Month: February 2013

Tier-1 North American operator orders more VDSL2/IPTV test gear from EXFO NOVEMBER 18, 2010 — EXFO Inc. (NASDAQ: EXFO, TSX: EXF) says that a Tier-1 North American network operator has placed a follow-on order in excess of $2 million for EXFO’s AXS-200/635 Triple-Play Tester.EXFO did...

ADTRAN unveils multi-subscriber sealed OSP FTTx product DECEMBER 6, 2010 — ADTRAN Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN) expanded its family of sealed outside plant broadband products with the addition of the Total Access 1108VP. The new system is designed to enable operators to quickly provide advanced broadband triple-play...

Saudi Telecom to expand broadband access network with GPON, VDSL2 NOVEMBER 23, 2010 — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) says it has signed multi-million euro frame contracts with Saudi Telecom Company (STC), the main telecommunications carrier in Saudi Arabia, to expand its broadband access...

Powernet launches fiber-to-the-cabinet service UK ISP Powernet will now offer fiber-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) FTTX connections. The uncapped FTTC service will support download speeds of up to 40 Mbps and uploads of up to 10 Mbps.The new FTTC package is available at £49.99 per month with an...

LIME’s East-West cable enters service FEBRUARY 4, 2011 — LIME, Cable & Wireless Communications’ business in the Caribbean has completed the installation of its new East-West undersea cable system linking Jamaica, the British Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic.The East-West cable will also link Jamaica...

Zhone launches Zhone FiberHome brand of FTTX gear Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) has unveiled new fiber-to-the-node (FTTN), fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC), fiber-to-the-building (FTTB), and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) products as well as a new brand name, Zhone FiberHome.Despite the name (which is not to be confused with FiberHome,...

Colba.Net selects Zhone Technologies’ MXK Platform for ADSL2+ and Ethernet Colba.Net Inc., Quebec Internet service provider Colba.Net Telecom Inc.’s subsidiary, has deployed the MXK multi-service access node (MSAN) system from Zhone Technologies Inc., a provider of FTTx network access tools, to enable Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber...

TDS taps Calix for VDSL2 upgrade JANUARY 5, 2011 — TDS Telecommunications Corp., the nation’s eighth-largest wireline communication service provider, is upgrading its infrastructure of Calix C7 Multiservice Access Platforms (MSAPs) from Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) in 20 states. Targeting 25 Mbps downstream and 5...