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FTTH HOUSTON COVERAGE
Featured Houston Exhibitors and
Companies to Meet in Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 38
News from Featured Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 44
Exhibitor Booth Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 52
Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 53
Building the Business of FTTH
by Joe Savage, Fiber to the Home Council. . . . . . . . | 56
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Featured Houston exhibitors
To connect in Houston with companies that don’t have booth
numbers, visit the BBP exhibit in the Expo Hall at Booth #307.
ADC
www.adc.com
Booth #415
ADC provides the connections for
wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast
and enterprise networks around the
world. ADC’s innovative network
infrastructure equipment and professional services enable
high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC has sales into more
than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com.
ADTRAN
www.adtran.com
Booth #221
ADTRAN, an established supplier of advanced network solutions, develops innovative systems using IP/Ethernet architectures for both wireline and wireless media. These solutions
enable video deployments, broadband expansion, Ethernet service delivery and converged network services.
ADTRAN’s innovative broadband access solutions include
the industry’s most widely deployed FTTN OSP sealed DSLAM.
For broadband DSL, Carrier Ethernet, FTTH, services migration or voice applications, ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 multiservice access platform provides the value required by today’s service providers. The multiservice architecture of the Total Access
5000 enables the deployment of an advanced packet network infrastructure capable of delivering a host of services across a pure
Ethernet core. Coupled with Total Access 300 Series ONTs, the
Total Access 5000 provides an end-to-end GPON deployment
strategy supported by a common management solution built on
the proven ADTRAN Operating System. For broadband you
can build on, visit ADTRAN at booth #221.
AFL
www.afltele.com
Booth #605
AFL Telecommunications, headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C.,
offers fiber optic products, engineering expertise, integrated services and content solutions for voice, video and data networks.
For the FTTH market, AFL offers its FTTH Made Easy
program, which consists of end-to-end system integration, including best-in-class FTTH and wireless platforms. Its product
portfolio includes PON and point-to-point electronics, RF and
IP video solutions, bandwidth management, system integra-
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tion and FTTx business modeling capabilities. AFL offers a
wide range of products that include fiber management systems,
optical splitter/WDM, closures, NIDs, demarcation and fiber
optic cable as well as fiber fusion splicers, test equipment and
related accessories.
As a DIRECTV Master System Operator (MSO), AFL is
authorized to establish System Operators and provide access
to DIRECTV’s programming and services. AFL’s expertise
includes system integration of both MFH-2 and MFH-3 solutions. For more information, visit www.afltele.com or contact
Kent Brown at kent.brown@afltele.com or 864-433-8072.
AMT
www.amt.com
Advanced Media Technologies
Inc. (AMT) is the performance
leader among CATV and broadband electronic equipment providers. As a value-added reseller of high-performance products
from the world’s most recognized manufacturers, AMT targets
emerging technology applications in broadband with a complete line of products for CATV, IPTV and FTTH.
AMT’s product offerings also include many of the industry’s leading manufacturers, such as Motorola, Amino, Blonder
Tongue, Pacific Broadband Networks, EGT, RGB Networks,
Adtec, Drake, Olson Technology and Emcore. AMT specializes in prebuilt headends ranging from small DSS systems to
fully digital high-definition headends.
AT&T
www.att.com/communities
Delivering the Latest in Telecommunications and Entertainment
Solutions. As a leading global provider of advanced communications services, AT&T, through its dedicated AT&T Connected
Communities organization, works closely with apartment management and ownership groups and builders and developers of
single-family housing to meet customer needs with the latest services available. To learn more, visit att.com/communities.
Calix
www.calix.com
Booth #501
Calix access innovation allows service providers to deliver superior FTTP solutions optimized for a wide array of residential, business and multidwelling unit deployments. The North
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Sponsors/Exhibitors
American leader in FTTP, Calix has commercially deployed its
fiber solutions in more than 375 service provider networks.
Calix is introducing three new, versatile ONTs and two
new fiber platforms at the FTTH Conference. Extending the
industry’s largest ONT portfolio, Calix will feature the 763GX
MDU ONT with integrated RF return, the mobile backhauloptimized 766GX ONT with four GEs and eight T1s, and a
family of rack-mount ONTs, including the 765G-R, tailored
to the needs of business service delivery. With industry-leading
density and flexibility in hardened 1RU form factors, the E5440 combines a four-port GPON OLT and eight active Ethernet interfaces, while the E5-324 supports exclusively active
Ethernet with 24 ports. Both platforms provide integrated 10
Gbps transport. Calix – Delivering on the promise of FTTP.
Charles Industries
www.charlesindustries.com
Booth #614
Charles Industries supplies telecommunications, CATV and
utilities markets with a comprehensive line of outside-plant
environmental protection solutions for fiber, copper and wireless applications. Charles Fiber Distribution Points (CFDP),
Pedlock Pedestals, Fiber Flexibility Pedestals (CFFP), Fiber
Cross-Connects (CFXC), CATV/Broadband Pedestals and
Multi-Purpose Housings (CMPH) lead the industry in performance and value for nonmetallic buried distribution enclosures. Copper connectivity solutions include AdrenaLine DSL
Line Conditioners, Smart Coils and the High-Speed Voice and
Data Link (HVDL) System, which help deliver extended-reach
DSL to hard-to-reach subscribers. Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) are customizable metallic cabinets
that house multiplexers, fiber splice trays and other electronics
located at cell sites, strip malls, business parks and other OSP
applications. Founded in 1968, Charles is an ISO 9000- and
TL 9000-registered company with headquarters in Rolling
Meadows, Ill., and four U.S.-based manufacturing facilities.
Connexion Technologies
www.connexiontechnologies.net
Connexion Technologies customizes and manages state-ofthe-art communications networks in single-family, multifamily, high-rise, resort and hospitality properties nationwide. Its
award-winning networks optimize the communication experience and value of properties for residents and property owners,
creating A Better Connection. Connexion Technologies is not
a service provider; rather it selects and manages a portfolio of
providers that offer entertainment and communication applications, including the best in enhanced television, telephone,
Internet and other services over Connexion’s provider-neutral
networks. The company is based in Cary, N.C. It was established in 2002 and serves properties in 20 states. For more information, visit www.connexiontechnologies.net.
Corning Cable Systems
www.corningcablesystems.com
Booth #815
Corning Incorporated developed the first optical fiber for communications in 1970 and remains a world leader in specialty
glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing keystone components that enable high-technology systems. Corning Cable
Systems develops and manufactures optical cable, hardware
and equipment designed to make fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) deployments faster, easier, more reliable and more efficient. In 2007,
Corning introduced its innovative ClearCurve product suite,
based on bend-insensitive optical fiber, which solves historical
technical challenges for telecommunications carriers installing
fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in multidwelling units
(MDUs) and other complicated deployments.
Corning Cable Systems’ Evolant Solutions for Carrier Networks deliver tip-to-tip product and service offerings for FTTx,
CATV and wireless applications, with preconnectorized solutions revolutionizing the way FTTx networks are deployed.
Corning is by your side every step of the way, from support
programs to engineering and customer service.
Georgia Telecom Supply
www.gatelsupply.com
Georgia Telecom Supply
Inc. (GTSI) provides fiber
optic products for all OSP,
telecom closet and distribution applications. We would love to provide any fiber optic
products you need, including:
OSP products: aerial, buried, underground:
• Fiber optic cables: http://www.gatelsupply.com/index.cfm/
category/13/our-inventory.cfm
• Handholes
• Manholes
• Innerduct
• Conduits
• Poleline hardware
• Splice cases
• Route marking
• Testing and splicing equipment
Telecom closet and distribution products: indoor and outdoor:
• Cross-connect panels and housings
• Fiber jumpers and pigtails
Racks and wire management
GMP Tools
www.gmptools.com
Booth # 341
For more than 75 years,
General Machine Products Company Inc. (GMP) has been a
global provider of a wide range of products for the telecommu-
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nications, power utility and cable television industries and the
contractors who serve them. Product applications include the
placement of fiber optic, copper conductor and coaxial cable
both aerially and underground.
GMP aerial cable-lashing machines, Adams continuousduty winches and fiber optic cable pullers are accepted as the
industry standard. The complete line of GMP’s 1,100-plus
products also includes cable reels and aerial blocks, cable cutters, unique RJ plug-pressing tools, fiber optic cable-blowing
equipment and other specially designed tools for the data, telecommunications and power utility markets.
GMP has a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in
Trevose, Pa., in suburban Philadelphia, and a plant in Rutland, England (its CBS Products Ltd. unit). Both facilities are
equipped with a full complement of technologically advanced
machine tools operated by a well-trained team of craftspeople.
Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc.
www.hitachi-cta.com
Booth #633
Hitachi offers high-performance solutions for communications network service providers, including telcos, cable
TV operators, municipalities, utilities and real estate developers. Hitachi’s approach is to understand the business needs of
the service provider – how the operator will generate revenue
using applications supported by technology – and to develop
solutions that will provide the quickest path to positive ROI.
Hitachi’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) solutions include
EPON, DePON, MW-PON, GPON and RFoG technologies, the most complete portfolio from any vendor. In addition
to this broad range of access solutions, Hitachi offers optical
transport and wireless solutions for service providers.
To support revenue generation, Hitachi offers end-to-end
Source-to-Subscriber solutions that bundle services, applications and equipment to accelerate time to market for revenueproducing services. Through other Hitachi divisions, HCTA
can provide a wide range of solutions such as high-capacity
servers, HDTVs and projectors, digital whiteboards and medical imaging devices, all of which utilize the bandwidth provided by fiber optic networks.
Multicom
www.multicominc.com
Booth #623
QAM, 8VSB, ITU J.83 Annex
A and B – Have you looked at
a spec sheet for a new modulator lately? The industry is experiencing an upheaval of new terminology, applications and
technology. How do you keep pace? Here’s the good news: You
don’t have to.
Multicom has experienced sales engineers with a proven
track record of providing the product and service solutions that
you need, when you need them. With 13,000 products from
more than 270 of the world’s major manufacturers in stock,
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Multicom provides not only answers to today’s most challenging questions but also the products to implement even the most
sophisticated projects. Look to Multicom for reliable information, along with the products and experience to back it all up.
Multicom will also design your distribution system, provide a
completely priced bill of materials and then rack, balance, and
crate your headend for a complete plug-and-play solution.
Since 1982, Multicom has been a full-line stocking distributor and manufacturer of products used for the end-to-end integration of television, data, voice and security over fiber, coax
and copper. For competitively priced products and services,
call 1-800-423-2594, e-mail multicom@multicominc.com or
visit www.multicominc.com.
OFS
www.ofsoptics.com
Booth #315
OFS, a world-leading designer,
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manufacturer and supplier of
optical fiber products and solutions, can help to “fiber-connect
your community” with a high-performance FTTH portfolio
that includes well-known brands such as the comprehensive,
end-to-end FOX Solution (fiber optics to the X) and the ultrabend-insensitive EZ-Bend Optical Cables.
OFS’ innovative FTTH solutions help deliver fiber directly
to homes, businesses and MDUs and support high-quality revenue-generating services such as HDTV, online gaming and
video on demand that can increase ROI and property values.
OFS’ new ultra-bend-insensitive EZ-Bend Cables are the
ideal solution for MDU and in-home wiring applications and
can be deployed using the same simple practices and installation tools used for copper service cables. Other OFS solutions
include bend-optimized AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber, AllWave
FLEX Jumpers and Fanouts, and all-dry Fortex and AccuRibbon cables. OFS can also help optimize network designs with
its OptiCost FTTH Modeling services.
Quanta Services
www.quantaservices.
com
Booth #333
Quanta Services provides a dynamic scope of services to the
telecommunications industry, from inception to implementation to ongoing enhancements. Quanta’s experience in
broadband, telephony and data technologies coupled with its
inside- and outside-plant capabilities enables the company to
seamlessly handle all phases of a network’s life span.
Quanta takes telecom systems across the nation to the front
doorsteps of businesses, campuses and homes, through fields,
mountains, forests and towns large and small. From engineering, route selection and right-of-way procurement to trenching, installation, testing, product positioning and marketing,
Quanta’s scope of telecommunications network services covers
projects from start to finish.
Sponsors/Exhibitors
RVA LLC
www.rvallc.com
Booth #909
RVA LLC is recognized as the foremost authority on fiber to
the home in North America. The company conducts an annual study of FTTH providers and consumers for the FTTH
Council and produces reports for sale to the industry. RVA is
currently offering a report for vendors that provides a five-year
forecast of the industry and a report for providers that helps
make the case for local fiber. This report is especially useful for
developing broadband stimulus proposals.
RVA has a 25-year history of serving a variety of companies and organizations, ranging from Fortune 100 companies
to small start-ups.
Seikoh Giken
www.seikoh-giken.com
Booth #402
Seikoh Giken Company: Global Solutions in Optical Precision. Since its establishment in 1972, the Seikoh Giken Company continues to expand and build upon its core technologies:
precision micromachining and optical processing, devoting itself to providing products that meet and exceed market needs.
The Fiber Optic Products Division, with a foundation in
the precision processing technology, concentrates engineering
and management resources in the growing information industry – an industry poised for tremendous future growth with the
expansion of Internet usage and the increased amount of data
that now flows through the communications infrastructure.
Today, Seikoh Giken Company not only leverages its global
strength in worldwide marketing and distribution logistics but
also positions itself at the forefront of this fast-changing industry with innovative engineering and technical development
capabilities that will allow it to realize customer needs ahead
of its competitors.
Suttle
www.suttleonline.com
Booth #409
Founded in 1910, Suttle is widely accepted by the world’s largest
service providers as providing leading residential connectivity
solutions. The company’s high-quality products are backed by
best-in-class customer service, a 25-year warranty on certified
systems and a free online training program for CEDIA and
BICSI credit. An ISO 9001- and TL9000-registered communications company based in Hector, Minn., Suttle is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Communications Systems Inc., a publicly
traded company. For more information about Suttle or its family of products, visit www.suttleonline.com or call 800-8528662.
Total Access® 5000
Multi-service
Access Platform
Broadband you can build on: Innovative
solutions for Broadband stimulus projects.
Networks are being constructed for the sole purpose
of providing Broadband delivery for end users as
specified in the Broadband stimulus legislation.
The dominant traffic type has become data but the
ability to transport bandwidth-intensive services remains
the challenge for integrated architectures. The multiservice
capabilities of the ADTRAN® Total Access 5000, coupled
with the Total Access 300 Series ONT products, allow the
deployment of an advanced packet network infrastructure
that is capable of delivering a host of services including
voice, data, and video across a pure Ethernet core.
This scalable architecture allows carriers to use the
ADTRAN solutions to economically address both existing
and next-generation services while providing a seamless
path toward a converged network.
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Verizon Enhanced Communities
www.verizon.com/communities
Verizon Enhanced Communities is Verizon’s business unit
dedicated to serving single-family and multifamily residential,
mixed-use and commercial multitenant properties with broadband, video and advanced communications. Verizon’s fiberto-the-premises infrastructure delivers Verizon FiOS Internet,
TV and phone services over the most advanced all-fiber-optic
network obtainable. FiOS can help increase a property’s profitability and add to its long-term viability. Verizon makes it easy,
providing custom installation with dedicated management and
engineering teams and ongoing customer service. Learn how
to enhance the value of your community at www.verizon.com/
communities.
Walker and Associates
www.walkerfirst.com
Booth #641
Walker and Associates is a national distributor of network
products for broadband providers, including wireline, wireless,
CATV, government and enterprise network operators. Walk-
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er’s extensive range of products from more than 200 suppliers
facilitates carriers’ delivery of high-speed Internet, video, data
and voice services to residential, business and mobile users.
Walker supports technologies such as IP, VoIP, Ethernet,
fiber, FTTx, BLC, MSAP, optical multiplexing, routing, pointto-point wireless, point-to-multipoint wireless, wireless amplification and WiMAX. Additionally, Walker provides physical
plant products, including fiber/copper connectivity, power systems, indoor/outdoor enclosures and outside-plant products.
In addition to supplying basic material, Walker provides
network deployment services, including product engineering,
installation, systems integration and unsurpassed customer service. In an advisory capacity, Walker helps network designers
make wise product selection decisions for optimum network
performance, scale and operating cost. In a hands-on capacity,
Walker kits, integrates and installs products to help carriers
efficiently deploy networks.
Wiley Rein LLP Broadband Stimulus Team
www.wileyrein.com/broadband_stimulus
Wiley Rein has the resources and
expertise to help maximize an applicant’s opportunities to secure broadband funding under the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
With approximately 80 lawyers and
other professionals on staff, the firm
has the largest communications law
and policy practice in the country. The Wiley Rein team –
which includes former administrators of NTIA and RUS, former senior officials at the FCC and other experts with deep
knowledge of the ARRA, the relevant agencies and broadband
policies – enables the firm to cost-effectively gather information about program developments and implementation, rapidly
disseminate this information to our clients and incorporate the
information into strategies for individual projects.
Wiley Rein’s varied resources allow the firm to present an
applicant’s project in a manner that best incorporates the goals
of the ARRA and the criteria for agency review, prepare compelling grant applications and design effective mechanisms for
compliance with the terms of awarded grants or loans.
For more information, visit www.wileyrein.com/broadband_
stimulus.
Visit Broadband Properties
in Booth #307 at the
FTTH Conference in Houston
to find out more about any
of the companies featured
in these pages.
As a broadband services provider you require more than
the basics from your equipment suppliers. With nearly
40 years of telecommunications experience, Walker and
Associates combines expertise with twenty-first century
services to provide you innovative solutions. Offering
complete logistics services, full project management
and strategic manufacturer relationships, Walker can
transform your network vision into reality.
www.walkerfirst.com
info@walkerfirst.com 800.WALKER1
Walker and Associates is ready to assist you in responding to
opportunities presented within the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009. As you position yourself for
grants and loans available through NTIA and USDA/RUS,
Walker is committed to services, professional certifications,
manufacturer relationships and network strategies that
prepare its customers for the greatest possible success.
Contact us today to learn more about our Broadband
Stimulus Funds Readiness Initiatives.
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Visit Walker in Booth 641 at FTTH
Council Expo 2009 to learn how you
can manage costs, rapidly deploy
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News from Featured Exhibitors
ADC
Building Broadband Infrastructure in Rural America
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
calls for more than $7 billion in expenditures on rural broadband infrastructure. This is a huge opportunity for carriers to
extend broadband services to customers in rural areas. To make
the most of this opportunity, carriers will need a broad range
of network solutions that optimize broadband service delivery
while minimizing costs.
The specific infrastructure solutions chosen will vary based
on factors such as service provider type, available resources,
presence of existing infrastructure (brownfield/greenfield),
geography/topography and building/population density. The
good news is that carriers and other service providers have
many available options in deploying rural broadband networks,
including fiber-based, high-speed wireless and DSL solutions.
Fiber to the premises (FTTP) is the ultimate choice for supporting the bandwidth required for advanced services because
it offers the greatest scalability. Using today’s passive optical
networking (PON) technologies, carriers can cost-effectively
deliver 100 Mbps and more to each business and residential
customer. Carriers continue to recognize that without the high
capacity that fiber can deliver, the volumes of broadband that
are necessary to offer essential services can’t make their way
into customers’ enterprises and living rooms, much less onto
mobile devices.
To meet these demands, carriers must continue to upgrade
their networks to fiber to deliver high-bandwidth experiences. Always-on connectivity and bandwidth-intensive business
applications and mobile entertainment services are bogging
down traditional networks. As more people rely on these services to manage their businesses and lives, carriers are finding
themselves at a tipping point – upgrade their networks or lose
competitive ground.
Most major cities, even in rural states, are situated on fiber rings that have the potential to make FTTx deployments
a cost-effective reality. Thousands of miles of fiber lines have
been installed along rights-of-way across the country, and this
infrastructure is being used to deliver broadband-level capacity
from the central office to the customer premises, whether for
businesses or residences, including single-dwelling or multidwelling units. For the thousands of locations in America without access to nearby fiber rings, carriers can extend advanced
services via DSL (where existing infrastructure permits) or via
emerging 4G wireless technologies such as WiMAX and LTE
that can deliver per-customer bandwidth of several or even
dozens of megabits per second.
To ensure rapid, trouble-free and cost-effective deployment
of broadband services in rural areas, carriers will want to partner with vendors who support the requirements for broadband
services funding under the ARRA. Infrastructure partners
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should have a broad portfolio of RUS-listed fiber, DSL and
digital wireless solutions that can be rapidly and cost-effectively deployed and support an easy migration to next-generation networks. Today, carriers must not only upgrade their
networks to deliver on customers’ demands but also to set the
stage to meet their increasing demands for dynamic broadband
applications and services in the future. For more information,
see www.adc.com.
AMT
Advanced Media Technologies
Launches Integration Division
AMT (www.amt.com) is proud to welcome Juan Carlos
Marchesini as director of the Systems Integration Division. He
brings more than 25 years of technical and management experience to AMT, combining a broad range of technical planning, integration and field expertise with specific focus on the
CATV and telco fields. In his new role, Marchesini will be
responsible for all aspects of the company’s technical support,
including engineering and installation services. “I’m very excited with the possibilities of AMT. They have concentrated
their efforts on offering the best products and most advanced
technologies to their customers, and I believe the company is
well positioned to take the concept of system integration to the
highest level. AMT has a group of remarkable sales associates
with a deep knowledge of the different products being distributed by the company. When combined with my field expertise,
we are in an excellent position to provide the best service and
solutions to our customers,” he remarks.
AMT now raises its commitment to unsurpassed quality to
a new level, providing state-of-the-art solutions with uncompromising standards of performance, reliability and a dedication to service that have long differentiated it in the CATV and
telco IPTV industries. The company will provide a complete
suite of services, including turnkey solutions for digital headend and CMTS deployments as well as VoD and ad-insertion
installations. As part of its value-added commitment to its customers, AMT is investing heavily in technical support, offering a complete portfolio featuring both pre-sales and post-sales
support. In terms of pre-sales support, the System Integration
Division will work closely with the sales team, ensuring that
products recommended for a solution are those that best meet
the customer’s needs as well as solving any compatibility issues
and possible system integration challenges.
At the post-sales level, AMT engineers will work to isolate
and identify problems with hardware and software, offering
quick and efficient solutions. Customers will have access to
a wide array of leading products and engineering services to
make new deployments less complicated and more successful.
For more information on AMT products and engineering services, please visit www.amt.com.
NEWS
AT&T
AT&T and The Broadway San Antonio Sign
Agreement for New Fiber-to-the-Node Network
Launching AT&T’s newest fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) network development for a multiple-dwelling community in the
region, The Broadway San Antonio, the city’s most anticipated
high-rise residential address, along with AT&T (www.att.com/
communities), announced the signing of an AT&T Connected
Communities agreement. This agreement will bring cuttingedge, fiber-based AT&T U-verse TV, U-verse High Speed
Internet and U-verse Voice services to The Broadway – San
Antonio homeowners.
The agreement with The Broadway San Antonio is part
of the AT&T Connected Communities program, a strategic
marketing initiative between AT&T and regional or national
single-family home builders, developers, real estate investment
trusts, apartment ownership and management groups and homeowners associations to provide next-generation communications and entertainment solutions to residents.
Scheduled for opening in early 2010 at Broadway and Hildebrand Avenue, The Broadway San Antonio is a 20-story exclusive residential high-rise with resort amenities and services
that will be the pinnacle of luxury world-class living in San Antonio. Residents will connect to AT&T’s advanced fiber network for access to an array of data and voice services. AT&T
also will provide high-speed wireless service in The Broadway’s
executive conference center, media lounge, outdoor resort deck,
pool and other common areas at no extra charge.
“The Broadway San Antonio will be a premier luxury residence with an unmatched lifestyle of sophistication, convenience and the latest technology,” says Bart Koontz, developer
of The Broadway San Antonio. “We wanted to provide an array of the finest products to meet the demands of our buyers.
Thanks to the arrangement with AT&T, these state-of-the-art
fiber-based services will complement the incredible amenities
and services of the building and will help set the standard for
high-rise living in this area.”
“We’re thrilled to offer residents of The Broadway San Antonio fully networked homes from the moment they move in,”
says Rick Hubbard, vice president of AT&T Connected Communities. “This agreement in San Antonio is part of a greater
nationwide initiative to help equip residents with the technology and service they need and expect in today’s digital world.
This development truly speaks to Texas leaders’ commitment
to community development and technological progress.”
Calix
Calix Introduces Four New ONTs Optimized for
Mobile Backhaul, MDUs and Business Services
Calix (www.calix.com), the largest communications equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for broadband
service delivery, has announced the availability of four new
optical network terminals (ONTs), expanding the industry’s
leading portfolio of fiber-based
solutions to 24 distinct ONT
models optimized for unique
service provider deployment
scenarios. The Calix 763GX,
765G-R, 766GX and 766GX-R
each allow service providers to
take advantage of new revenue
opportunities in strategic and
growing application segments
within the FTTP market.
Applications such as mobile
backhaul, multiple-dwelling-unit (MDU) services and small
and medium business (SMB) deployments are emerging as large
revenue opportunities that often complement typical residential FTTP networks. A recently published New Paradigm Resources Group (NPRG) report found that there were more than
250,000 cell towers in North America yet less than 16 percent
of them were fiber fed. The advent of 3G and 4G technologies
and bandwidth requirements are expected to increase this figure
by 34 percent in the next four years. In addition, there are an
estimated 5 million MDUs and 5 million small and mediumsized businesses in North America, opening additional areas for
natural fiber expansion.
“These four new ONTs provide our customers with unparalleled flexibility in deploying FTTP networks,” says Kevin
Pope, senior vice president of product development. “As the
demand for bandwidth continues to grow in both residential
and business environments, and as service providers seek new
opportunities to capitalize on their fiber infrastructure, specialized applications such as mobile backhaul and support for
MDUs become critical to meeting community needs as well
as enhancing the FTTP business case. Our extensive portfolio
of ONTs means that service providers seeking to address these
needs aren’t trying to fit a square peg in a round hole – they are
leveraging the optimal form factor and feature set to meet the
real requirements for any deployment scenario.”
Each of the four ONTs is optimized for specific applications. Details on each product follow:
• The 763GX is best suited for MDU deployment and is the
first Calix MDU-focused ONT to support an integrated
SCTE RFOG micronode. Ideal for traditional and mixeduse buildings, the MEF-certified 763GX can support both
GPON and AE modes and deliver eight Gigabit Ethernet
(GE), eight POTS and eight RF ports with support up to
1 GHz. Via the RFoG micronode, each RF port supports
high-end interactive video features such as video on demand while leveraging existing cable infrastructure.
• The 765G-R is a rack-mounted version of the widely deployed
765G ONT. With eight POTS, four GE, four T1, four RF
video and one high-powered RF video ports, the 765G-R
is ideally suited for the broad requirements of small and
medium-sized businesses and business parks. With a small
1.5 RU form factor, the 765-R fits easily in space-constrained collocation cages and huts and offers both 48- and
24-volt powering options.
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• The 766GX and 766GX-R ONTs are optimized for mobile
backhaul and are the first Calix ONTs with integrated support for standards-based pseudowire emulation edge-to-edge
(PWE3) technology. At cell towers, PWE3 provides service
providers with ideal flexibility, emulating T1 reliability with
the efficiency of Ethernet. The 766GX and 766GX-R are
equipped with eight T1, four GE and eight POTS ports,
as well as support for 24-volt powering. Designed to meet
the strict performance criteria imposed by mobile service
providers, all 700GX ONTs are MEF certified.
These latest ONTs continue the unrivaled breadth and excellence of the Calix P-series portfolio:
• The Calix 760 line of GPON ONTs is the world’s most
widely deployed line of MDU, business services, and mobile backhaul ONTs (Dell’Oro Group, August 2009).
• The Calix 700GX family of ONTs is the only line of ONTs
in the industry to support both active Ethernet and GPON
from one product. The line features the industry’s only auto-detect technology, allowing service providers to switch
from one technology to the other with ease.
• Calix is firmly committed to the standards bodies, as the
700GX family of ONTs is MEF certified. Calix is also an
active participant in FSAN interoperability testing.
• Each ONT is managed by the Calix Management System
(CMS), which provides a single network view and a com-
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Charles Industries
Charles Industries Introduces Full Line
Of Osp Cabinets for Remote Copper and
Fiber Deployments
Charles Industries Ltd. (www.charlesindustries.com), a leading provider of outside-plant innovations for communications
service providers, has introduced a new line of compact, environmentally protected cabinets for remote copper and fiber applications at cell sites, business parks, automatic meter reading
locations and other outside-plant deployments. Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) are designed to house
a variety of communications equipment and are prewired to
users’ power, protection and physical interface requirements.
CUBE cabinets are constructed from 1/8-inch aluminum
with a powder-coated finish for superior performance in all outside-plant environments. Locking doors and rubber gasket seals
shelter interior equipment from the elements, corrosion and vandalism. CUBE cabinets are compact and lightweight for easy installation and may be mounted on a wall, a post or an H-frame.
Designed for easy access, CUBE cabinets feature swingout doors with locking hinges that keep the door in an open
position, which offers hands-free convenience for technicians.
CUBE cabinets are available in multiple configurations, allowing internal equipment to be rack mounted or vertically
mounted to cabinet walls. CUBE cabinets can house multiplexers and other electronics equipment, as well as splice trays
and cable slack. Their flexible design makes them suitable for
many applications, including cell sites, enclosure consolidation, T1 extension, remote equipment deployments, automatic
meter reading and adjuncts to space-exhausted enclosures.
Dave Schwass, senior product nanager for the CUBE product
line, says, “CUBE cabinets are really designed hand in hand
with the customer. Charles brings added value to the cabinet
market by designing a customized solution to the customer’s
unique application. This allows service providers to save time
and money in the field by having a solution that fits seamlessly
into their network and is easy to install with minimal labor.”
Many powering, protection and physical interface options
allow service providers to customize CUBE cabinets for their
specific applications. CUBE cabinets are available with AC or
DC powering and with battery backup options. Other options
include wiring harnesses, surge protection, protector block interfaces, heat exchangers, cooling fans, solar shielding, venting
and prestubbed cable types and lengths.
Connexion Technologies
Connexion Technologies Breaks Top 100
of the Inc. 500
Inc. magazine ranked Connexion Technologies (www.connex
iontechnologies.net) as number 84 on its 28th annual Inc. 500,
an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private
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companies. The magazine also ranked Connexion as number
four among telecommunications companies and as the highest rated company in North Carolina. The list represents the
most comprehensive look at the most important segment of
the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs.
Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members
of the Inc. 500.
“If you want to know which companies are going to change
the world, look at the Inc. 500,” says Inc. editor Jane Berentson. “These are the most dynamic, fast-growth companies in
the nation, the ones finding innovative solutions to problems,
creating smart systems and inventing products we soon discover we can’t live without.”
Connexion Technologies has grown tremendously in the past
three years, enhancing its network to increase bandwidth as well
as expanding to reach new areas of the housing market, including multifamily, existing properties and manufactured housing.
The companies on this year’s list are also responsible for creating more than 55,000 jobs since their founding, making the
Inc. 500 perhaps the best example of the impact private, fastgrowing companies can have on the overall U.S. economy.
GMP Tools
New Sidewinder Trailer-Mounted F.O. Puller Provides
Controlled Force to Place Telecommunication Cables
Over Longer Distances
General Machine Products
Company Inc. (GMP, www.
gmptools.com) of Trevose,
Pa., is pleased to introduce
the Sidewinder TrailerMounted Fiber Optic Puller.
The Sidewinder was designed
to exceed the requirements
for installing telecommunication cables, employing a single
32-inch (813 mm) diameter capstan to provide a controlled
force to the pulling of rope or tape. The unit can be used as an
end-puller, or it can be placed at the midpoint of a section to
assist the pull, thus enabling longer pulls to be achieved.
The Sidewinder has a rope/tape take-up drum, which is
driven independently by a hydraulic motor. The take-up drum
has a detachable side, which allows removal of rope or tape
in a tidy coil. The drum can be declutched from the drive to
allow rope or tape to be pulled out manually when it is being
threaded into a duct system.
The Sidewinder weighs 1,400 pounds (635 kg) and is powered by a commercial-grade Honda GX390 gasoline engine
that drives fixed-displacement, tandem-mounted, hydraulic
pumps. The pumps are attached to the engine via a bell housing and flexible coupling. One pump powers the hydraulic motor through an in-line, planetary gearbox connected to the capstan. The second pump drives the rope take-up drum through
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a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic oil tank is fitted with double
filtration protection, sight glass and filler/breather.
The pulling tension is displayed on a dial gauge, allowing
the operator to monitor the pull. Tension is adjustable from 0
to 1100 pounds (500 kg), with maximum pulling speeds up to
200 feet (60 m) per minute. The winch will stop pulling at the
selected tension without stopping the engine, thereby protecting the cable. The device is built on a robust steel chassis. The
trailer equipment complies with DOT standards, and features
a single axle and telescopic jockey wheel. A standard pickup
truck can easily pull the unit.
Multicom
125% Gain in Real Estate From Using 2mm
Fiber Optic Jumpers
How often does limited space
or a tight bend interfere with
negotiating a bundle of fiber optic cable? The typical
2-inch fiber guide system or
raceway can support up to
160 standard 3 mm fiber optic
cables, but when 2 mm cables
are used without unnecessary
jacket thickness, the same fiber guide can accommodate 360
cables. That’s a 125 percent increase in real estate, allowing for
200 more cables over the same fiber guide.
In situations where micrometers matter and there is no degradation in signal strength, it makes sense to take advantage of the
smallest-diameter fiber optic jumpers and pigtails on the market.
Multicom, a manufacturer and full-line stocking distributor, is
now stocking a full complement of 2 mm fiber optic passives
whose main component is Corning optical fiber. From design
through implementation, Multicom has all the headEND2ENDuser application solutions anyone needs – under one roof.
OFS
OFS Announces General Availability of EZ-Bend Cables
and Cable Assemblies
OFS (www.ofsoptics.com), a
world-leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fiber solutions, recently
announced the commercial
availability of its ultra-bendinsensitive EZ-Bend optical
cables and assemblies following successful field trials with
multiple independent carriers.
Supporting multiple dwelling unit (MDU) and in-home wiring applications, EZ-Bend cables address the critical need to
speed and simplify installations by allowing optical drop cables
to be bent and routed in ways never before feasible.
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“Since announcing this revolutionary technology development last year, we have received great interest from new and existing customers,” says William Kloss, executive vice president
of marketing and sales for North America and CALA. “With
EZ-Bend cables and assemblies, our customers can reduce costs
and improve the performance of fiber to the MDU and residence
by providing simple, easy-to-install, backward-compatible optical connection to the subscriber while delivering reliable, secure, high-speed Internet and higher-quality, high-bandwidth
applications, including HD IPTV, telemedicine and HD video
downloads. These EZ-Bend cables are the first to provide such
performance using a solid glass fiber construction.”
OFS sees this new cabling solution as groundbreaking for
the industry because it can conform to building contours and
be stapled around sharp corners, utilizing existing copper service cable installation tools. The bending loss performance of
the patent-pending EZ-Bend Technology is up to 500 times
better than conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) and similar
cables under the tight bends routinely encountered in MDU
and residence installations.
EZ-Bend, a breakthrough from OFS Labs, provides <0.1
dB/turn bending loss performance at 1550 nm, using solid glass
fiber construction while being fully splice- and performancecompatible with typical installed fibers. The solid glass construction of EZ-Bend Technology fiber enables the use of conventional fusion splicing equipment, conventional connector
mounting and conventional connector cleaning processes and
avoids some compatibility pitfalls of hole-assisted and nanostructured fibers. A robust patent-pending optical cable design
helps protect the optical fiber from being kinked or crushed.
EZ-Bend cables are available in 4.8-mm and 3.0-mm diameter ruggedized simplex cordages as indoor/outdoor, riser,
plenum or low-smoke, zero halogen constructions. Backward
compatible with installed G.652D fibers, they are also available as boxed cable for splicing that can be easily managed
by a single technician. EZ-Bend 4.8 indoor/outdoor cable is
especially advantageous because it utilizes UV- and fungusresistant jacketing and has a dry water-blocked core to protect
against water ingress, making it ideal for speedy installations.
For a live demo featuring the innovative EZ-Bend 4.8 indoor/
outdoor cable, please visit OFS at booth #315 at the FTTH
Conference 2009 in Houston, Texas.
RVA LLC
RVA Report Assists Stimulus-Funding Applicants
RVA LLC (www.rvallc.com), the industry leader in FTTH
market research, has published a new report designed to assist
companies developing BTOP or BIP stimulus-related proposals using fiber-to-the-home technology. According to Michael
Render, president of RVA, “There is really very little opportunity in the proposal application to make your project stand out.
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RVA’s ‘FTTH Impact & Viability: Local Case for Fiber’ report
can provide the powerful and compelling data and graphics
needed to refine and support a specific project and help move
it to the top of the stack.” He says the report is based on the
actual experiences of hundreds of FTTH projects since the beginning of the FTTH industry.
Render will speak on the subject at the North American
FTTH Conference in Houston on September 29.
Seikoh Giken
Seikoh Giken HandiMate
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Seikoh Giken USA Inc.
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Fiber Optic Products Division announces the newest
addition to its TechMate
line of optical connector cleaning and restoration products. A
pocket-sized, fully contained cleaning tool, the HandiMate
cleaner provides a simple, foolproof method for removing all
types of oils, dust and debris from optical connector endfaces.
The compact, palm-sized HandiMate is the simplest, most
economical cleaning tool currently on the market for both field
installation and in bench-top laboratories requiring optimum
performance for critical applications.
The patented Slide-Guide feature accommodates both 2.5
mm (FC, SC, ST) and 1.25 mm (LC, MU) ceramic ferrules
and allows the user to properly align both PC polished and
APC angle polished optical connectors for maximum cleaning
of the critical fiber core.
Because it uses a proprietary, nonwoven microfiber, the
HandiMate can be operated as both a dry cleaner for light
dust and lint and as a wet cleaner for dried-on salts and alcohol
residue. The cleaning tape advances each time the Slide-Guide
is activated, further simplifying the field operation. A small
window on the side of the tool indicates when the tape is finished, at around 500 or more applications. The body of the
HandiMate is made of an antistatic material, which allows the
tool to be used in bench-top applications where ESD compliance is required. Priced from $37.50 each in 10-piece master
packs, the HandiMate may be ordered directly from the factory or through one of Seikoh Giken’s distribution partners.
Suttle
Suttle Expands US Operations
Suttle (www.suttleonline.com and www.suttlesoho.com) proudly announced that it recently completed a new facility in Hector,
Minn., to produce its line of SOHO Access structured wiring
enclosures and many of its SpeedStar jacks and plates.
Over the past five years, Suttle has grown from a niche
player in the structured wiring market to one of the industry’s
largest sellers of residential voice, data and video networking
gear, according to the latest Consumer Electronics Association
market research study. In addition to allowing Suttle to hold
prices steady, the new facility also allows the company to sub-
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and reduce its carbon footprint.
“We’re excited to reinvigorate our manufacturing operations with this investment and build on our commitment to
our customers, employees, the local community and our stakeholders,” says Bruce Blackwood, vice president and general
manager of Suttle. “In the current economy, we’re proud to be
able to invest in our continued growth.”
In addition to new machines, Suttle has added nearly
20,000 square feet, nearly doubling its total in-house manufacturing space.
Verizon Enhanced Communities
Verizon Begins Deploying Indoor Optical
Network Terminals
As a pioneer in the development of fiber-to-the-premises technology, Verizon (www.verizon.com/communities) has broken
new ground again by initiating the development of new, much
smaller optical network terminals (ONTs) that it has begun to
deploy at new FiOS installations in apartment complexes.
The new ONTs, about the size of a basic home router, take
up a minimum amount of space in an apartment – they can be
placed under desks or on shelves – and simplify the installation
of Verizon FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. The electronic
devices link Verizon’s fiber-optic network to the wiring inside a
customer’s home and convert light pulses into electromagnetic
signals that are fed to the broadband home router and TV settop boxes that provide the FiOS TV and broadband services.
One of the two new devices, the Alcatel-Lucent I-21 1M-K
indoor ONT, measures just 1.25 inches high, 8.5 inches wide
and 5.5 inches deep. The other device, the Motorola ONT
1000 GTI indoor ONT, is slightly larger.
“Space is a precious commodity in apartment buildings,
and these new, smaller ONTs were specifically designed with
that in mind,” says Eric Cevis, vice president of Verizon Enhanced Communities, the Verizon business unit that markets
and sells communications, broadband and entertainment services to single-family communities, multiple-dwelling-unit
(MDU)communities and small and medium commercial sites.
“We’ve downsized the equipment and minimized the hassles
for property owners, making FiOS an even more attractive service offering for residents of multidwelling units.”
The two versions of the smaller ONTs are being deployed
in parts of the New York, Southern California and Tampa Bay
markets. Alcatel and Motorola developed the equipment based
on Verizon specifications. The ONTs are being exhaustively
tested in product development laboratories and in customers’
homes and have the potential to be a powerful addition to the
FiOS experience.
According to Vincent O’Byrne, technology director at Verizon’s product and technology development labs in Waltham,
Mass., the new ONTs were designed to meet a challenging set
of specifications and were developed to better serve the MDU
market. “Building owners and residents alike will appreciate
the simplicity these new ONTs bring to the installation and use
of FiOS services,” he says. “By running fiber from the point of
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entry to the new, smaller ONTs, installers can make fewer runs
of coaxial and computer cables. As a result, the whole installation experience will be cleaner and simpler for the customers.”
(Note: To see a video that shows how Verizon deploys its
FiOS service in multiple-dwelling units and the smaller ONT,
visit http://verizon.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=36860.)
Cevis says, “FiOS customers in MDUs are the beneficiaries
of our passion to continually push the technology that supports
our fiber-to-the-home initiative. We’re confident that building
owners, condo boards and residents alike will appreciate this
innovation.”
Walker and Associates
Walker to Acquire Assets of Windstream Supply
Walker and Associates Inc., a prominent woman-owned national distributor of telecommunications products and network deployment services based in Welcome, N.C., has agreed
to purchase the nonaffiliate operating assets of Windstream
Supply LLC, a subsidiary of Windstream Corporation, based
in Little Rock, Ark. The purchase will include the hiring of
Windstream Supply’s sales and marketing staff and inventories necessary to support Windstream’s substantial nonaffiliate
(non-Windstream telephone company) customers. In addition
to its existing operations in Welcome and Winston-Salem,
N.C., Walker will operate a satellite sales and marketing of-
fice in Alpharetta, Ga., which is the current location of the
acquired Windstream functions.
Following the transaction, Walker will be one of the nation’s largest services-oriented, telecommunications products
distributors, with more than 2,000 customers and more than
200 manufacturer relationships. Walker’s customers will include incumbent broadband providers, wireless broadband
providers, cable operators, competitive broadband providers,
government entities, installation contractors and value-added
resellers. Windstream Corporation will retain product procurement and warehouse facilities necessary to service Windstream telephone company properties.
Virginia Walker, CEO of Walker, says, “This great addition
will provide Walker with helpful market diversity and experienced sales reach. It also expands our opportunity to provide
our valuable network deployment services to more carrier and
enterprise customers.” Mark Walker, president of Walker, adds,
“This purchase extends our sales reach and provides us with desirable market diversification. Walker will have a broader range
of customers, large and small, who can benefit from our robust
suite of product deployment services.”
“This transaction provides a better strategic path for our
supply business and allows Windstream to focus on our core
communications business,” adds Brent Whittington, chief operating officer for Windstream.
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3M Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721
A-D Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811
ADC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415, 925
Adesta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
ADTRAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
AFL Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
Alcatel-Lucent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 113
ALL SYSTEMS BROADBAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Allied Telesis Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
Alpha Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627
America ILSINTECH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940
AOC Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
BEC Technologies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Bktel Communications GmbH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Broadband Properties Magazine. . . . . . . 307
Brocade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Cable Services Co. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Calix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Carina Technology, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640
Charles Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
Clearfield Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407, 506
CommScope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Communications Technology Access Intelligence LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907
CopperGate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
Corning Cable Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815
Draka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
DSM Desotech Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727
EchoStar Technologies LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726
Emerson Network Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Enablence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
ETA International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808
ETI Software Solutions Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
EXFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Fiber Instrument Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905
Finley Engineering Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816
FTTH Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310, 929
General Machine Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
GM PLAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Graybar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713
Great Lakes Data Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
GS Battery USA Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Harmonic Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722
HIEN Electric Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Hitachi Communication
Technologies America Inc.. . . . . . . . 633
Huawei Technologies (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
i-on-this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710
IPG Photonics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
JDSU Uniphase Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717
KGP Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
LG-Nortel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Loda Data Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825
Martin Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400
MasTec North America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724
Michels Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Montclair Fiber Optics, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Motorola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401, 109
Multicom Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623
Multilink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705
Nebula Manufacturing, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
NEC Corporation of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
NetDigital Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Occam Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
OFC/NFOEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904
OFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Oldcastle Precast Enclosure Solutions. . . . . 332
OPASTCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Optelian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
OSP Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906
Pencell Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810
Phoenix Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826
Photop Technologies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821
Plumettaz S.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
Power & Telephone Supply Company . . . . . 543
Preformed Line Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805
Prysmian Cables & Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704
Quanta Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Quazite (Hubbell Lenoir City) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Rocky Mountain West Telecom. . . . . . . . . . . . 841
RVA Market Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909
S&N Communications Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814
SDT Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711
Seikoh Giken USA Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402
SENKO Advanced Components Inc. . . . . . . . 709
Sherman & Reilly Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917
Sterlite Technologies Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609
Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. . . . . . . . . . . . . 834
Superior Essex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
Suttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409
TANDBERG Television,
a part of the Ericsson Group. . . . . . . . . 229
Telco Systems Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733
Tellabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605
The Light Brigade Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
The National Telco Television Consortium. 833
Titan Photonics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Tyco Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441
UniTekUSA LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708
Vitex LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Walker and Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641
William Frick & Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Yokogawa Corporation of America. . . . . . . . 323
Zhone Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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Exclusive BBP
Tear-Out Compact Schedule
Featured speakers in red
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Registration
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
6:30 am-6:30 pm
Registration
7:00 am-8:00 am
Breakfast/Poster Sessions
8:00 am-8:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design,
Construction and Management
Best Practices: Using GIS to Study, Design and Operate FTTP
Systems by Scott Bowles – Spectrum Engineering
8:00 am-8:45 am
Track Session – New Technology
Monetizing FTTH Networks With New Services/Video Over FTTH
– A Quick Tour by Mark Carpenter and Jim Farmer – Enablence
8:00 am-8:45 am
Track Session – Spanish Language Track
Proyecto Benedictinos – Telefonica Chile Trial
by Pedro Octavio Hidalgo Vergara – Telefonica Chile
8:00 am-8:45 am
Small Form Factor Outdoor Drop Cable
by Matt Fitzgerald – Corning Cable Systems
8:00 am-8:45 am
Track Session – Success Stories
A Tale of Two Scenarios – Rural and Edge FTTH Strategies for
Broadband Operators
by Timothy Templeton – Sunflower Broadband
FTTH & IPTV – Customer Premise Lessons Learned
by Jerry Weber – Martin Group Inc.
9:00 am-9:45 am
Prácticas de Construcción Dentro de Unidades Multiples de
Vivienda by Sergio Ruiz – ADC, Iberoamérica
9:00 am-9:45 am
Track Session – Finance and Regulatory
Annual Review of Key Legal Issues Surrounding Fiber Projects
by Jim Baller – Baller Herbst Law Group
9:00 am-9:45 am
Comparative Views of Optical Access Technologies
by Jim Farmer and Kevin Bourg – Enablence
9:00 am-10:45 am Panel Discussion: Community Network Progress
Moderator: John George – OFS
Panelists: Paul Elswick – Sunset Digital Communications
Terry Huval – Lafayette Utility Systems
Kris Ward – ATMC
Trae Russell – EATEL
Fiber Inspection and Cleaning Best Practices to Ensure Network
Performance by Matt Brown – JDSU
Efficient FTTx Installation and Maintenance Regardless of LastMile Architecture by David Rerko – JDSU
10:00 am-10:45 am Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues
The Business Case for Fiber, Bundled Services and Applications
by Patrick Sims – ADC
10:00 am-10:45 am Track Session – New Technology
Mechanical Splice With Keyed Angle Cleave Fibers
by Donald Larson – 3M
10:45 am-11:00 am Break
Construction Practices Within the Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU)
by Doug Ellens – ADC
Harnessing the All-Fiber Access Solution, MSO Style
by Mark Conner – Corning Cable Systems
11:00 am-11:45 am Track Session – New Technology
All-Fiber MDUs: Spooled Pre-Terminated Components or
Fusion-Spliced Terminations?
by Mario Simard and Jeff Woodlief – EXFO
11:00 am-11:45 am Track Session – Finance and Regulatory
Case Studies of FTTH Projects Submitted for Broadband Stimulus Funds by Geoff Burke – Calix
11:45 am-1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm-2:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design,
Accelerated Systemwide FTTH Buildout for a Rural Telecommunications Cooperative
by George Wyatt – Palmetto Engineering & Consulting LLC
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues
Building FTTH Revenues Via the Set-top Box
by Phillip Lonigro – Amino Communications
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Track Session – Portuguese Language Track
Supervisão de Redes Ópticas Passivas (PON) – Uma Experiéncia
Brasileira by Paulo José Pereira Curado – CPqD Brasil
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Optimizing PONs for 10 Gigabits – and Beyond
by John George – OFS
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Lessons Learned After Building and Operating Two Municipal
FTTH Systems by Raymond Buzzard – Tullahoma Utilities Board
2:00 pm-2:15 pm
Break
How to Prepare Your Network for the Next 20 Years
by Dean Mischke, P.E. – Finley Engineering
Deploying RFoG: Putting It All Together from Headend to OSP
by John Homsey – Hitachi Communication Technologies
America Inc.
Rural Broadband – Deploying Stimulus Funding in Rural Areas
With FTTH by David Stallworth – OFS
2:15 pm-3:00 pm
The Energy Play – Bridging the Gap Between Telcos and Utilities
by Mike Smalley – Carina Technology Inc.
2:15 pm-3:00 pm
Simplifying RFoG Networks With a Two-Way EDFA
by Mark Cannata – IPG Photonics
3:00 pm-8:00 pm
EXPO Grand Opening & Reception
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
7:00 am-5:00 pm
Registration
7:00 am-8:00 am
Breakfast/Poster Sessions
8:00 am-10:00 am Opening General Session
Keynote Speaker Richard Lynch –
Verizon Communications
Latin American Keynote Speaker – Gustavo Welkner –
GTD Manquehue S.A.
FTTH Council Awards/6th Annual FTTXcellence Awards
10:00 am-10:15 am Break
10:15 am-11:15 am Panel Discussion: Large Carrier Perspectives
Moderator: Michael D Genovese – Corning Cable Systems
Panelists: Zeinal Abedin Mahomed Bava – Portugal Telecom
Loren V. Sprouse – CenturyLink Corporation
Ian Williams – Telus
11:30 am-3:30 pm EXPO Hall Open
11:30 am-1:00 pm Lunch in EXPO Hall
3:15 pm-4:45 pm
Panel Discussion: MDU Considerations
Moderator: Trevor Smith – ADC
Panelists: José Luis Novoa Lozano – Telefónica Espaňa
Kevin Berrett – TDS Telecommunications Corporation
Lance Smith – Windstream Communications
Kevin Smith – Verizon Communications
Building Rural America With FTTH
by Donald Gall – Pulse Broadband
10 Steps to FTTH Savings by Steve Klein – Allied Telesis
3:15 pm-4:00 pm
Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues
Broadband in Indian Country: Bringing Telecommunications to
the Reservation by Marsha Spellman and Adam Haas –
Converge Communications
3:15 pm-4:00 pm
Improving FTTH Efficiency: Happier Customers at a Lower Cost
by Ryan Elswick – Sunset Digital Communications
4:00 pm-4:15 pm
Break
4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues
Revenue Generating Broadband Deployments for the Long Haul
by Russ Sharer – Occam Netorks
4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Financial Stimulus
Current Topics in Telecom Regulation and Legislation
by Tom Cohen – Kelley, Drye and Warren LLP
4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – New Technology
10G GPON vs. 10G EPON by Craig Pasek – Motorola
4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Finance and Regulatory
Wired Community Transactions in a New Economic and
Regulatory Environment
by Lawrence Freedman – Fleischman and Harding LLP
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
7:00 am-4:00 pm
Registration
7:00 am-8:00 am
Breakfast
8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Advanced Network Design,
GIS-Enabled Network Monitoring and Work Management
System by Will Aycock and Chris Beisner– Greenlight Cable
Internet and Phone
8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Advanced Network Design,
Maximize Savings on FTTH Residential Deployments
by Peter Galyas and Peter Nilsson – Tilgin IPRG
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8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Portuguese Language Track
“PT: Líder em Portugal no Desenvolvimento de Redes em
Fibra Óptica” by Zeinal Abedin Mahomed Bava –
Portugal Telecom SGPS
8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session -New Technology
Cable’s FTTH Opportunity – RFoG ROI in Rural Environments
by Shridhar Kulkarni – Aurora Networks
8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Finance and Regulatory
Stimulus Grant Strategies 101 by Kevin Krufky – Alcatel-Lucent
Yes, We Can … Profitably Monitor and Manage Fiber Networks
by Jim Diestel – Calient Networks
9:00 am-9:45 am
MDU Challenges
by José Luis Novoa Lozano – Telefónica de Espaňa
9:00 am-9:45 am
Open Access Networks: Why They Work
by Andrew Cohill – Design Nine Inc.
9:00 am-9:45 am
The Trend Toward Desktop ONTs for MDUs
by Bhavani Rao – Alcatel-Lucent
9:00 am-9:45 am
FTTH – Building a Sustainable Future
by Hartwig Tauber – FTTH Council Europe
9:45 am-10:00 am Break
10:00 am-1:00 pm EXPO Hall Open
12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Stimulus Package: Applicant Case Studies
Moderator: Hilda Gay Legg – Legg Strategies
Panelists: Stacey E. Bright – Bristol Virginia Utilities
Tim Nulty – East Central Vermont Valley Fiber
Patrick Knorr – Sunflower Broadband
1:15 pm-2:00 pm
Panel Discussion: Marketing For Success
Moderator: Kevin Morgan – ADTRAN
Panelists: Jonathan West – Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative
Brent Fisher – TEC
2:00 pm-2:15 pm
Break
2:15 pm-4:30 pm
Closing General Session
World of FTTH
Hartwig Tauber – FTTH Council, Europe
Loke Yoon Kun – FTTH Council, Asia/Pacific
Nelson Hiroshi Saito – FTTH Council, Latin America Chapter
Updates on FTTH Deployment and Homes Passed
Michael Render – RVA, LLC
Keynote Speech – Washington, the Stimulus and
National Broadband Plan
Jonathan Adelstein – Administrator, US Department of
Agriculture Rural Utilities Service
Keynote Discussion – Broadband in America:
A Current Affairs Perspective
Eric Fitzgerald-Reed – Verizon Communications
Kathleen Franco – AT&T
Tom Cohen – Legal Counsel, FTTH Council
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1
7:00 am-11:00 am Registration
8:00 am-12:00 pm AFCS Forum (no fee for FTTH Conference attendees)
8:00 am-4:00 pm
Fiber 102 Workshop (additional fee required)
8:00 am-4:00 pm
HomePNA Summit (additional fee required)
9:00 am-12:00 pmLatin American Chapter Meeting (open to all LAM chapter
members and potential members)
Resources + Expertise = Success
Wiley Rein has a large broadband
stimulus team devoted to
assisting applicants in obtaining
Recovery Act funding. We know
the requirements of the programs
and have extensive experience
in helping applicants present
compelling broadband projects.
We also can design effective
programs to ensure compliance
with the terms of the grant or
loan award.
Put Wiley Rein’s resources and
experience to work for you.
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Building the Business of FTTH
In 2009, the theme of the FTTH Conference & Expo shifts from technology
advancement to consumer services.
By Joe Savage ■ FTTH Council
T
he North American FTTH Council is expanding and growing.
When it was founded in 2001,
the Council was predominantly a technology organization made up of engineers, network architects and equipment manufacturers who gathered to
share knowledge and build an industry
that would satisfy consumers’ need for
speed far into the future.
Joining us were a number of companies, municipalities and other organizations that already provided high-speed
Internet, television and voice services
over end-to-end fiber networks. They
were known as “pioneers.”
The picture is different today. Nearly
5 million North American households
are served by all-fiber networks, which
now pass nearly 15 percent of homes on
the continent. While many of them receive FTTH services thanks to Verizon’s
$23 billion investment in this technology, hundreds of other telecom providers have upgraded to fiber to the home
or are in the process of doing so.
These are companies such as the independent Hiawatha Broadband, which
is wiring small communities in southern
Minnesota with fiber to the home and
providing access to superior broadband
with its neighborly and communityoriented approach to customer service.
Then there’s Cameron Communications in southwestern Louisiana, which
emerged from the devastation of Hurricane Rita with a 21st-century business
philosophy (summed up as “bandwidth,
bandwidth and more bandwidth”) anchored with a plan to go all fiber, all the
way. And don’t forget Greenfield Communications, Zoomy and Connexion
Technologies, companies that make a
business out of building and operating
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Half of FTTH subscribers told us
their fiber-driven service would be the
last thing to go if economic conditions
forced them to cut back.
FTTH networks in planned communities where developers offer the best amenities to lure buyers and sell homes.
The membership list goes on. In
fact, well over half the FTTH Council’s
214 member companies and organizations provide fiber-to-the-home services,
marking a sea change in the makeup of
our association from just a few years ago.
The message coming through loud and
clear is that fiber to the home is no longer
just a good idea and a great technology;
it is also attracting real companies investing real money in solutions that will keep
them on the cutting edge of telecommunications for decades to come. Even
better, subscriber take rates continue to
exceed investment planning numbers.
Consumers Prefer FTTH
We’ve known for years that fiber-driven
bandwidth will bring far-reaching advancements to communities across the
planet. In countries such as South Korea and Japan, FTTH is already the infrastructure of choice. Because North
America now has a sizeable FTTH consumer base to survey and study, we can
envision the day when no end user will
accept – and no telecommunications
service provider will consider deploying
– anything other than a fiber network
all the way to the customer’s premises.
A survey recently commissioned by
the FTTH Council found higher satisfaction rates among FTTH users than
those who receive their telecommunications services over DSL or coaxial cable –
and no wonder! We know that the average Internet download speeds for FTTH
users is 51 percent higher than for cable
customers, while upload speeds are an
average of 380 percent higher. Fully half
of FTTH subscribers told us their fiberdriven service would be “the last thing”
to go if economic conditions forced them
to reduce household expenditures.
New Conference Features
for Service Providers
Consumer opinion is clear: Once you
go all fiber, there is no going back. That
doesn’t mean there aren’t still considerable challenges standing in the way of
universal, next-generation broadband.
There are, and helping companies tackle
About the Author
Joe Savage is president of the Fiber to the Home Council. You can reach him at
president@ftthcouncil.org.
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those challenges is an increasingly important part of our mission as an industry council.
This is why we have chosen the
theme Building the Business of FTTH for
our 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo in
Houston from September 27 to October 1.
This event continues to be the most comprehensive conference and trade show
focused on fiber to the home – and it
will continue to feature all the technology, engineering and product elements
that have earned it that reputation. But
the ever-growing interest in FTTH
among telecommunications companies
of all sizes has prompted conference
planners to add new program elements
aimed at helping service providers find
business success with FTTH.
Service provider attendees, many
of whom may be attending the FTTH
Conference & Expo for the first time, are
invited for lunch on the first day of the
conference to hear case studies, connect
with their peers and receive tips on getting the most out of the week’s events.
Many conferencegoers will find that
help useful. An extensive program, including more than 50 track sessions, numerous panel discussions and plenty of
networking opportunities, is designed
to give all attendees the opportunity
to advance their knowledge of FTTH
and its business potential in just a few
short days.
Information for StimulusFunding Applicants
The federal government’s broadband
stimulus programs, with their potential to help advance the deployment of
FTTH networks, have been at the center
of the FTTH Council’s efforts over the
past year as we sought to shape the programs’ development and then keep our
members informed about the application
process and its progress. Our efforts on
this subject will continue in Houston:
The conference program includes stimulus-program applicants talking about
their experiences; a Washington-insiders
panel, featuring key policy executives
from Verizon and AT&T, that will discuss the National Broadband Plan and
regulatory matters; and a keynote speech
from Jonathan Adelstein, Rural Utilities
Service administrator, who will share
the latest program updates and status of
the stimulus-funding program.
Verizon CTO Dick Lynch will be on
hand to deliver the conference’s opening
keynote address and give us all an inside
peek at how Verizon is staking its future
business success on being the nation’s
premier all-fiber provider.
Welcome to the Latin
American Council Chapter
Another new element in this year’s conference program is the budding FTTH
industry in Latin America. Last May,
the FTTH Council launched a Latin
American chapter to give telecom service providers, manufacturers and other
businesses and organizations opportunities to promote and advance fiber to the
home across South and Central America,
Mexico and the Caribbean. An organizing event in Brazil attracted more than
100 representatives from companies in
the region; the upcoming Houston conference will feature the chapter’s first official meeting in addition to a number
of track sessions offered in Spanish and
Portuguese. We believe our Latin American program will one day be regarded
as pivotal in the development of what
will be a robust FTTH industry in that
region of the world.
Of course, this year’s event in Houston will feature the industry’s most extensive exhibit hall, offering the widest
range of FTTH solutions and services
available anywhere. New to this year’s
EXPO is the Fiber Zone, which offers
interactive, educational demonstrations
of the high-bandwidth applications that
are expected to improve quality of life as
next-generation networks expand their
presence.
This industry is and has always been
about the future. The need for speed never
lets up, and we all know the demand for
bandwidth will continue to grow. I am
proud to be associated with the smart,
energetic and innovative people who are
driving the effort to deliver on the great
promise of all-fiber networks to homes
throughout the Americas. Come and
join them as we gather in Houston to
build the business of FTTH. BBP
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