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 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
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...
Forty-one UK market towns on BT’s next super-fast broadband list
Forty-one UK market towns on BT’s next super-fast broadband list JANUARY 13, 2011 By Stephen Hardy — BT has unveiled a list of 41 “market towns” in which it will deploy its fiber to the cabinet (FTTC) super-fast broadband infrastructure. BT plans to connect approximately...
Wightman Telecom selects Enablence for IP voice upgrade
Wightman Telecom selects Enablence for IP voice upgrade JANUARY 26, 2011 — Wightman Telecom has selected the Enablence BroadAccess Multi-Service Access Platform (MSAP) from Enablence Technologies Inc., a supplier of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment and multi-service access platforms for triple-play, residential, and business services and optical...
New Hampshire FastRoads begins high-speed broadband network project, selects Design Nine
New Hampshire FastRoads begins high-speed broadband network project, selects Design Nine New Hampshire FastRoads LLC began the first phase of its project to bring high-speed broadband to western New Hampshire, awarding a design and project management contract for the development of its regional broadband network...
Doylestown Telephone selects Zhone Technologies to support FTTH triple-play and ADSL deployments
Doylestown Telephone selects Zhone Technologies to support FTTH triple-play and ADSL deployments Zhone Technologies Inc., a provider of FTTx network access tools, announced a new North American fiber project with Doylestown Telephone Company, a local exchange telephone service provider in Doylestown and surrounding Chippewa Township...
Fujitsu unveils UK FTTH network plans
Fujitsu unveils UK FTTH network plans Fujitsu this week surprised the industry with the announcement that it plans to build an open access network based principally on fiber to the home (FTTH) technology in the UK. The company will partner with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) on...
Xfone expands fiber network to include Burkburnett, Texas
Xfone expands fiber network to include Burkburnett, Texas Xfone Inc. (NYSE Amex and TASE: XFN) connected its first triple-play customer in Burkburnett, Texas, expanding the company’s “PRIDE” fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network. Xfone’s ongoing fiber build out, when completed, is expected to reach 19 new communities bringing...
PRTC selects Calix B6 to develop broadband in Kentucky
PRTC selects Calix B6 to develop broadband in Kentucky Peoples Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC) has begun to deploy Calix B6 Ethernet Service Access Nodes (ESANs)and the 2000 family of optical network terminals (ONTs) to bring fiber-based broadband services to Jackson and Owsley counties in Kentucky,...