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Zhone’s MXK Platform Selected by
Etisalat for Major Rollout of Next Generation GPON Services
throughout UAE
Zhone Technologies, Inc.
November 11, 2009
Etisalat Cites Future-Proof
Bandwidth, Intelligent Traffic Management, and Unmatched Subscriber
Capacity in the Winning Selection Criteria
Oakland, CA -- Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global
leader in multi-service access solutions, announced today that
Etisalat, the leading integrated service provider in the Middle
East, has selected Zhone’s new MXK (TM) intelligent terabit access
concentrator for its major FTTx network expansion. |
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Side by side with solutions
provided by two other major suppliers, Etisalat will deploy Zhone’s
MXK Intelligent Terabit Access Concentrator with zNID(TM) optical
network terminals to business and residential customers in a major
network expansion throughout the United Arab Emirates. Etisalat’s
plans include GPON installations to provide broadband and a full
suite of consumer voice and enhanced video services to its
residential subscribers. The company will also use GPON on the MXK
platform to provide a suite of sophisticated services, including
advanced call processing and ultra high-speed data, to businesses
throughout the region.
"Zhone’s
FTTx solution gives us unprecedented scaleable bandwidth, robust
network control and the ability to serve more customers with greater
efficiency,” said Mr. Saleem Al Marzooqi, Senior Vice
President/Network Development for Etisalat. “Our rigorous and
extensive side-by-side lab trials proved the MXK’s superior
performance — and its well-designed architecture makes it among the
top future-proof platforms on the market."
Etisalat’s broad array of
advanced services, delivered over a large GPON deployment places
stringent demands on traffic management and security resources such
as GEMs, VLANs, and priority tags. Beyond sheer bandwidth, Zhone’s
new MXK platforms demonstrated in rigorous Etisalat testing, the
service intelligence needed to maintain the robust network control
and security they require.
“The MXK platform with our proven SLMS access operating system
software and complementary zNID ONTs are designed specifically for
all-IP networks and intelligent traffic management of massive
amounts of bandwidth,” said Mike Scheck, VP of International Sales
for Zhone Technologies. “Etisalat’s network is a model application
of the new benchmark we’re setting for scaleable, manageable, and
service-rich networks, and we’re honored that our solution was
selected.”
About Etisalat
Etisalat has been the
telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates
since 1976 and is the number one mobile operator in the UAE. For
three decades, since the birth of the UAE, it has played a key role
in driving and supporting the nation's prosperity. Famous for over
30 years for delivering technological excellence, innovation and
reliability, Etisalat is on track to be a top 20 Global Telco by
2010 - pioneering technology for tomorrow's customers.
About Zhone Technologies — Access for a Converging World
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
ZHNE) is a global leader in multi-service access network (MSAP)
solutions, serving more than 700 of the world's most innovative
network operators. The company offers the industry's only
fully-integrated portfolio of MSAP, FTTx, EFM and Wi-Fi access
technologies, enabling a full suite of services, including
residential and business broadband, VoIP, and High-Definition IPTV.
Zhone's converged multi-service access platform helps operators
rapidly deploy premium services using copper, fiber, and wireless
while improving network agility and reducing costs. Zhone is
headquartered in California, and its MSAP platforms are all
manufactured in the USA, in a facility that is emission,
waste-water, and CFC free. www.zhone.com
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