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06/08/05
Alcatel, Freescale Semi merge on GPON
LightWave
Alcatel and Freescale Semiconductor have collaborated to create a Gigabit PON (GPON) standards-compliant silicon platform. According to the companies, the GPON platform is designed to provide the high data rates, interoperability, and quality of service (QoS) needed to advance the adoption of triple-play voice, video, and data services, delivered to subscribers through standard FTTP networks. |
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06/06/05
OSI Announces 30th Customer
LightReading
Expanding on its two-year lead in the GPON marketplace, FTTP forerunner Optical Solutions Inc. today announced another industry milestone: its 30th IPTV customer, Pioneer Telephone Cooperative of Oklahoma. Pioneer is the nation’s third largest telephone cooperative, with more than 140,000 customers/members in 72 exchanges and 30 Oklahoma counties. |
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06/06/05
Tellabs ONT Interoperates
LightReading
Removing a significant obstacle for service providers deploying Fiber to the Premise (FTTP), Tellabs today unveiled its Optical Networking Terminal (ONT) interoperability initiative. This unique program enables service providers to reduce costs, scale up as needed and bring new services to market faster. The ability of Tellabs ONTs to interoperate with many vendors’ Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) delivers these benefits in multi-vendor FTTP deployments. |
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06/01/05
Alcatel Adds GPON to Portfolio
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
Alcatel has added a GPON platform to its family of ISAM IP access products. The new Alcatel 7342, which is based on the recently released ITU G.984.x standard, is the first standards-compliant GPON solution on the market, says Matt James, Alcatel’s senior manager of access product marketing. |
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05/31/05
Alcatel launches GPON FTTP platform
LightWave
Alcatel today introduced its Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) platform, which the company says is aimed at operators who are using or considering FTTP for triple play service delivery. Based on ITU standards and the latest proposed specifications by the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) working group of the ITU, the company's 7342 ISAM FTTU platform employs the architecture of its current ISAM product family to enable GPON access, providing subscriber rates up to 2.5 Gbit/sec, according to the company. |
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05/31/05
Alcatel Says 'Oui' to GPON
LightReading
Just in time for some serious RBOC consideration, Alcatel (NYSE: ALA - message board; Paris: CGEP:PA) has announced it has a new GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network) solution for fiber-to-the-premises networks (see Alcatel Intros GPON OLT and Sources: RBOCs Are Gawking at GPON). |
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05/31/05
Resolute, BroadLight team to enable carrier-grade circuit emulation services over GPON
LightWave
May 31, 2005 Modi'in, Israel and Mountain View, CA -- Resolute Networks and BroadLight have announced a joint technology platform that the companies say enables Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) equipment manufacturers to incorporate T1/E1 voice, leased line, and frame relay services into FTTP access networks. According to the companies, the Circuit Emulation Services (CES) platform enables standards-compliant, transparent delivery of TDM services through central office and customer premises GPON equipment. |
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05/31/05
Siemens' GPON picked for FTTH in Kuwait
LightWave
Kuwait's state Ministry of Communications has commissioned Siemens to upgrade the country's telecommunications access network in six urban areas. The upgrade will employ the company's GPON platform to replace existing copper-based infrastructure with optical fiber. |
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05/31/05
Siemens Takes on PON
LightReading
Siemens Communications has rounded out its portfolio for network access to include Carrier Ethernet technology and presented its innovations at the Broadband WorldForum Asia 2005. Passive Optical Networks allow individual homes, larger residential or office buildings, and even entire premises to be connected to public telecommunications networks directly via fiber. Even across great distances, they provide users with a very high transfer capacity, which is essential for all modern data services such as high-resolution television reception or home entertainment services. |
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05/25/05
Siemens enters BPON market with new product family
LightWave
Siemens Communications this week unveiled a new family of broadband passive optical network (BPON) products that enable service providers to offer cost-effective and faster deployments to customers with last-mile bandwidth challenges, say company representatives. Siemens' BPON portfolio includes a flexible and robust set of fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) optical network terminal (ONT) and optical network unit (ONU) solutions. |
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05/24/05
Sources: RBOCs Are Gawking at GPON
LightReading
BellSouth Corp. (NYSE: BLS - message board), SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC - message board), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ - message board) -- are considering gigabit passive optical networks (GPON) for the next phase of their broadband fiber buildouts, based on a request for information (RFI) sent to industry equipment suppliers. |
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05/23/05
BroadLight Intros GPON ...
LightReading
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05/23/05
North Dakota co-op picks Optical Solutions' GPON
LightWave
Optical Solutions (OSI) today announced that North Dakota's Red River Rural Telephone Association, an independent telephone cooperative, has selected the company's FiberPath 500 GPON FTTP system to replace aging copper infrastructure in several of the co-op's rural exchanges. |
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05/23/05
PON moves forward
Network World
Daniel Briere
The Passive Optical Networking industry has made some key steps forward since our last column on the subject two months ago. Most significantly, the ITU-T has approved the first two components of the Gigabit PON standard - G.984.1 and G.984.2 - and reached an "almost frozen" draft stage on a third, G.984.3. |
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05/23/05
Siemens Unveils its ONT, ...
LightReading
Siemens Communications, Inc., a leader in the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) market, today announced a comprehensive new family of Siemens® broadband passive optical network (BPON) products that enable service providers to offer cost-effective and faster deployments to customers with last-mile bandwidth challenges. The Siemens BPON portfolio provides a flexible and robust set of fiber to the premise (FTTP) optical network terminal (ONT) and optical network unit (ONU) solutions. |
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05/23/05
Siemens, Calix Team on ...
LightReading
Siemens Communications, Inc., and Calix today announced interoperability between the Calix C7 multiservice access platform and the new Siemens® broadband passive optical network (BPON) family of solutions. The two portfolios provide standards-based, flexible and robust fiber to the premise (FTTP) optical network terminal (ONT) and optical network unit (ONU) solutions. Together, Siemens and Calix are promoting standards-compliant G.983 BPON solutions to make FTTP network deployments simpler and quicker for wireline service providers. |
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05/23/05
SoC enables integrated GPON platform for ONT applications
LightWave
BroadLight has introduced its end-to-end (E2E) GPON platform, featuring the company's BL2000 GPON System-on-Chip (SoC), which is designed for optical network terminal (ONT) applications. The company says the platform can significantly speed time-to-market for ITU-T G.984-compliant GPON equipment. |
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05/20/05
Siemens Enters BPON Business
LightReading
Siemens AG (NYSE: SI - message board; Frankfurt: SIE) is getting set to announce its entry into the BPON business with a brand new family of optical network terminals (ONTs). The company told Light Reading that next week it will officially go head-to-head with Tellabs Inc. (Nasdaq: TLAB - message board; Frankfurt: BTLA), Entrisphere Inc., and others for the all-important customer premises piece of new fiber-to-the-home networks. |
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05/18/05
Siemens Plays PON with New ONT/ONU Line
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
Siemens Communications Inc. wants to help end the shortage of BPON CPE that has slowed the deployment of the ATM-based version of passive optical networking technology to date. So the company, which is the global leader in DSL CPE, recently added six models of BPON CPE to its portfolio. |
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03/22/05
Optical Solutions wins GPON contract for Minnesota telco FTTP deployment
LightWave
The cooperative is deploying the company's FiberPath 500 platform, which the company says is among the telco industry's first Gigabit PON systems for local access markets. According to the company, the platform is capable of delivering IPTV, above 100-Mbit/sec data speeds, and multiple telephone lines. The system fully complies with ITU FSAN standards, and, according to the company, is currently operating in more than 130 communities throughout North America. |
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03/21/05
MINNEAPOLIS: Optical Solutions Wins GPON Contract
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc., the market leader in next-generation GPON networks, today announced that Benton Cooperative Telephone Company of central Minnesota has selected the FiberPath 500 system to deliver "triple-play" FTTP services to several new greenfield additions in the communities of Rice and Milaca. |
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03/15/05
ATLANTA: Mediacom Picks FlexLight for GPON
LightReading
FlexLight Networks Inc., the leading provider of high speed Gigabit PON (GPON; ITU-T G.984) optical access network solutions, announced today it has signed an agreement with Mediacom to provide its OptimateSM GPON solution for use in provisioning Ethernet and voice services to Mediacom's customers. Mediacom is the 8th largest cable television company in the United States currently providing services to more than 1.5 million subscribers in 23 states. Mediacom is also the leading cable operator serving smaller cities and towns across the US. |
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03/08/05
FTTP Gets Plenty of Airtime
LightReading
Yes, FTTP is still a hot topic. And, as somebody pointed out at the bar here at the Anaheim Marriott, that may be because it's one of the few bright spots for optical technologists. |
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03/07/05
BroadLight unveils GPON, EPON, and BPON transceivers at OFC
LightWave
BroadLight, a supplier of semiconductors, software, and transceivers for FTTP deployments, has announced its line of small form factor (SFF) multi-source agreement (MSA) transceivers for GPON, EPON, and BPON applications, as well as a GE-PON transceiver, in both two and three wavelengths. According to the company, the transceivers target both central office optical line terminal (OLT) and customer premises optical network terminal (ONT) applications, blending superior performance with telecom grade quality. |
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03/07/05
BroadLight unveils GPON, EPON, and BPON transceivers at OFC
LightWave
BroadLight, a supplier of semiconductors, software, and transceivers for FTTP deployments, has announced its line of small form factor (SFF) multi-source agreement (MSA) transceivers for GPON, EPON, and BPON applications, as well as a GE-PON transceiver, in both two and three wavelengths. According to the company, the transceivers target both central office optical line terminal (OLT) and customer premises optical network terminal (ONT) applications, blending superior performance with telecom grade quality. |
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03/07/05
PON Is King at OFC
LightReading
With the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) floodgates opened, passive optical networking (PON) components will be swarming this week's OFC/NFOEC Conference. |
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03/02/05
NeoPhotonics to announce PLC- and AWG-based FTTP products at OFC
LightWave
NeoPhotonics, a leading supplier of integrated optical, planar lightwave circuit (PLC) modules for optical networking applications, will showcase two new product lines of AWG and PLC-based products at next week's OFC/NFOEC 2005 conference. The company says the new products are designed for network equipment manufacturers seeking to address emerging FTTP and FTTC/N markets while meeting carriers' requirements for low-cost, high-performance equipment. |
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03/01/05
ITHACA, NY: BinOptics to Unveil PON Chip
LightReading
BinOptics Corporation, an emerging leader in the development of integrated microphotonic devices, announced today that it will present a technical paper on its new integrated passive optical network (PON) diplexer chip at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) in Anaheim, California. The paper describes how the company's etched facet technology has been used to create a unique low cost solution for the PON ONU through the integration of BinOptics' Horizontal Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (HCSEL(TM)), a monitor photodetector (MPD) and a high speed receive detector. BinOptics lasers are produced without the use of regrowth or mechanical cleaving allowing monolithic integration of functions and wafer-scale testing. BinOptics is pleased to have its work selected for the OFC technical program, a rigorous, peer-reviewed process that recognizes work representing the highest degree of technical achievement in the optics industry. |
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03/01/05
SAN JOSE, CA: NeoPhotonics Advances FTTP
LightReading
NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading supplier of integrated optical, planar lightwave circuit (PLC) modules for optical networking applications, will showcase at next week’s OFC/NFOEC 2005 conference (booth 1657) two new product lines for network equipment manufacturers seeking to meet carriers’ requirements for lower cost and higher performance FTTP equipment. |
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03/01/05
SAN JOSE, CA: NeoPhotonics to Show Its Wares
LightReading
NeoPhotonics Corporation, a leading supplier of integrated optical, planar lightwave circuit (PLC) modules for optical networking applications, will showcase at next week’s OFC/NFOEC 2005 conference two new product lines for network equipment manufacturers seeking to meet carriers’ requirements for lower cost and higher performance FTTP equipment. |
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03/01/05
SOMERSET, NJ: Emcore Joins PON Parade
LightReading
EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR - message board), a leading provider of compound semiconductor- based components and subsystems for the broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and wireless communications markets, today announced that it has released a family of component devices for Passive Optical Network, Ethernet in the First Mile, and Fiber to the Premise applications. These advanced Distributed Feedback Laser (DFB) and Avalanche Photodiode (APD) devices will be integrated into products deployed in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPON), Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON), Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (GEPON) and Broadband Passive Optical Networks (BPON). These advanced components add to EMCORE’s strong market position as a leading semiconductor laser and photodiode supplier. |
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02/28/05
Xponent rolls out triplexers, diplexers for FTTX market
LightWave
Xponent Photonics, a developer of optical components, has introduced a suite of bi-directional triplexers and diplexers for FTTX applications, based on the company's patented Surface Mount Photonics (SMP) technology. The product offering, available for sampling and geared toward ONU / CPE applications, includes: Gigabit EPON diplexers (IEEE 802.3ah compliant), BPON triplexers (ITU G.983 compliant), 1310/1310/1550 triplexers, and GPON triplexers and diplexers (ITU G.984 compliant). |
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10/14/04
Back to the Future
TelephonyOnline
FTTX talk is everywhere, but wait, haven’t we heard this before? While the RBOCs’ joint RFP for FTTX and municipal utility fiber deployments are the talk of the town, the concept of FTTX actually can be traced back to the mid-1980s, when RBOCs conducted various pilot deployments. In a sense, this FTTX revival is creating a "back to the future" scenario as carriers move to thwart the cable threat. |
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10/14/04
Putting PON to the Test
TelephonyOnline
Testing FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) networks that include PON (passive optical network) architectures presents unique challenges to service providers. During installation, the network must meet certain standards parameters. Once the FTTP network is deployed, each subscriber connection requires additional tests to ensure service quality. Maintaining the operation of the PON network and troubleshooting potential problems also requires specialized testing procedures and equipment. |
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10/07/04
FSAN achieves BPON voice interoperability
LightWave
Several vendors of broadband passive optical network (BPON) equipment have demonstrated interoperability of carrier quality telephony services, under the auspices of the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) Group. |
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10/05/04
Optical Solutions wins AFC’s first FTTP customer
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
The first customer to deploy Advanced Fibre Communications’ fiber-to-the-premises equipment has decided to deploy gear from an AFC rival, Optical Solutions, for some new residential developments. |
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10/04/04
NKT Integration launches PLC-based Triplexer Transceivers
LightWave
NKT Integration has announced the development of planar lightwave circuit (PLC) based triplexer transceivers designed for use in passive optical networks (PONs). The transceivers support both ITU-T FSAN and IEEE 802.3ah standards for triple-play (voice, data and analog video) applications. |
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10/01/04
DenseLight releases G.984-compliant GPON-ONU transceiver
LightWave
DenseLight Semiconductors Pte. Ltd. has announced the availability of transceivers for the optical network unit (ONU) side of Gigabit passive optical networks (GPONs). The ONU resides at the customer end of the network. |
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10/01/04
SINGAPORE: DenseLight Intros GPON Transceiver
LightReading
DenseLight Semiconductors Private Limited ("DenseLight") announces the availability of GPON transceivers for the ONU side in Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON). |
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09/22/04
Tech Topic: Passive Optical Network (PON)
TelephonyOnline
As Fiber to the Home (FTTH) and Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) continue to mature, at least two delivery models are emerging: a point-to-point model such as DSL, and the passive optical network (PON). |
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09/08/04
Bascom Mutual of Ohio's GPON edges out incumbent carrier
LightWave
Optical Solutions Inc. and Bascom Mutual Telephone Company have teamed up on a competitive overbuild that they claim is edging out the local Bell incumbent in rural Ohio. The century-old cooperative has achieved 90% "take rates" with its deployment of FiberPath 500, Optical Solutions' triple-play equipment and networking solution utilizing Gigabit passive optical networking (GPON). |
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09/08/04
MINNEAPOLIS: Optical Solutions, Bascom Team Up
LightReading
Fiber-to-the-premises market leader Optical Solutions Inc. and Bascom Mutual Telephone Company have teamed up on a competitive overbuild that is edging out the local Bell incumbent in rural Ohio. The century-old cooperative has achieved 90 percent "take rates" with its deployment of FiberPath 500, the industry's first triple-play equipment and networking solution that utilizes GPON, or gigabit passive optical networking. |
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08/30/04
MINNEAPOLIS: All West Picks Optical Solutions
LightReading
Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) market leader Optical Solutions Inc. today announced it has been selected by All West Communications of Kamas, Utah, to overbuild several new subdivisions in a mountainous area six miles east of Park City. |
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08/25/04
FTTP Debate Heats Up
LightReading
It's now clear that the fiber to the premises (FTTP) debate has become a central issue facing the telecom industry. |
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08/24/04
Alcatel provides FTTU and OmniSwitch to Paducah Power in Kentucky
LightWave
Alcatel has signed a contract with Paducah Power System, a municipally owned electric distribution utility service in Kentucky, to expand their fiber-optic backbone with Alcatel's fiber-to-the-user (FTTU) and OmniSwitch enterprise data infrastructure products. This is Alcatel's second FTTU deployment in Kentucky. |
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08/18/04
Optical Solutions awarded FTTP contract From Teton Telecom
LightWave
Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) vendor Optical Solutions Inc. has been selected by Teton Telecom of Driggs, Idaho, to deliver fiber-fed voice, data, and digital IPTV services to several new subdivisions on the western base of the Teton mountain range. |
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08/17/04
Santec intros 'Super-PON' triplexer filter
LightWave
Santec has released a 1310-/1490-/1550-nm triplexer filter for passive optical networks (PON). The Super-PON Triplexer Filter provides isolation values in excess of current standards to enable high-quality transmission of analog video on the 1550-nm wavelength channel. |
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08/11/04
Vendors vie for position in emerging North American PON transceivers market
LightWave
The United States today ranks as the second largest fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) market, thanks in no small part to the joint request for proposal (RFP) issued last summer by the RBOC trio of Verizon, BellSouth, and SBC. With Verizon maintaining that it will pass 1 million homes this year and BellSouth and SBC unveiling their own aggressive plans, the market for passive-optical-network (PON) transceivers is heating up. Who will be the top suppliers? The answer may surprise you, reports News Editor Meghan Fuller. |
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07/07/04
BPON vendor secures additional funding
LightWave
< a href=http://www.broadlight.com>BroadLight Inc., supplier of semiconductors, software, and transceivers for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments, today announced that it has received additional series C financing from Azure Capital Partners and several existing investors, bringing the total round to $17.9 million. BroadLight had previously closed this round on March 15th with an investment by Siemens Venture Capital and prior investments by Israel Seed Partners, Delta Ventures, and two strategic investors. |
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07/07/04
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: BroadLight Gets More Financing
LightReading
BroadLight, Inc., the leading supplier of semiconductors, software and transceivers for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments, today announced that it has received additional series C financing from Azure Capital Partners and several existing investors, bringing the total round to U.S. $17.9 million. BroadLight had previously closed this round on March 15th with an investment by Siemens Venture Capital and prior investments by Israel Seed Partners, Delta Ventures and two strategic investors. |
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07/06/04
The FTTP battlefield: Active Ethernet vs. PON
LightWave
BARRY KANTNER
The rationale of using a passive optical infrastructure to deliver broadband services made clear sense in the mid 1980s when PON solutions were first introduced. Since prices for fiber-optic cable and optical transceivers were exorbitant, sharing those resources was the only practical way to deploy optical services cost-effectively. Today, the cost of fiber-optic cable and optical transceivers is a fraction of what they were, and great advances have been made to reduce the cost of installing, splicing, and terminating fiber. These cost reductions combined with the reach, scalability, and revenue generation potential of a switched, point-to-point optical solution make selecting standards-based Ethernet a very attractive option for PON. |
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07/02/04
Has The Time For PON Arrived?
Network Magazine
Lane F. Cooper
As market demand for broadband services continues to expand, vendors are rolling out Passive Optical Networking (PON) solutions to deliver higher-bandwidth connections to homes and businesses in the U.S. and abroad. More importantly, synergy between Ethernet and PON is leading to renewed interest in Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) deployments. Ethernet passive optical networks (EPON) are catching on as an emerging access network technology that provides a low-cost method of deploying optical access lines between a carrier's central office (CO) and a customer site. |
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07/01/04
Opportunity Knocks for FTTP
Gary H. Bishop
Once barricaded by seemingly insurmountable regulatory and cost hurdles, the last mile stretch in the access network is being targeted by major players — primarily RBOCs and MSOs — who are wagering their stakes to provide business and residential subscribers efficient and affordable high-speed, bandwidth-rich voice, video, and data services. Given cable's edge in providing video through a hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) typology, declining margins in local and long-distance services, and DSL's short lifecycle to provide the ideal solution for the triple play, the RBOCs are contemplating a PON-based, Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) strategy as a means to secure their future revenue stream and competitive viability. |
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06/24/04
Optical Solutions selected for North Dakota's first FTTH network
LightWave
Daktel Communications, the CLEC subsidiary of regional cooperative Dakota Central Telecommunications, will overbuild the city of Jamestown, ND (pop. 15,500) with a competitive all-fiber network featuring state-of-the-art voice, IPTV, and high-speed data services. Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) systems provider Optical Solutions Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) received the contract. |
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06/21/04
AUSTIN, TX: Freescale Unveils Broadband PON Chip
LightReading
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT), has unveiled the industry's first system-on-chip (SoC) solution for broadband passive optical networking (B-PON). Freescale's advanced SoC device-the MPC8340BPON-integrates Freescale's e300 core (a PowerPC® processor core design), a B-PON media access controller (MAC), Ethernet MACs, and a clock and data recovery (CDR) unit on the same chip. |
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06/21/04
BPON chip market heats up
LightWave
With passive optical network (PON) deployments sizzling in Japan and simmering in the United States, it's not surprising to find that IC vendors have upped their investments in PON chip development. The ATM-based broadband PON (BPON) space is particularly active, with BroadLight Inc. introducing a BPON controller last week and Freescale Semiconductor (recently spun out of Motorola) unveiling an SoC for CPE today. |
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06/21/04
Motorola spinoff introduces new chip
CNET
Marguerite Reardon
Freescale chip integrates four separate functions into one, which should reduce costs for carriers building new fiber networks. |
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06/16/04
Alcatel Ups FTTP Gear, Wins Deal
LightReading
Alcatel (NYSE: ALA - News) today announced enhancements that enable service providers to bring a rich portfolio of multimedia services to both residential and business customers with its Fiber-to-the-User (FTTU) solution for North America. |
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06/14/04
BroadLight Launches BPON Controller
LightReading
BroadLight, Inc., the leading supplier of semiconductors, software and transceivers for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments, today announced the XL230 - the world's first broadband passive optical network (BPON) controller for the central office (CO). Featuring a new low-cost design, the XL230 controller is a complete hardware and software solution that will enable equipment vendors to quickly, easily and cost-effectively design high-speed broadband equipment for growing fiber deployments. The availability of the XL230 is a major milestone in facilitating the rapid deployment of broadband over fiber. Equipment vendors who serve the large telecommunications service providers require solutions that operate at both ends of the fiber network - from the central office all the way through to the customer premise equipment (CPE). Moreover, these original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) require a complete solution - the optical transceiver, the software stack and the controller. BroadLight is the first company to deliver the entire solution - from end to end. As a result, the company is speeding the time it takes to cost-effectively roll out large-scale fiber deployments. |
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06/10/04
Not So Passive Now
TelephonyOnline
PONs (passive optical networks) have been touted for years as an economical means of delivering on the promise of FTTH (fiber-to-the-home), FTTB (fiber-to-the-building) and FTTC (fiber-to-the-cabinet). Yet some would argue the technology has remained as elusive as the Wizard of Oz, with limited commercial deployment worldwide and only Asia being viewed as an adopter of the technology. |
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06/10/04
PON optical component and chip market worth pursuing, according to RHK
LightWave
After accessing passive optical networking (PON) rollouts, technologies, and deployments issues in Asia Pacific, North America, and Europe, market researcher RHK Inc. is expecting the PON optical component and IC market to reach $500 million in 2009, reports Senior Editor Kathleen Richards. Optical component modules will account for about two-thirds of that revenue and ICs the remaining one-third. |
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06/08/04
Corning Launches FTTB Products
LightReading
Corning Cable Systems, an industry-leading manufacturer of fiber optic and copper communications network infrastructure solutions, introduces its complete solution for Fiber-to-the-Business (FTTB) networks, enabling service providers to effectively connect to business customers. The solution features products, services and technical support optimized for FTTB architectures, including fiber homerun, Passive Optical Network (PON) and Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM). |
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06/02/04
TELECOM STORMS BACK INTO CONTENTION
Telephony
Vince Vittore
If fiber to the premises was the marquee technology at last year's Supercomm, its ultimate application--providing the triple play of voice, video and data over the same infrastructure--is expected to take center stage at the 2004 edition of the event in Chicago. |
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06/01/04
Broadcom & BroadLight Ally for FTTP
LightReading
Broadcom Corporation, (Nasdaq: BRCM - message board), a leading provider of highly integrated semiconductor solutions enabling broadband communications, and BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of semiconductors, software and transceivers for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployments, today announced joint solutions that will enable the rapid production of cost-effective FTTP optical network units (ONUs) for delivering voice, video and data services to residential users. |
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05/27/04
PON Delivers Optical Access to the Masses
Sayeed Rashid
The optical access market is one of the bright spots in today's slowly recovering telecommunications market — and it's certainly not an accident. Carriers and service providers are seeking new revenue streams through pushing broadband services to the small business and residential consumers. Coupled with new bandwidth-hungry applications and the demand for multiple services, the timing couldn't be better for passive optical network (PON) technology. |
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05/19/04
Verizon feeds fiber to Texas
Network World
Jim Duffy
Verizon has begun an ambitious rollout of fiber optics to businesses and residences with the deployment of 440,000 feet of cabling in suburban Dallas. |
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05/18/04
Optical Solutions awarded FTTP contract from Indiana CLEC
LightWave
Fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology provider Optical Solutions has been selected by Indiana-based Enhanced Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) to provide direct fiber connectivity to homes and businesses in Greensburg, a community of 10,000 residents in Southeastern Indiana. |
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05/06/04
HORSHAM, PA: Motorola Completes QB Acquisition
LightReading
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT - News) today announced that the company has finalized its recently announced acquisition of Quantum Bridge Communications®, Inc., a leading provider of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) solutions based in Andover, Massachusetts. Motorola acquired the privately held company in an all cash transaction. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. |
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04/21/04
FlexLight Appoints EMEA VP
LightReading
FlexLight Networks™, the optical network access pioneer delivering the industry’s first Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) solution for the first mile, announces the appointment of Joe Fragoso as VP of its EMEA operations, based at the company’s London office. |
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04/06/04
Fiberoptic Industry Weather Report - Clouds May Give Way To Sun
Bob Pease
Although it's not much consolation for many colleagues whose lives were turned upside down in the fallout of a collapsed economy, I believe the fiber-optic industry has finally gotten up off the ground, dusted itself off, and gotten back to business. During the whole process, we've realized that those 160-Gbps dreams and the visions of transcontinental super-networks are not really dead — they were just a little ahead of their time. |
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04/05/04
Active Ethernet vs. PON
TelephonyOnline
As the telecom markets begin to recover, many network operators are focusing on broadband access technologies. For those that are evaluating optical access technologies, the selection will likely come down to PON (passive optical networks) or active Ethernet. Although PON has garnered a lot of attention, there are several tradeoffs that potential buyers should fully understand. |
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03/30/04
Motorola acquires Quantum Bridge
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
Motorola announced today its intent to acquire Quantum Bridge Communications, a vendor of passive optical networking (PON) gear for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) applications, for an undisclosed amount of cash. |
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03/30/04
Motorola to buy PON vendor
Network World
Jim Duffy
Motorola this week announced plans to acquire passive optical networking vendor Quantum Bridge in an all cash transaction. |
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03/30/04
Motorola to Buy Quantum Bridge
LightReading
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT - message board) announced this morning that it's reached an agreement with Quantum Bridge Communications Inc. to buy the passive optical networking startup for an undisclosed cash sum (see Motorola Acquires Quantum Bridge ). |
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03/25/04
Fujitsu Shows Off at BWF
LightReading
Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, will be showcasing its latest broadband technology and applications on Booth No: 231 at the Broadband World Forum Asia event (3-6 May, Seoul, Korea). Making its first world appearance will be the latest version of Fujitsu's multi-service access node - GeoStream Access Gateway - incorporating Fujitsu's third generation DSLAM technology, which can support both DSL and Ethernet from a single highly-scalable and modular solution. The new generation DSLAM represents the world's most advanced DSL platform, capable of handling several thousand DSL channels from a single hub with the highest demonstrable resilience, throughput and functionality. |
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03/19/04
Russia's OAO Central Telegraph selects Terawave for FTTP
LightWave
OAO Central Telegraph of Moscow, Russia, has chosen Terawave Communications as the sole supplier of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment for its broadband multiservice access program. The initiative will cover more than 95% of the OAO Central Telegraph service area. |
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03/18/04
Moscow-based service provider taps Terawave for FTTP equipment
LightWave
OAO Central Telegraph, a telecommunications service provider in Moscow, Russia, has chosen Terawave Communications' as the sole supplier of Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) equipment for its broadband multiservice access program, which will cover in excess of 95% of OAO Central Telegraph service area. |
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03/17/04
NeoPhotonics Pockets $40M
LightReading
NeoPhotonics Corporation, the industry’s leading developer of advanced silica integrated optical circuits, modules and subsystems, today announced the closing of a secondary round of financing of more than $40 million. The company has a comprehensive product line in FTTP (fiber-to-the-premise) and metro (metropolitan) product markets, an advanced position in silica integrated optical technology and strong customer engagements, enhanced by several recent key design wins. This unique position in optical components and subsystems attracted several new top tier venture groups and strategic partners to join with previous investors of the company to complete the funding. The funds will be used to move new products into full production and to fund developments of key, next-generation, fully-integrated silica optical modules and sub-systems for access PON (passive-optical-networks), metro and long-haul, CWDM and DWDM (coarse- and dense-wavelength division multiplexing) networks. |
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03/17/04
Terawave Wins Moscow FTTP Contract
LightReading
OAO Central Telegraph leading telecommunication service provider in Moscow, Russia announced that it has chosen Terawave Communications’ as the sole supplier of FTTP equipment for its broadband multiservice access program, which will cover in excess of 95% of OAO Central Telegraph service area. "OAO Central Telegraph is deploying FTTP access networks using PON equipment of the Terawave Communications (USA), a leading world manufacturer of equipment and solutions for broadband multiservice optical access networks. PON equipment will be supplied by "Telecom Transport", one of major distributors of PON equipment in Russia. |
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03/15/04
Siemens Venture Capital joins PON components supplier BroadLight's latest funding round
LightWave
BroadLight, a supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers for passive optical networks (PONs), announced today that new investor Siemens Venture Capital (SVC) added to BroadLight's Series C round, bringing the total round to US$13.5 million. This round had a first closing on February 11, 2004 led by new investor Israel Seed Partners, with strong participation by prior investors Star Ventures, Delta Ventures and two strategic investors. |
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03/09/04
MINNEAPOLIS: Optical Solutions Wins FTTP Contract
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc. and its market-leading FiberPath® system were selected for California’s latest deployment of fiber-powered communications services. Greenfield Communications, Inc. will deploy FiberPath in a 3,000 home master-planned community in Lincoln, the state’s fastest growing city in recent years. |
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03/09/04
Optical Solutions awarded FTTP contract in California's fastest growing city
LightWave
Optical Solutions' FiberPath systems were selected for California's latest deployment of fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) services. Service provider Greenfield Communications will deploy FiberPath in a 3,000 home master-planned community in Lincoln, the state's fastest growing city in recent years. |
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03/01/04
NTT to Spend $2.6B on FTTP
LightReading
Ray Le Maistre
Japan's national incumbent operator NTT Group (NYSE: NTT - message board) is to spend ¥280 billion (US$2.56 billion) on expanding its fiber access networks in its next financial year, according to plans submitted by the operator to the government today (see NTT Submits 2005 Biz Plan ). |
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02/27/04
BroadLight receives PON patent
LightWave
BroadLight Inc., supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers that enable Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) passive optical networks (PONs), has been issued a U.S. patent for receiving burst mode traffic over PONs. US patent #6,686,799, "Burst Mode Limiter-Amplifier," is a key element to enable burst traffic transport over PONs. |
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02/26/04
RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL: Broadlight Receives PON Patent
LightReading
BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers that enable cost effective FTTP PON solutions, today announced that it has been issued a US patent of receiving burst mode traffic over Passive Optical Networks (PONs). US patent #6,686,799, "Burst Mode Limiter-Amplifier ", is a key element to enable burst traffic transport over PONs and allows BroadLight to maintain its leadership position in high performance PON-based FTTP systems, independent of network protocol. |
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02/25/04
MINNEAPOLIS: Corning, Optical Solutions Team on Fiber
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc. (OSI), a market leader in fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment, and Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW - News), a world-leading supplier of optical fiber, announced today that OSI has achieved double the launch power of other standard single-mode fibers using Corning's new NexCor(TM) single-mode fiber with OSI's FiberPath solution. |
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02/25/04
OFC: SBC details FTTP plans
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
Verizon Communications may have promised to begin an aggressive fiber-to-the-home buildout this year (the Yankee Group expects Verizon to pass 350,000 homes this year and spend $150 million on equipment doing it), but Chris Rice isn’t so sure. SBC’s senior vice president of network planning and engineering referred to Verizon’s plans as an "alleged" fiber buildout, pointing out, "It’s not in the ground." Rice wouldn’t speculate further on Verizon’s possible actions, but he said that, like SBC, Verizon is not likely to deploy FTTP widely until after the Federal Communication Commission finalizes the details of the triennial review order (TRO) governing the unbundling requirements of broadband network elements. |
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02/24/04
OFC: Korea Telecom talks FTTP
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
In the first keynote address to the Optical Fiber Communication Conference, Korea Telecom president and CEO Yong-Kyung Lee touted South Korea’s accomplishments as the most wired country in the world while simultaneously expressing the need for greater bandwidth in access networks, prompting the South Korean carrier to plan fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) deployment. |
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02/17/04
Eblana intros TS1000-compliant PON laser transmitter
LightWave
Eblana Photonics has announced the availability of a new high performance uncooled laser diode emitting at the1.5-mm wavelength for use in optical fiber-based Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH)/Fiber-to-the-Premise (FTTP) and passive optical networking (PON) applications. |
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02/13/04
EMCORE intros PON transceiver
LightWave
EMCORE Corp. has announced the Model 9936B passive optical network (PON) transceiver for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) applications. This new device combines what the company believes is superior analog video receive technology pioneered by the company's Ortel Division with digital receive and burst-mode transmit capabilities. The device offers the ability to transmit and receive voice, video, and data content over a single fiber, in one compact package. |
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02/12/04
RAMAT GAN, ISRAEL: BroadLight Closes $11.5M Round
LightReading
BroadLight Inc., the leading supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers for cost-effective FTTP (Fiber-to-the-Premises) PON (Passive Optical Networking) solutions, today announced the completion of an $11.5 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Israel Seed Partners and joined by prior investors Star Ventures and Delta Ventures. |
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02/04/04
AFC finalizes agreement with Verizon for FTTP equipment
LightWave
AFC has signed a definitive agreement with Verizon for Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) equipment. Per the agreement--which extends through 2008--AFC's FiberDirect solution will provide Verizon with the central office and premises electronics, or "active" elements, of FTTP technology. AFC's FiberDirect will facilitate the build out of an all-fiber network with virtually unlimited bandwidth to Verizon's business and residential customers. |
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02/04/04
PETALUMA, CA: AFC Finalizes Verizon FTTP Contract
LightReading
AFC® (Nasdaq: AFCI - message board) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Verizon to provide its FiberDirectSM solution, a carrier’s most direct path to deploying Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP). Under the terms of the agreement--which extends through 2008--AFC’s FiberDirect solution will provide Verizon with the central office and premises electronics, or "active" elements, of FTTP technology. AFC’s FiberDirect facilitates the rapid build out of an all-fiber network with virtually unlimited bandwidth to Verizon’s business and residential customers. |
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01/21/04
ATLANTA: FlexLight Hires Sales and Marketing VP
LightReading
FlexLight Networks has appointed Rick Sequerth as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. He will be based at the company's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. An optical access pioneer delivering the industry's first Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) solution for the last mile, FlexLight will benefit from Sequerth's 17 years of global telecommunications and high-tech sales experience. |
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01/15/04
MINNEAPOLIS: Optical Solutions Names President
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc. has appointed Mike Dagenais as president and CEO of the company. Dagenais, a 26-year veteran in telecommunications and optical networking, will lead Optical Solutions in its next phase of growth, leveraging the company’s status as fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) market leader. |
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01/14/04
Optical Solutions names new CEO
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
Passive optical networking (PON) equipment vendor Optical Solutions has named a new CEO to replace Darryl Ponder, who served as CEO for nearly the entire three-year life of the company. |
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12/23/03
Terawave passive optical network equipment deployed in Moscow
LightWave
Terawave Communications Inc., supplier of converged access solutions, and Golden Line, supplier of leased lines in Moscow, have successfully completed the deployment of Terawave's Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) systems in Moscow. The passive optical networking (PON) system will deliver new services to customers in the districts of Mitino and Tushino. |
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12/22/03
HAYWARD, CA: Golden Line Deploys Terawave PON
LightReading
Terawave Communications Inc.®, a worldwide leader supplier of converged access solutions and Golden Line a leading supplier of leased lines in Moscow announced today the successful completion of the deployment of Terawave’s Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) systems in Moscow. |
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12/16/03
SBC Picks Alcatel for FTTP
LightReading
SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC - message board) says it has picked Alcatel SA (NYSE: ALA - message board; Paris: CGEP:PA) to be its fiber to the premises (FTTP) equipment supplier, after a six-month evaluation that started from the three-carrier request for proposal (RFP) issued this summer (see RBOCs Hungry for Fiber and SBC Picks Alcatel for FTTH ). But don't let the tearful smile and rose bouquet fool you. Second runnerup is never as much fun as wearing the jeweled tiara. |
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11/24/03
VERIZON SELECTS AFC AS SOLE SUPPLIER FOR ACTIVE FTTP GEAR
America's Network
Shira Levine
(WASHINGTON, DC) Verizon took a major step in its fiber deployment plans last week, selecting four vendors to provide the fiber optic and electronic equipment for the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) systems that the RBOC will roll out next year. |
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11/17/03
AFC inks last-mile fiber deal with Verizon
CommsDesign.com
Loring Wirbel
Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. will be playing a role in Verizon Communications' well-publicized last-mile fiber plans. AFC has signed a letter of agreement with Verizon outlining a pending contract for fiber-to-the-premises equipment supply, as well as laboratory trial agreement. |
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11/17/03
AFC inks last-mile fiber deal with Verizon
EE Times
Loring Wirbel
Advanced Fibre Communications Inc. will be playing a role in Verizon Communications' well-publicized last-mile fiber plans. AFC has signed a letter of agreement with Verizon outlining a pending contract for fiber-to-the-premises equipment supply, as well as laboratory trial agreement. |
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11/17/03
AFC signs Letter of Agreement with Verizon for FTTP
LightWave
Advanced Fibre Communications (AFC) today announced that it has signed a Letter of Agreement with Verizon which outlines key terms of a pending contract for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment. Verizon and AFC have also entered into a separate lab trial agreement. AFC and Verizon intend to begin lab trials immediately followed by field trials of AFC's FiberDirect solution. |
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11/17/03
Motorola introduces chipset for FTTP
LightWave
17 November 2003 Austin, Texas Lightwave -The promise of fiber to the premises (FTTP) is gaining momentum with the arrival of standards-based broadband passive optical network (BPON) solutions. Motorola is addressing this growing market by introducing the first commercially available, industry-standard BPON optical network termination (ONT) solution to be offered by a major semiconductor supplier. |
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11/17/03
Motorola Joins BPON Craze
LightReading
Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT - message board) is eyeing the passive optical networking (PON) space with a new chip announced today for the emerging broadband PON (BPON) market. |
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11/17/03
Motorola rolls broadband PON termination chip
CommsDesign.com
Loring Wirbel
Denver - Motorola Inc.'s Semiconductor Products Sector is sampling a chip for terminating optical lines in broadband passive optical networks. The MC92701 broadband PON layer-termination device is based in part on Motorola's 92xxx asynchronous-transfer-mode processor family, but adds physical-layer functions specific to broadband PONs. |
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11/13/03
Ramat Gan, Israel: Broadlight Boasts Pon Chip Shipments
LightReading
BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers that enable cost effective FTTP PON solutions, today announced that it has shipped over 1000 XN230 APON/BPON ONT controller chips to leading FTTP equipment vendors. The XN230 ASIC is a part of BroadLight’s full PON component offering that includes burst mode transceivers, PON controllers and software stacks for both Central Office (CO) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). |
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11/07/03
Ramat Gan, Israel: Broadlight Releases Pon Transceiver
LightReading
BroadLight Inc., a leading supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers for cost effective FTTP PON solutions, today announced the commercial release of the BTT-N-61 transceiver. The BTT is a three wavelength burst mode ONT transceiver with an embedded analog video receiver that supports 622 Mbps on the downstream and 155 Mbps on the upstream. The BTT, which complies with ITU-T G.983.3 and meets the requirements set by the FTTP RFP, completes the offering of BroadLight that includes burst mode transceivers, PON controllers and software stacks for both Central Office (CO) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE). |
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10/31/03
RBOCs See Three Ways to FTTP
LightReading
In the mood for a scary project? Try reaching between 50,000 and 640,000 homes next year with fiber connections. |
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10/23/03
DenseLight announces entry into PON component market
LightWave
DenseLight Semiconductors Private Ltd., already a key player in the SLED market, has announced its entry into the Passive Optical Networking (PON) component market. The announcement follows months of development, leading to several patents and products designed for mass manufacture at highly competitive prices, contends the company. |
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10/22/03
Singapore: Denselight Offers Pon Components
LightReading
DenseLight Semiconductors Private Limited ("DenseLight"), already a global leader in the SLED market, announces its entry into PON (Passive Optical Network) optics, following many months of successful work and novel development, leading to several patents and products that are designed for mass manufacture and with a highly-competitive cost advantage. |
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10/21/03
FTTP Bidders Slashing Prices?
LightReading
Pricing has become the hot topic du jour following last week's public update on the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) request for proposal (RFP) from SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC - message board), BellSouth Corp. (NYSE: BLS - message board), and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ - message board) (see Carriers Give FTTP Update ). Though none of the vendors we contacted would speak about pricing on the record, rumors are afoot that some vendors priced systems below cost in order to remain in contention for a contract. |
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10/14/03
Fujitsu names FTTP partner
Network World
Tim Greene
Fujitsu this week said it is teaming with a small, stealthy optical terminal vendor to respond to a fiber buildout bid jointly issued by three regional Bell operating companies earlier this year. |
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10/13/03
Ramat Gan, Israel: Broadlight Names Ceo, Chairman
LightReading
BroadLight, a leading supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers of cost effective FTTP PON solutions, today announced the appointment of Andrew M. Vought as company CEO and Anthony T. Maher as Chairman of the Board. These appointments will bolster the start-up’s business, sales and marketing activities and will expand new business activities in the USA and worldwide. |
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10/08/03
Alcatel and Carrier Access announce interoperability between PON product lines
LightWave
Alcatel and Carrier Access have announced the completion of interoperability testing between the Alcatel 7340 fiber-to-the-user (FTTU) passive optical network (PON) product line and the Carrier Access Exxtenz optical network terminal (ONT) for business applications. The testing completion underscores both companies' commitment to delivering standards-based solutions that are interoperable in multi-vendor environments. |
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10/08/03
New Orleans: Optical Solutions Gets Rus Ok
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc., the fiber to the premises market leader, today announced that its FiberPath 500 fiber to the premises (FTTP) system has been accepted by the United States Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS). A technical standards committee at RUS determines acceptance of products for the List of Materials. The company's FiberPath 400 FTTP system is also listed on the RUS List of Materials. |
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09/26/03
Minneapolis: Optical Solutions Deployed In Ohio
LightReading
Fiber to the premises (FTTP) market leader Optical Solutions Inc. announced today that Bascom Mutual Telephone Company based in Bascom, Ohio is deploying its new FiberPath(R) 500 system in the area surrounding Fostoria and Tiffin, Ohio. |
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09/15/03
Minneapolis: Optical Solutions Lights Minnesota
LightReading
Optical Solutions Inc., the fiber to the premises (FTTP) market leader, today announced that the City of Windom will roll out the FiberPath(R) 500 FTTP system to community residents and businesses. |
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09/11/03
SBC Ratchets Up PON Politics
LightReading
Mary Jander
If you're looking to wager on the outcome of the RBOC fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) initiative, you might want to first check on who's giving you the odds. |
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09/09/03
AFC Provides Details on its FTTP Solution
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
AFC this week officially launched its FiberDirect fiber-to-the-premises solution, which is a "simple" enhancement to its popular AccessMAX product line. The company, which first mentioned plans for FiberDirect at SUPERCOMM in June shortly after the RBOC RFP for FTTP was issued, is now providing details about the product and says an independent operating company, which it declined to name, is in trials with the product. |
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09/09/03
PONs Push On
LightReading
Once the wallflowers of optical networking, passive optical networking (PON) vendors can't stay out of the limelight these days. In less than a week, two companies have taken more than $30 million in third-round funding; a third has announced new products, despite speculation that it would not launch a PON; and another, given up for lost, has scored a major contract award. |
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09/09/03
Zhone dives into the PON
Telephony
Vince Vittore
Zhone Technologies today joined virtually every other vendor in the digital loop carrier market by unveiling its strategy for migrating to a passive optical network. |
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09/08/03
Optical Solutions gets giggly over Gigabit PON
Telephony
Vince Vittore
Optical Solutions today unveiled what it believes is a quantum leap forward in optical access technology with a gigabit passive optical network. It also might be a path for the small vendor into the big time fiber to the premises game. |
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09/08/03
Pondering PON
Telephony
Michael Howard
and may be the best hope for the RBOCs to improve their chances against cable. |
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09/07/03
ANALYSIS: Optical Solutions claims FTTP one-upmanship
America's Network
Joan Engebretson
(CHICAGO) Just weeks after the deadline for Bell company fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) requests for proposal passed, one of the frontrunner supplier candidates revealed that it had offered the RBOCs something more than they were expecting to get. |
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09/06/03
Alcatel Unveils SMB PON Solution
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
Alcatel has added a new broadband PON-based optical network termination unit for small and medium businesses to its fiber-to-the-user portfolio. |
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09/06/03
FTTP RFP Countdown: One Week Until the Short List
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
One week from today BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon Communications, through what they’re calling the Joint Procurement Consortium, are expected to issue the short list of suppliers for the group’s fiber-to-the-premises project. |
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09/06/03
Optical Solutions nabs another $15 million
LightWave
Optical Solutions Inc. has announced the closing of its Series III financing, which raised a total of $15 million. Existing investors Sprout Group, St. Paul Venture Capital, Boston Millennia Partners, Coral Ventures, Intel Capital, and Menlo Ventures participated in the round. Cisco Systems Inc. also joined the Series III financing as a new corporate investor. |
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09/06/03
PONdering
CED Magazine
Thomas G. Robinson, Executive Vice President, CBG Communications Inc. |
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08/20/03
Optical Solutions supports BPON and GPON in new FTTP system
LightWave
20 August 2003 Minneapolis, MN Lightwave -- Optical Solutions Inc. has unveiled its new FiberPath 500 fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) system, as well as the equipment's first customer. The system can support either ITU G.983 ATM-based passive optical networks (which the company calls BPON) or gigabit-speed G.984 GPON via software selection. A company source expects the additional GPON capabilities to cost less than current BPON functionality.... |
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08/13/03
Alcatel broadens FTTU portfolio with 'triple-play' services for enterprise customers
LightWave
13 August 2003 Dallas, TX Lightwave -- Alcatel has announced the addition of the 7340 FTTU Business Optical Network Termination (B-ONT) family to its Fiber-to-the-User (FTTU) portfolio. The Alcatel 7340 B-ONT provides advanced video, voice, and data services through optical fiber networks to small- and medium-sized business customers at one of the lowest costs on the market, say company representatives.... |
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08/12/03
Alcatel's Mini-PON Play
LightReading
Phil Harvey
Alcatel aims at small to mid-sized businesses with a cute little fiber terminator |
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08/07/03
Vendors Await FTTP Shortlist
LightReading
Phil Harvey
DLC and PON vendors are pacing their offices, waiting for 3 RBOCs to reveal who's making the cut in a big FTTP deal |
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08/01/03
Handicapping the FTTP market
LightWave
The joint request for proposal (RFP) recently issued by BellSouth, SBC Communications, and Verizon has caused a whirlwind of activity in the fiber to the premises (FTTP) space, particularly among vendors of passive-optical-network (PON) equipment.... |
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08/01/03
Infrastructure Solutions: The Future of PON
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
PON seemed the obvious choice in defining the focus of this article, listed in XCHANGE’s editorial calendar simply as "next steps in broadband last mile." Since late May the industry has been buzzing about the fiber-to-the-premises RFP issued by an RBOC consortium including BellSouth, SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon. |
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08/01/03
PON is FTTP front-runner
America's Network
Joan Engebretson
The recent request for proposal issued by the three major RBOCs for fiber-to-the-premises equipment (AN, July 1, page 12) has the potential to trigger the widest-scale FTTP deployment to date-although some industry observers question how serious the RBOCs really are about it. |
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08/01/03
PON market shows signs of recovery
LightWave
The passive-optical-networking (PON) market, recently hurt by technology refinements, regulatory issues, and a sluggish economy, has finally begun to show signs of life, contends a new report from analyst firm Probe Group (Cedar Knolls, NJ).... |
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08/01/03
PONs, GPONs, implications of new ITU standards
LightWave
According to research released at the end of May by Probe Group LLC, the total PON equipment market in 2002 was valued at about USD118 million. This figure is expected to increase at around a 40% compound annual growth rate such that we will have a market exceeding USD1 billion by 2008. The fibre to the building (FTTB) component of this growth alone is expected to be 80% year over year. |
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08/01/03
PONs, GPONs, implications of new ITU standards
LightWave
GPONs offer the most compelling business case for passive optical networks due to their high bandwidth, high efficiencies, and resulting lowest cost per megabit for revenue services.... |
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08/01/03
RBOC trio says PON interest is for real
LightWave
BellSouth, SBC Communications, and Verizon released their much-anticipated request for proposal (RFP) for fiber to the premises (FTTP) equipment June 19.... |
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07/25/03
Alone and in groups, vendors line up for FTTP award
LightWave
25 July 2003 Nashua, NH Lightwave -- Details of who responded -- and with whom -- to the RFP issued by BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) hardware are beginning to emerge. The deadline for responses passed July 21.... |
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07/25/03
Alone and in groups, vendors line up for FTTP award
LightWave
Details of who responded -- and with whom -- to the RFP issued by BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) hardware are beginning to emerge. The deadline for responses passed July 21. |
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07/11/03
ANALYSIS: Which FTTP technology will RBOCs use?
America's Network
Joan Engebretson
CHICAGO - Although the RBOCs are planning the most wide scale deployments of fiber-to-the-premises to date, they won't be pioneers in this area. Rural telcos, municipalities and real estate firms already have deployed more than 700 operational FTTP systems, with many more in various phases of completion. What can RBOCs learn from them? |
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07/11/03
Terawave signs marketing deal with SAIC
LightWave
11 July 2003 Hayward, CA Lightwave -- Terawave Communications, Inc., a manufacturer of multi-service passive optical network (PON) equipment and technology, has signed a joint marketing agreement with Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC). Terawave can offer its products and technology with SAIC's expertise in energy, telecommunications, healthcare, and the federal marketplace.... |
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07/01/03
Front Page: Vendors Size Up RBOC FTTP Opportunity
XCHANGE
Paula Bernier
BellSouth, SBC Communications Inc. and Verizon couldn’t have picked a better time to announce news of their desire to set common technical requirements for fiber to the premises (FTTP) technology and receive proposals from vendors based on those requirements. The announcements came in late May, just days before last month’s SUPERCOMM trade show and in anticipation of FCC’s long-awaited Triennial Review. |
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06/30/03
Who's Growing a GPON?
LightReading
Mary Jander
Reliable sources say gigabit PON technology's on the drawing board of at least one major access supplier |
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06/24/03
A Closer Look at PON Econ
LightReading
Mary Jander
So the RBOCs might be interested in fiber-to-the-premises. They're working on a business case. It may surprise you |
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06/20/03
RBOCs release FTTP RFP
LightWave
20 June 2003 Atlanta Lightwave -- The much-anticipated RFP from BellSouth, SBC, and Verizon for fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment was released yesterday. While details of the joint requirements were not available as of this afternoon, it is expected that the RBOCs would closely follow the ITU's Recommendation G.983. Meanwhile, confidence began to build that the three carriers are serious about following the procurement process with deployment.... |
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06/09/03
Verizon exec talks up FTTP
Network World
Jim Duffy
A Fiber to the Premises RFP, which seeks equipment for broadband services over fiber, is expected to be issued next week by three regional Bell operating companies. Some say FTTP eventually will overtake DSL as the broadband access service of choice for subscribers and service providers. One of those believers is Verizon. Verizon Network Services President Paul Lacouture sat down with Jim Duffy, managing editor of The Edge at Network World, at last week's SuperComm exhibition to discuss this topic. |
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06/06/03
Do PON economics add up?
America's Network
Kirk Laughlin
ATLANTA — Front-line PON suppliers aiming to win business from the three biggest Bell operators stressed at this week’s Supercomm show that cost will have a decisive impact on the direction and pace of PON system purchasing and deployments. |
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06/02/03
BELLS' LETTER ADDRESSES FIBER'S FUTURE
Telephony
by Kevin Fitchard
SBC Communications, Verizon Communications and BellSouth struck a pact last week to jointly pursue fiber-to-the-premises technology. The move could jump-start... |
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06/02/03
RBOCs push fiber closer to users
Network World
Jim Duffy
Three regional Bell operating companies last week adopted a set of common technical requirements for extending fiber-optic cabling and equipment to homes and businesses. |
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05/30/03
EXCLUSIVE: Three Bells unite behind PON initiative
America's Network
Kirk Laughlin
(GUILFORD, Conn.) Verizon, BellSouth and SBC may be quietly considering a united PON purchasing and deployment initiative in the wake of a recent, and rare, joint issuance of a request for information (RFI) from the Bell giants, according to an industry source. |
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05/29/03
RBOCs jointly push fiber closer
Network World
Jim Duffy
Three RBOCs this week adopted a set of common technical requirements for extending fiber-optic cabling and equipment to homes and businesses. |
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05/27/03
Agreement between Wave7 Optics and Teleste brings FTTH technology to Europe
LightWave
27 May 2003 Alpharetta, GA and Turku, Finland Lightwave -- Wave7 Optics Inc. and Teleste Corp. today announced the signing of an agreement that provides Teleste non-exclusive access to Wave7's Last Mile Link (LML) fiber-to-the-home and -business (FTTX) broadband access system products and technology for sales and marketing in Europe and certain countries outside of Europe.... |
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05/15/03
Are PONs too small for the big fish?
LightWave
While proponents debate ATM vs. Ethernet as the basis for passive optical networks, other observers wonder whether active alternatives might be a better choice for access networks.... |
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05/14/03
BroadLight announces Tier-1 design wins for its FTTH solution
LightWave
14 May 2003 Ramat Gan, Israel Lightwave -- BroadLight Inc., supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers, has recently achieved three new design wins for its end-to-end passive optical networking (PON)-enabling solution that includes burst mode transceivers, PON controllers, and software stacks for both Central Office and Customer Premises Equipment.... |
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05/12/03
THE FUTURE AS SEEN THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
PROACTIVE NON-PON Whatever you do, don't call it PON. Wave7 Optics' fiber-to-the-home and -business system may mimic the structure and function of passive... |
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05/01/03
Are PONs too small for the big fish?
LightWave
The prospects for fiber in the U.S. local loop brightened recently when the Federal Communications Commission handed the incumbent local-exchange carriers (ILECs) a virtual monopoly on broadband services, provided that those services reach customers over new fiber-optic infrastructure. As ILECs provided much of the input to the first International Telecommunication Union (ITU) passive-optical-network (PON) standards (Recommendations G.983.1 and G.983.2) as part of the Full Service Access Network (FSAN) initiative, it seems reasonable to conclude that (assuming the ILECs take the FCC's hint) the promise of PONs in the United States may finally come to fruition in the relative near-term. |
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04/07/03
BroadLight unveils three-part PON solution priced at less than $70
LightWave
7 April 2003 Ramat Gan, Israel Lightwave --BroadLight Inc., supplier of communication semiconductors and optical transceivers, today announced what it claims is a major milestone for reducing the cost of Fiber-to-the-Home customer premises equipment.... |
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04/04/03
Montana community deploys FTTH broadband services
LightWave
4 April 2003 Minneapolis, MN Lightwave -- Optical Solutions Inc., a developer of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems, and FTTH integrator Big Sky Communication & Cable, Inc. today announced that Ironwood, a master planned community in Montana, will provide broadband services to residents via a new FiberPath 400 FTTH network.... |
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04/01/03
GPON: The next big thing in optical access networks
LightWave
OREN MARMUR, FlexLight Networks
GPON is the most advanced PON protocol in the marketplace today, offering multiple-service support with the richest possible set of OAM&P features. It offers far higher efficiency when compared to both APON and, especially, EPON.
GPON also offers the lowest cost system for all modes of operation. Not only is the system cost itself expected to be lower as no external adaptation is required, but exceptionally higher efficiency also leads to much more “revenue bits” from the same system, i.e. a much shorter payback period.
Ensuring simplicity and scalability when it comes to dealing with new and emerging services, GPON offers a clear migration path for emerging services without any disruption to existing GPON equipment or alterations to the transport layer.
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03/17/03
Little city lights
Telephony
Ed Gubbins
Down the street from the Pacific Bell Park, where the San Francisco Giants play, is a 300-acre plot of waterfront property built atop the ruins of the 1989 earthquake. The commercial and residential community being developed here, called Mission Bay, is also the site of SBC Communications' sole commercial trial of passive optical networking (PON) for fiber to the user. |
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02/18/03
PON moves forward
Network World
Daniel Briere and Claudia Bacco
The Passive Optical Networking industry has made some key steps forward since our last column on the subject two months ago. Most significantly, the ITU-T has approved the first two components of the Gigabit PON standard - G.984.1 and G.984.2 - and reached an "almost frozen" draft stage on a third, G.984.3. |
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