Narad Announces 'Virtual Fiber'

WESTFORD, Mass. -- Narad Networks, Inc., a broadband IP services infrastructure company, today announced a breakthrough architecture for cable operators to deliver broadband IP services over existing hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) networks. Narad’s Virtual Fiber solution includes next-generation broadband access technology and a service delivery software platform that enables cable operators to generate immediate return on capital investment by making a light-touch, incremental enhancement to their existing infrastructures. Initially targeted to help cable operators service the underserved business market, Narad’s Virtual Fiber solution provides ubiquitous broadband access for high-margin IP-based services and may be seamlessly extended to other vertical markets such as residential.Narad’s Virtual Fiber architecture consists of an advanced HFC broadband access solution called the Narad Broadband Access Network (NBAN), the Narad Service Delivery Platform (NSDP) for simplifying broadband IP service delivery, and the Narad Content Management System (NCMS) for management and delivery of advanced content-based broadband IP services. Services enabled by Narad’s Virtual Fiber architecture include business-grade telephony, virtual private networking, content distribution, storage area networking and Open Internet access.“Our Virtual Fiber architecture allows cable operators to offer next-generation broadband IP services leveraging their largest deployed asset: the existing HFC network,” said Dev Gupta, founder and CEO of Narad Networks. “Our solution adapts industry-standard switched Ethernet technology to broadband HFC networks and enables a rich suite of broadband IP services that can all be delivered over existing coaxial drops with a light-touch enhancement to the network. This increased bandwidth capacity opens up an entirely new and very high-margin revenue source for cable operators: the underserved small-medium business (SMB) market.”Narad Networks Inc.