Actelis Adds to Ethernet Arsenal

FREMONT, Calif. -- Actelis Networks®, a leading supplier of solutions that enable carrier-grade broadband services over copper plant, announced the availability of its Ethernet-in-the-First-Mile MetaLIGHT® 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 Ethernet-over-Copper platforms. Building upon its award-winning MetaLIGHT family, the MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 point-to-multipoint platforms enable ubiquitous deployment of high-bandwidth Ethernet services over copper to multiple locations from one centralized platform. With the growth in demand for Ethernet connectivity stymied by a shortage of fiber to most locations, copper remains the only cost-effective solution. Actelis’ MetaLIGHT platforms enable proliferation of metro Ethernet services without incurring the prohibitive cost of fiber deployment.

The MetaLIGHT 130 point-to-multipoint Ethernet-over-Copper platform supports up to 16 copper pairs, enabling the delivery of high-quality Ethernet services to a wide range of customers. Its compact design is ideal for customers delivering Ethernet services to small serving areas, remote terminals and campus locations. With the ability to support up to 64 copper pairs, the MetaLIGHT 1300 is a high capacity point-to-multipoint platform that is ideal for central office applications. It allows service providers to deliver fiber-quality Ethernet services to an abundance of customers who are only served by copper. Both systems can deliver from 1 to 40 Mbps of high-quality Ethernet services to a customer site. The Ethernet services from each platform are groomed and handed off to the network through 100 Mbps or optical GigE interfaces.

“In the past two years, we’ve won multiple awards and experienced a great amount of success with our MetaLIGHT point-to-point solutions,” said Yossi Saad, vice president of product marketing, Actelis Networks. “The natural evolution of the MetaLIGHT product family was to expand our product portfolio to include point-to-multipoint solutions to complement our point-to-point solutions. Actelis’ leadership in the standardization activity of the Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) was instrumental in enabling us to deliver the first products that comply with EFM standards and is an example of our commitment to becoming a prime enabler of Ethernet services. Our commitment to standardization allows our customers to quickly deploy Actelis platforms knowing that they will immediately interoperate with existing CO equipment. We now have a wide product portfolio which can be deployed quickly and cost-effectively to meet any networking requirement our customers may have.”

The MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 utilize standards-based extended G.SHDSL line code and are designed to comply with the emerging IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard. This allows immediate deployment into service provider networks. Additionally, both platforms are powered with Actelis’ patent-pending MetaLOOP® technology, which includes features such as cross talk cancellation (CTC), cross-talk management (CTM) and cut-line protection, among others. This technology allows Actelis MetaLIGHT platforms to provide far better rate, reach and reliability than other Ethernet-over-Copper solutions, delivering a true 10 Mbps Ethernet service over the same two pairs used to carry a single T1 (1.544Mbps), or a 5 Mbps service on a single pair.

“In the past couple of years, Ethernet-over-Copper has been a hot topic among service providers. Delivering high-bandwidth Ethernet services using the existing copper infrastructure is a very compelling concept to them because of the relative ease and very low cost of deployment compared to fiber,” said Michael Kennedy, managing partner & co-founder, Network Strategy Partners, LLC. “With the addition of the MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 point-to-multipoint platforms to an already strong product portfolio, Actelis is uniquely positioned to equip service providers with a broad range of proven products that will allow them to capitalize on the growing Ethernet-over-Copper market.”

The bandwidth capabilities and high reliability of the MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 platforms make them ideal to support a wide range of broadband applications, all from one centralized unit. A low start-up cost enables a low risk investment for the first Ethernet customers, while the platforms growth capabilities allow them to serve hundreds of customers once the service demand grows. They can deliver high-quality Ethernet services to multiple sites and support a wide array of applications including transparent LAN services, LAN interconnection, voice and video over IP. They are also well suited to backhaul bandwidth to DSLAMs/NGDLCs, WiFi and cellular base stations.

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Actelis Networks®, a leading supplier of solutions that enable profitable, carrier-grade broadband services over local loop copper, announced the availability of its MetaLIGHT® 50 Ethernet-over-Copper solution. An addition to the Actelis MetaLIGHT product family, the MetaLIGHT 50 allows service providers and enterprises to cost-effectively and rapidly deliver high-speed Ethernet services to locations only served by copper.

Utilizing standards-based extended G.SHDSL line code and designed to comply with the emerging IEEE 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) standard, Actelis’ MetaLIGHT 50 can provide 1 to 40 Mbps of Ethernet services to customers and/or locations only served by copper. The MetaLIGHT 50 is additionally powered by Actelis’ field-proven MetaLOOP® technology which allows it to provide far greater rate, reach and reliability compared to other products available today, while remaining a standards-based solution. The MetaLIGHT 50 covers the whole spectrum of users’ needs, delivering over 5 Mbps over a single copper pair and up to 40 Mbps over 8 copper pairs. Environmentally hardened for outdoor deployment, the MetaLIGHT 50’s bandwidth capabilities and high reliability make it ideal to support a wide array of applications including transparent LAN services, LAN interconnection, voice and video over IP. The system is also ideal for backhauling bandwidth to DSLAMs/NGDLCs as well as WiFi and cellular base stations. The MetaLIGHT 50 can also be utilized by enterprises, state and local government agencies, campuses and military organizations that require high-speed LAN connectivity between distant locations and are only connected by copper.

The unparalleled flexibility of the MetaLIGHT 50 allows it to serve as either a point-to-point solution or as the customer premise unit for Actelis’ MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 point-to-multipoint platforms. The MetaLIGHT 50 flexibility also allows for a simple migration path from a point-to-point link to point-to-multipoint links when utilized with Actelis’ MetaLIGHT 130 and/or MetaLIGHT 1300 platforms. This gives service providers the flexibility to cost-effectively begin Ethernet deployments in point-to-point configurations and as demand continues to increase, easily migrate to dense point-to-multipoint configurations, while retaining previous investments. Available in 2, 4 or 8 pair configurations, the MetaLIGHT 50 provides both service providers and enterprises with the ability to quickly and cost-effectively deploy Ethernet services to customers and/or locations only served by copper.

“Both service providers and enterprises have been searching for ways to deliver cost-effective broadband Ethernet services to businesses and/or locations without completing major infrastructure upgrades,” said Yossi Saad, vice president of product marketing, Actelis Networks. “The MetaLIGHT 50 solution not only solves this bandwidth dilemma, but also does it in a remarkably cost-effective manner by allowing service providers and enterprises to significantly drive down the cost of providing broadband services without sacrificing service quality.”

“In today’s market, both service providers and enterprises need to deliver high-bandwidth Ethernet services without incurring additional infrastructure costs. Ideally, both service providers and enterprises could use their existing infrastructure to deliver these high-bandwidth services,” said Peter Fetterolf, principal at Network Strategy Partners. “Since the first MetaLIGHT product was introduced in 2002, Actelis has been continually expanding their product portfolio to support a wide array of broadband applications throughout the world. The MetaLIGHT 50 is an ideal product for today’s market. It’s a cost-effective solution that provides the flexibility to be used in a point-to-point configuration, along with serving as an end point for its MetaLIGHT point-to-multi-point solutions.”

Actelis Networks Inc.