FTTH network delivering primary-line VoIP, IP video, broadband Internet

Telco Systems announced that Broadweave Networks has selected Telco Systems' Active Ethernet products for deployment in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) community of 8,000 homes and 4.5 million square feet of office and retail space currently under construction in Utah, to deliver primary-line VoIP, IP Video, and broadband Internet.

Broadweave works with developers to build future-proof, connected communities. No copper lines are installed. Fiber is the only installed infrastructure, making Broadweave the first to deliver primary-line Ethernet and VoIP to residences in the U.S.

Broadweave Networks will be using Telco Systems' Optical Ethernet products to deploy FTTH networks that support Broadweave's Telephone, Digital TV, and high-speed Internet access under Broadweave's "Triple-Weave" Services brand.

Following an initial field trial which began in 2003, Broadweave has now exclusively selected Telco Systems equipment for the commercial roll-out of their Triple-Weave Services at speeds of up to 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) to the estimated 8,000 homes and the 4.5 million square feet of business and retail space planned for the community.

The Telco Systems' EdgeGate CPE IP gateway product line and the T5 Compact IP Ethernet aggregation switch will build the backbone of the network. The Telco Systems' EdgeGate CPE triple-play gateways are located outside subscribers' premises and connected to a T5 Compact IP switch located in the neighborhood to aggregate voice, video, and data traffic.

Larry Asten, Telco Systems President, said, "We're honored to be selected for this historic FTTH deployment in which traditional copper infrastructure is being replaced with Broadweave's fiber-optic "Triple-Weave" Services.

Steve Christensen, Broadweave's CEO and Chairman, said, "We selected an Active Ethernet FTTH solution and the Telco Systems products because they are standards-based, carrier-grade reliable, cost-effective, and field-proven."

Founded by an all-star team of veterans from AOL, Bain Capital, and Novell, Broadweave Networks has already proven itself as a leader. Broadweave's value proposition is simple: "Why build today's cities on yesterday's infrastructure?"

Homeowners in a Broadweave-Connected Community receive their telephone, television, broadband Internet, movies on demand, enhanced data services, and much more via an IP network, delivered over a single fiber-to-the-subscriber (FTTS) line.

Businesses in a Broadweave-Connected Community can order bandwidth by the slice at speeds up to 10Gbps, as well as enhanced data services such as messaging and collaboration, voice services such as unified communications and hosted Telephony, and even video services like business TV and video telephony. Broadweave's long-distance and 1-800 number rates are competitive with any carrier.

Broadweave is using the EdgeGate CPE outdoor extended temperature units, which provide separate locking access for the customer and service provider. The EdgeGate CPE supports various combinations of 2 and 4 analog voice lines (VoIP FXS ports), 8 10/100BaseTX Ethernet ports for data and video, and optical Fast/Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. The EdgeGate CPE outdoor cabinet supports Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and offers battery backup and Lifeline POTS. It also supports all current VoIP signaling protocols including SIP, MGCP, and H.323, as well as IGMP for IP video.

The T5 Compact is a carrier-class IP Ethernet switch that provides high performance in a super-compact package. Only 1 RU in height, the T5 Compact boasts the capacity of physically larger backbone switches at price points associated with workgroup switching. This versatile switch is used in FTTH applications, Metro Ethernet Access Rings, data aggregation, and delivery of a wide variety of IP-based Ethernet services such as Virtual Private Networks, VoIP, and video.