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   DALLAS & SULAYMANIA, Iraq--(Business Wire)--Menara Networks, a vertically integrated provider of IP/Ethernet DWDM transportsolutions that greatly simplify optical networking, today announces that IQNetworks, a leading facility-based fiber Internet Service Provider in Iraq, hasselected Menara Networks transponder-less DWDM solution to build astate-of-the-art national 10 Gbps IP over DWDM network in Iraq. IQ Networks will use Menara Networks award winning and patented"System-in-a-Module" Tunable OTN XFP transceivers for complete DWDM transponderreplacement thus saving cost, space, and power consumption. Menara`s small formfactor MSA compliant pluggable modules offer complete high performance opticalnetworking functions including integrated ITU-T G.709 OTU-2 framing, OTN alarmsand performance monitoring processing, Forward Error Correction for OSNR gain,automatic receiver threshold adaptation and SBS suppression for up to 2,000 kmtransmission. "IQ Networks is building a state of the art, purpose-built IP/MPLS network inIraq and the region. We were looking for an architecture that not onlysimplifies our operations but also one that places our IP/MPLS nodes at thecenter of the network rather than a client to the transmission layer," observesMartin, IQ Networks CEO. "We have diligently evaluated all the DWDM optionsavailable in the market place today and concluded that Menara`s innovative OTN"System-in-a-Module" provide all the necessary performance and managementcapabilities without burdening our network with the high cost, foot-print andpower consumption that plague the transponder based architecture." "We are happy to work with IQ Networks to bring high performance broadbandservices to the Iraqi people," comments Siraj ElAhmadi, CEO and Co-Founder ofMenara Networks. "Menara continues to help service providers everywhere to takesignificant cost out of their DWDM network and bridge the gap between theexploding network capital expenditures and the eroding revenue margins." About Menara NetworksMenara Networks develops innovative products and solutions that greatly simplifytoday's layered optical transport networks. Leveraging the company's proprietaryhigh speed ICs and its extensive expertise in optical networking and systemdesign, Menara portfolio of OTN XFP, SFP+ and CFP modules provide opticalnetworks with superior performance and improved service velocity whiledrastically reducing floor space, power consumption and overall network cost.The company`s unique solutions continue to save carriers millions of CapExdollars and eliminate the need for foot-print, heat, and power associated withDWDM transponders in central offices and data centers around the world. For moreinformation, visit 
  www.menaranet.com.
  About IQ NetworksIQ networks provide local, national and international communication services tooperators, service providers and enterprise customers. Our mission is to providestate of art services - empowering individuals, businesses and societies. Byworking close to our customers and vendors we make big ideas happens at thespeed of light.  Menara Networks, Inc.Sri Nathan, 714-343-1888VP of Business Developmentsri@menaranet.comCopyright Business Wire 2013