The Alcatel 1626 LM provides a unique fully tunable and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplex architecture, enabling operators to design, plan, and operate their networks with enhanced agility. Wavelength services can be remotely provisioned end-to-end in minutes with no manual intervention, thus improving end-user experience and generating new value for the existing and addressable customer base.

The Alcatel 1626 LM incorporates wavelength selective switch (WSS) technology to perform wavelength rerouting in multiple directions (or degrees) within the network. In addition, its fully tunable architecture allows operators to terminate any wavelength in any given point of the network, as service interfaces can be colored from the network operations center (NOC) as necessary according to the specific wavelength.