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Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 6100 GPON
Platform Enables Broadband Access & Protects Service Provider Investment
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
May 30, 2006
Unique Hybrid GPON Architecture
Meets Performance, Cost, and Density Needs for Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
Applications Today and Tomorrow
RICHARDSON, Texas -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading
supplier of wireline/wireless networking and IT solutions, today
announced the availability of its new FLASHWAVE® 6100 Gigabit Passive
Optical Networking (GPON) platform. Fujitsu has leveraged global
experience in the residential and business access markets to create a
broadband access platform that uniquely provides industry leading
density and channel capacity, seamless inter-working with legacy
networks and packet infrastructure, and the ability to inexpensively
respond to future bandwidth requirements. The Fujitsu GPON family
consists of the FLASHWAVE 6100 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and a series
of FLASHWAVE 6100 Optical Network Terminals (ONTs). A live demonstration
of the complete FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON solution will be provided next week
in the Fujitsu booth (No. 10031) during the GLOBALCOMM 2006 conference
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The FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON platform supports dual- and quad-port GPON cards
within a 9U (15.75") chassis to provide broadband services to up to
10,240 homes and businesses per standard rack. In stark contrast,
current Broadband Passive Optical Networking (BPON) systems typically
support 75% fewer homes per rack when compared to the capacity of the
FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON system. Full compliance with the ITU-T G.984
standard guarantees full compatibility and interoperability for the
FLASHWAVE 6100 system.
To complement the FLASHWAVE 6100 OLT system, the FLASHWAVE 6100 series
ONTs directly address all the performance, cost and deployment
requirements for end customer locations. Fujitsu provides a full
complement of ONT options for a variety of premises needs. All Fujitsu
GPON ONT solutions include an integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA)
interface, which uses existing coaxial wiring within a home to provide a
broadband distribution network.
One of the goals for the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform is to allow seamless
integration with existing networks. In addition to the new GPON service
units, the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform supports all service interface cards
from the widely deployed FLASHWAVE 4100 Multi-Service Provisioning
Platform (MSPP). This capability gives service providers the option of
deploying traditional MSPP, Ethernet, and GPON services from a single
multi-service access node. The integrated Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)
gateway function enables the provisioning of both packet and TDM
services, allowing providers to manage the transition to a carrier-class
packet-based network efficiently, and, most importantly, on their own
timeframe.
“In today’s broadband access market, telecom and cable service providers
face intense competition to provide a new generation of rich,
interactive, and personalized voice, video and data services,” said Jim
Hintze, senior vice president of marketing at Fujitsu Network
Communications. “Our new FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON solution overcomes many of
the limitations of legacy fiber-to-the-home solutions that are based on
BPON technology, while providing a 75% increase in density.”
The FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON system provides 2.488 Gbps of downstream
bandwidth and 1.244 Gbps of upstream bandwidth, allowing for residential
speeds of up to 75 Mbps per home. While Fujitsu and leading service
providers believe this is sufficient bandwidth for enhanced triple-play
services in the immediate future, tomorrow’s applications and network
demands are unknown. With the Fujitsu Hybrid GPON architecture
incorporated into the initial release of the FLASHWAVE 6100 platform,
service providers can offer an 8x increase in bandwidth to a service
area without requiring truck rolls to replace ONTs.
“After spending billions of dollars on an FTTP infrastructure, the last
thing service providers need is another expensive build-out in five or
ten years,” continued Hintze. “Our Hybrid GPON approach lets service
providers inexpensively meet future bandwidth needs without replacing
ONT equipment, thereby completely eliminating the equipment and labor
costs of a truck roll to customer premises.”
Teresa Mastrangelo, principal analyst at broadbandtrends.com, agrees,
adding, “Telecom operators who fail to plan for future bandwidth demands
will suffer from wasted capital investments and will have to play
catch-up in order to meet customer demands. Equipment that is
architected with the inherent ability to seamlessly upgrade to fatter
pipes without re-deploying the entire broadband infrastructure is the
key to future-proofing the network.”
The impressive Fujitsu entry into the broadband access space reflects
expertise and technology from its widely deployed Gigabit Ethernet
Passive Optical Networking (GEPON) program in the Asian market. Fujitsu
is also the primary supplier of Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN)
solutions and IP Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers (DSLAMs)
for the British Telecom 21CN network in the U.K.
End-to-end network management and operations for the FLASHWAVE 6100 GPON
platform is provided by the Fujitsu NETSMART® 1500 Element Management
System (EMS), a software package that lowers service provider costs by
consolidating and automating operations including provisioning, alarm
monitoring, visibility, control, remote software upgrades and database
backups. The NETSMART 1500 EMS supports all Fujitsu FLM and FLASHWAVE
Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Wavelength Division
Multiplexing (WDM) products, providing a common interface for management
and provisioning of a unified Fujitsu transport network.
About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.
Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. delivers robust wireline and
wireless solutions that power next-generation communication networks.
With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support
of Fujitsu Limited, a $40.6B company with over 150,000 professionals in
more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information
and networking technology with commercial value. Over 320,000 Fujitsu
network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North
America. Fujitsu is illustrating innovation at work through its
well-established and highly-regarded position as a market leader in both
SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of
next-generation networks. For more information, please visit
http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.
FLASHWAVE® and NETSMART® are trademarks of Fujitsu Network
Communications Inc. (USA). FUJITSU (and design) ® and THE POSSIBILITIES
ARE INFINITE™ are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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