical transport networks, suppliers, and technologies.
  • The partnership between LightRiver and Precision Solutions will cover the resale and first-tier local support for netFLEX in the region.
  • It also gives existing netFLEX customers the advantage of having the first technical support tier in its native language.

RDARS Announces Broadening Of Share Liquidity With DTCC Full Service Eligibility

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Its shares now qualify to be held at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and traded and serviced through DTC's electronic book-entry system.

Key Points: 
  • Its shares now qualify to be held at the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and traded and serviced through DTC's electronic book-entry system.
  • "DTC eligibility will expand the accessibility and liquidity of our shares for U.S. investors.
  • Combined with our anticipated fast growth in 2023 and beyond,  this monumental step is part of RDAR's ongoing commitment to create value for our shareholders."
  • For more information about RDARS, please visit its website at www.rdars.com and its profile page on SEDAR at www.sedar.com .

RDARS Adds Mesh Mod V1.0 Networking to Eagle Watch Platform

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

The new functionality of the Mesh Mod Eagle Watch provides the operator the option to have the Eagle Watch Platform automatically decide which Eagle Eye Drone or Eagle Nest Station respondsin a given situation, and arranges the timing of take-offs and landings for a more continuous coverage.

Key Points: 
  • The new functionality of the Mesh Mod Eagle Watch provides the operator the option to have the Eagle Watch Platform automatically decide which Eagle Eye Drone or Eagle Nest Station respondsin a given situation, and arranges the timing of take-offs and landings for a more continuous coverage.
  • Additionally, each Eagle Nest stationacts as an uplink for any other Eagle Nest drone in its vicinity, offering redundancy for enhanced command and controlled reliability.
  • From UAS to UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicles), Eagle Watch has a critical mission for a fault tolerant platform, ready for global deployment.
  • Founded in 2019, RDARS is an originator in its innovative equipment manufacturer of its flagship product, the Eagle Watch Platform comprising of Eagle Eye, a drone, Eagle Nest, a drone station, Eagle Rover, an indoor robotic system, and Eagle Watch Command & Control Software.

RDARS Eagle Nest Autonomous Drone-In-a-Box solution supports SpaceX Starlink Satellite Communications

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Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Providing robust and reliable communications is a core requirement for the Eagle Watch Platform.

Key Points: 
  • Providing robust and reliable communications is a core requirement for the Eagle Watch Platform.
  • SpaceX Starlink provides over 350mb/s of satellite bandwidth for TCP/IP transmissions with sub-20ms latency and, in comparison, can even outperform certain landline fiber and cable internet offerings from local service providers.
  • The Eagle Eye drone supports connectivity through WiFi, Dual Band Cellular (including FirstNet), and LoS (Line of Sight) 915mhz radio, and can relay information via Eagle Nest or communicate directly with the Eagle Watch Command and Control Center.
  • Founded in 2019, RDARS is an original equipment manufacturer of its flagship product, the Eagle Watch Platform, comprised of Eagle Eye, a drone, Eagle Nest, a drone station, Eagle Rover, an indoor robotic system, and Eagle Watch Command & Control Software.