Nov 26 2007
Alphion Corporation, a privately held company that develops, manufactures and markets communication systems, sub-systems, and integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight® technology, announced today its alliance with ITI Limited, India for the manufacture and distribution of its family of GPON products.
The AOLT-4000 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) reflects the state-of-the-art in GPON OLT equipment, with high-density 40 GPON ports per shelf, ultra-fast 200 gigabit per second backplane, and 56 gigabit per second uplink capacity. The platform supports PON architectures with path and equipment redundancy.
The product family includes Optical Network Terminals for single family residences (AONT-100), small businesses (AONT-200), and multiple dwelling units (AONT-300).
"This alliance with ITI Limited is an exciting step and Alphion will be able to support ITI from our existing research, development and customer support centers in India," commented Dr. Bharat P. Dave, Alphion Chairman, President and CEO. "We are looking forward to close cooperation with ITI Limited as we begin addressing the needs for advanced FTTH networks in Asia."
"ITI will be the first Indian company to acquire GPON technology-based FTTH products and will be manufacturing them at our Rae Bareli Plant", says Shri S K Chatterjee, Chairman and Managing Director of ITI. "The GPON equipment manufactured in Rae Bareli, besides meeting the domestic market requirements, also has potential for overseas sales."
The collaboration between Alphion and ITI strengthens both parties, combining Alphion"s expertise in access technologies with ITI"s manufacturing skills and presence in India. ITI is acknowledged as the leading provider in India for turnkey solutions in the telecommunications marketplace.
The Alphion AOLT-4000 and AONT-100/200/300 family were developed in full compliance with the International Telecommunications Union"s standard for FTTx equipment (ITU-T G.984). This ensures that the Alphion product family meets the stringent carrier-class requirements and interoperates with a broad spectrum of other manufacturers" GPON equipment.