FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2008
Tellabs drives fiber forward
PON market leader designs the access network of the future
NXTcomm08, LAS VEGAS — Users demand faster and faster Internet speeds, driven by the desire to download and upload high-definition video. In fact, YouTube™, a video sharing Web site, consumed more bandwidth in 2007 than the entire Internet did in 2000. And this demand for bandwidth will only increase.
Today, Tellabs is the leading North American provider of the passive optical networking (PON) systems that power the fastest services to meet this demand. And Tellabs is looking to the future.
Tellabs is working with universities, telecom equipment providers and service providers, including France Telecom, on a European Commission project called Scalable Advance Ring-based passive Dense Access Network Architecture, or SARDANA. The goal is to radically increase the capacity and reach of broadband networks using WDM-PON and remote amplification technology. Tomorrow's networks will make today's fastest connections seem like dial-up.
Tellabs: Still #1 in North America
According to Infonetics Research, the worldwide market for PON systems grew 56 percent in 2007, reaching $1.74 billion.
Tellabs is the global leader in ITU-based FSAN PON deployment and is the primary supplier for Verizon's all-fiber network that delivers FiOS services to millions of customers. Tellabs has shipped more than 2 million optical network terminals, the device that delivers high-speed services directly to homes.
"Tellabs is a pioneer in PON systems and has long led the North American market for PON deployments," said Mark Showalter, Directing Analyst, Broadband Networks at Infonetics Research. "Fierce competition amongst MSO and wireline operators is driving demand for broadband access networks with higher capacities; PON lowers the cost of building high-capacity access networks for all service providers, utilities and municipalities."
More than 30 customers use the Tellabs® 1100 multiservice access series, including several Tier 1 and Tier 2 operators. Most of these providers are deploying Gigabit PON (GPON). The platform offers service providers maximum flexibility, supporting any kind of fiber providers want to deploy.
SARDANA: Designing the future of fiber
The three-year global research project will develop WDM-PON technology two generations beyond today's GPON networks. Today's PON technology supports 1 downstream wavelength and one upstream wavelength, with a possible third wavelength for additional services. WDM-PON greatly expands this capacity by offering 32 wavelengths downstream and 32 wavelengths upstream on the same PON fiber.
The project aims to expand bandwidth by more than 128 times per optical-line-terminal (OLT) interface. SARDANA will provide more bandwidth to single users than many entire companies enjoy today.
SARDANA combines WDM-PON with remote amplification. This combination increases the range of PON service to 100 kilometers or about 60 miles, and each OLT serves 10 times the number of users. The Access and Metro networks merge into one, dramatically improving the capacity, reach and density of PON.
Over the next three years, Tellabs will provide GPON equipment and host lab demonstrations at its Espoo, Finland, location. France Telecom will test the architecture in a field trial, and other partners will provide technical support and research. The new network will be able to cost-effectively upgrade legacy GPON networks.
"The SARDANA project could change the way high-speed services are delivered around the world," said Dan Kelly, executive vice president of global products for Tellabs. "With this project, Tellabs will continue enabling service providers to deploy the newest broadband technology, providing the most advanced services to users."
About Tellabs — Tellabs advances telecommunications networks to meet the evolving needs of users. Solutions from Tellabs enable service providers to deliver high-quality voice, video and data services over wireline and wireless networks around the world. Tellabs (NASDAQ: TLAB) is part of the NASDAQ-100 Index, NASDAQ Global Select Market, Ocean Tomo 300™ Patent Index and the S&P 500. www.tellabs.com
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