Zhone Technologies Selects CopperGate HomePNA 3.1 For Intelligent FTTH Gateway Product
Chicago, IL - Recently at NXTcomm, Zhone Technologies, Inc. a global provider of advanced communications equipment and a leader in VoIP, IPTV, and Ethernet services over copper or fiber access lines, and CopperGate Communications, the provider of home networking technology for triple play IPTV over existing coax and phone wires, announced that Zhone has selected CopperGate's CopperStream HomePNA 3.1 chipset for Zhone's new zNID intelligent FTTH gateway.
The zNID, which was announced June 12, enables operators to provide carrier class residential multi-play services including voice, data and video. The zNID integrates two CopperGate HomePNA 3.1 chipsets making it the only available intelligent FTTH gateway capable of providing full speed operation over both coax cables and phone wires simultaneously.
"CopperGate's HomePNA 3.1 solution provides the throughput and advanced QoS features our customers require to deploy and support carrier-class triple play services over the existing home wiring," said Eric Presworsky, Zhone's vice president of product management and advanced technology. "Because Zhone's zNID uses standard HPNA 3.1 over both existing coax and phone wires, service provider installation costs are dramatically reduced while at the same time ensuring high-speed data throughput throughout the entire home."
Zhone's zNID Intelligent Residential Gateway is designed to enable advanced provisioning and radically reduce installation complexity and installation time. Zhone has announced that the zNID has already been selected for deployment by three service providers.
"We are excited to have been chosen by Zhone for its next generation intelligent NID product," said Gabi Hilevitz, CopperGate CEO. We believe that Zhone's zNID offers a combination of features that make it very attractive to triple play service providers while addressing some of the major expenses associated with the installation of networking equipment for distributing services in the home."
CopperGate's CopperStream chipsets, embedded in set-top boxes and residential broadband gateways from leading manufacturers, provide a complete HomePNA 3.1 home networking solution that operates over both coax cables and phone wires. CopperStream chipsets are the first to comply with the ITU G.9954 (HomePNA 3.1) home networking standard and feature powerful remote management and diagnostics capabilities. HomePNA 3.1 technology is being deployed today by AT&T and other major telcos for the in-home distribution of triple play services and in Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) access applications worldwide.
SOURCE: Zhone Technologies