July 1, 2011
China Unicom has selected Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) to supply its EDA 1500 gigabit passive optical network (GPON) equipment for infrastructure in more than 10 provinces across China. The contract marks China Unicom's first large-scale deployment of GPON technology.
July 1, 2011
Intergraph--a provider of geographic information system (GIS) technology and geospatial infrastructure management systems for utilities, communications companies, municipalities, and transportation agencies, has introduced a new software product for the design and management of fiber-optic networks.
July 1, 2011
FIKAS Broadband AS (FIKAS), a community access television (CATV) and fiber operator in Norway, is deploying the MXK multi-service access node (MSAN) system from Zhone Technologies Inc., a provider of FTTx network access tools, in the Nordics.
July 1, 2011
General Cable has added optical fiber nonconductive riser (OFNR) tight-buffer distribution fiber cables to its 17 Free line of halogen-free cables. According to General, the NextGen brand UL-rated Type OFNR cables will be offered at a competitive price and feature substantiated green properties.
June 30, 2011
Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) says it has completed the deployment of the first gigabit passive optical network (GPON) in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan. Kazakhtelecom will use the new network to provide broadband services such as IPTV, video on demand (VoD), and high-speed Internet access to residential and business customers, Alcatel-Lucent says. The deployment marks the beginning of Kazakhtelecom’s strategy to replace its existing xDSL access infrastructure with fiber to the home (FTTH) technology.
June 30, 2011
Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) says that broadband stimulus award recipient Cameron Communications has selected the Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platform (MSAP) to bring advanced GPON fiber-based broadband services to a trio of "unserved" and "underserved" communities in southwest Louisiana.