Fujitsu Launches GPONFujitsu Launches GPON

Fujitsu Network Communications announced the availability of its new FLASHWAVE 6100 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) platform

May 30, 2006

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RICHARDSON, Texas -- Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of wireline/wireless networking and IT solutions, today announced the availability of its new FLASHWAVE 6100 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) platform. Fujitsu has leveraged global experience in the residential and business access markets to create a broadband access platform that uniquely provides industry leading density and channel capacity, seamless inter-working with legacy networks and packet infrastructure, and the ability to inexpensively respond to future bandwidth requirements. The Fujitsu GPON family consists of the FLASHWAVE 6100 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and a series of FLASHWAVE 6100 Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). A live demonstration of the complete FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON solution will be provided next week in the Fujitsu booth (No. 10031) during the GLOBALCOMM 2006 conference and exhibition in Chicago.

The FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON platform supports dual- and quad-port GPON cards within a 9U (15.75") chassis to provide broadband services to up to 10,240 homes and businesses per standard rack. In stark contrast, current Broadband Passive Optical Networking (BPON) systems typically support 75% fewer homes per rack when compared to the capacity of the FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON system. Full compliance with the ITU-T G.984 standard guarantees full compatibility and interoperability for the FLASHWAVE 6100 system.

To complement the FLASHWAVE 6100 OLT system, the FLASHWAVE 6100 series ONTs directly address all the performance, cost and deployment requirements for end customer locations. Fujitsu provides a full complement of ONT options for a variety of premises needs. All Fujitsu GPON ONT solutions include an integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MOCA) interface, which uses existing coaxial wiring within a home to provide a broadband distribution network.

One of the goals for the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform is to allow seamless integration with existing networks. In addition to the new GPON service units, the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform supports all service interface cards from the widely deployed FLASHWAVE 4100 Multi-Service Provisioning Platform (MSPP). This capability gives service providers the option of deploying traditional MSPP, Ethernet, and GPON services from a single multi-service access node. The integrated Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) gateway function enables the provisioning of both packet and TDM services, allowing providers to manage the transition to a carrier-class packet-based network efficiently, and, most importantly, on their own timeframe.

“In today’s broadband access market, telecom and cable service providers face intense competition to provide a new generation of rich, interactive, and personalized voice, video and data services,” said Jim Hintze, senior vice president of marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. “Our new FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON solution overcomes many of the limitations of legacy fiber-to-the-home solutions that are based on BPON technology, while providing a 75% increase in density.”

The FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON system provides 2.488 Gbps of downstream bandwidth and 1.244 Gbps of upstream bandwidth, allowing for residential speeds of up to 75 Mbps per home. While Fujitsu and leading service providers believe this is sufficient bandwidth for enhanced triple-play services in the immediate future, tomorrow’s applications and network demands are unknown. With the Fujitsu Hybrid GPON architecture incorporated into the initial release of the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform, service providers can offer an 8x increase in bandwidth to a service area without requiring truck rolls to replace ONTs.

“After spending billions of dollars on an FTTP infrastructure, the last thing service providers need is another expensive build-out in five or ten years,” continued Hintze. “Our Hybrid GPON approach lets service providers inexpensively meet future bandwidth needs without replacing ONT equipment, thereby completely eliminating the equipment and labor costs of a truck roll to customer premises.”

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

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