Zhone Launches FiberHome

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global pioneer in FTTx network access solutions, unveiled today the details of its new Zhone FiberHome portfolio, a compilation of the company's existing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) access solutions and new last-mile fiber-to-the-node (FTTN), fiber-to-the curb (FTTC), fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) and fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) connectivity solutions.

The Zhone FiberHome portfolio - an extension of Zhone's existing FTTx solution portfolio that features the market-leading MXK™ Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) platform, MX Optical Network Units (ONU), zNID Optical Network Terminals (ONT), Residential CPEs and Gateways, and Zhone Management System (ZMS) platform – will now be strengthened with six new products. These new products, now available in the first phase of the Zhone FiberHome portfolio launch, are designed to mitigate the challenges global operators are currently facing with last-mile broadband access and connectivity.

Targeting the traditionally challenging and expensive service locations for residential and business users, including rural areas and multi-dwelling units (MDU), the FTTN, FTTC, FTTB and FTTP products will provide VDSL2 and Active Ethernet connectivity in the last mile in a 1U form factor that provides cost-efficiency benefits for operators expanding their multi-service access capabilities. More specifically, some of the new products include the MX 1U SLMS based chassis portfolio, which provides high-speed copper VDSL2 30a and wire-speed Active Ethernet connectivity with Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) and Fast Ethernet/Gigabit Ethernet (FE/GE) uplinks; a new high-performance VDSL2 + Splitter card for the MXK platform; and a new VDSL2 residential gateway. The MX products include a user-friendly web interface for device configuration, monitoring and management and deliver a complete end-to-end broadband solution for both fiber and copper access infrastructure.

"Global consumer demand for advanced connectivity has put extreme pressure on operators to sustain the quality and reliability of their service levels despite the strains being placed on their networks by today's rapidly expanding and highly bandwidth-intensive applications," said Brian Caskey, chief marketing officer, Zhone. "This need to increase the efficiencies of last-mile access to not only improve network performance, but really extend the reach of the advanced broadband services, has prompted Zhone to expand its next-generation broadband access solutions portfolio. Our new products are already being well received by our customers and we're encouraged that the FiberHome portfolio is the right approach to addressing operators' reach, connectivity and advanced bandwidth needs worldwide."

Zhone Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: ZHNE)