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July 20, 2007
Ikanos Enters GPON-Based FTTH Market
By Anuradha Shukla TMCnet Contributing Editor
Ikanos Communications (News - Alert) is entering the rapidly growing Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON
)-based Fiber to the Home (FTTH) market.
)-based Fiber to the Home (FTTH) market.
Ikanos has reportedly licensed high-performance GPON physical (PHY) layer technology with Ethernet Layer 2 functionality from Terawave (News - Alert) Communications. Terawave’s ITU-compliant GPON PHY technology and the gigabit performance Fusiv Vx170 gateway processor will be combined to develop a high-performance GPON residential gateway reference platform.
Layer 2 functionality from Terawave (News - Alert) Communications. Terawave’s ITU-compliant GPON PHY technology and the gigabit performance Fusiv Vx170 gateway processor will be combined to develop a high-performance GPON residential gateway reference platform.The company explains that GPON FTTH and VDSL2 are complementary technologies where fiber is used in the back-haul with the option of copper or fiber for the last mile.
Ikanos positions itself to be the preferred provider of access technology in all types of fiber and fiber extension deployments by offering GPON products along with its CO and CPE VDSL2 solutions. Thus, the company can enable carriers to seamlessly deliver triple play and IPTV services.
services.According to Jeff Heynen, directing analyst, Broadband and IPTV (News - Alert) at Infonetics Research, service providers around the world continue to push fiber deeper into their access networks and GPON is fast becoming the fiber technology of choice in such infrastructure build-outs.
Heynen explains that the combination of the Ikanos' gateway processors and Terawave's GPON physical layer technology is expected to enable high-performance optical network units (ONUs) and optical network terminals (ONTs) for the FTTH market and allows Ikanos to build on its leadership position in triple play silicon and software.
“Ikanos has long been a leader in deployment of solutions that support delivery of triple play applications over wireline access networks,” said Michael A. Ricci, president and CEO of Ikanos, in a statement.
Ricci believes their Fusiv architecture is ideal for high performance GPON networks, and it enables them to offer a common software architecture across PON, VDSL2 and ADSLx, while bringing significant quality of service advantages in delivery of voice, video and data services.
advantages in delivery of voice, video and data services.Anuradha Shukla is a contributing editor for TMCnet, covering call centers, CRM and information technology. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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