QualStar Communications, Inc. Selects Zhone MXK(TM) for FTTx Deployment
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Northwest Ohio operator embraces Active Ethernet for high speed business
connections
Oakland, CA - June 5, 2012 - Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global
pioneer in FTTx network access solutions, today announced a new MXK(TM)
deployment with QualStar Communications, Inc., a sister company to MetaLINK
Technologies, Inc., an internet service provider in Defiance, OH. The new FTTx
deployment will support delivery of more affordable and reliable high-speed
Internet access, VoIP and eventually video services to MetaLINK's subscriber
base.
MetaLINK needed a full range of delivery mediums that can be deployed side-by-
side, a feature found in Zhone's MXK(TM), designed to limit the cost of network
upgrades and ongoing broadband deployments. The unmatched flexibility and
scalability of the Zhone MXK(TM) platform and its ability to provide Active
Ethernet (AE) in facilitating network and service upgrades to FTTH has been
demonstrated in similar domestic broadband projects. This helps future-proof the
network for more advanced service rollouts. It also reduces recurring operating
expenses (OPEX) and any adverse customer impact from rollout and provisioning of
next-generation services.
"Zhone's effective network management capabilities were key factors in our
decision to deploy the MXK platform," said Phil Maag, president at QualStar.
"The increased performance, density and scale, and the zNID(TM) ONTs addressed
our network complexity and challenges such as providing a competitive solution
in a market saturated with providers. This new fiber network with AE allows us
to provide advanced communications and connectivity to our customers."
"We have built the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of scalable FTTx
solutions by leveraging our deep experience in managing the complexity of multi-
service access," shared Brian Caskey, chief marketing officer at Zhone. "The
MXK's feature set aligns well with MetaLINK's specific field requirements,
enabling Zhone to provide optimum cost efficiency and maximum service
differentiation in the operator's network. Integrating and leveraging the Zhone
Management System (ZMS(TM)) and Zhone EZ Touch Provisioning System(TM), the
indoor ONTs are ideal for service providers like MetaLINK."
To date, Zhone has deployed more than 3,000 of its fully redundant, carrier-
grade all-IP MXK platforms with more than 150 service providers globally,
signaling an FTTx customer growth rate of more than 450 percent in the three-
year period from January 2009 to January 2012. Total subscriber capacity
supported by these deployments now exceeds 20 million. Featuring industry-
leading density, scalability and switching capacity, the MXK is the industry's
first terabit access concentrator and provides non-blocking capacity of up to
3,600 100 Mbps GPON subscribers or 360 1G Active Ethernet subscribers. Zhone has
also driven more than 8,500 percent ONT growth and more than 9,800 percent OLT
growth since solution inception.
For more information about Zhone's MXK solution, please visit
http://www.zhone.com/products/MXK/.
About Zhone Technologies
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a global leader in all IP multi-
service access solutions, serving more than 750 of the world's most innovative
network operators. The IP Zhone is the only solution that enables service
providers to build the network of the future.today, supporting end-to-end Voice,
Data, Entertainment Social Media, Business, Mobile Backhaul and Mobility
service. Zhone is committed to building the fastest and highest quality All IP
Multi-Service solution for its customers. Zhone is headquartered in California
and its products are manufactured in the USA in a facility that is emission,
waste-water and CFC free.
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