DECEMBER 1, 2008 -- Ubiquoss, supplier of optical communications equipment in Korea, and Teknovus (search for Teknovus), provider of GE-PON chipsets for deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, today announced that LG Powercom has selected the Ubiquoss fiber-to-the-home/building (FTTH/B) system, based on Teknovus' 2.5G Turbo-EPON chips for major deployment throughout Korea. LG Powercom is one of the largest and most advanced communications service providers in Korea, with an extensive optical network throughout the country.
Teknovus is the sole supplier of EPON chips and embedded software to Ubiquoss for its FTTx optical networking equipment in Korea and around the world.
"We are delighted to announce yet another service provider win in Korea," reports Mr. Insoo Park, vice president of strategic sales for Teknovus. "Our chips are enabling reliable, low-cost, triple-play services for the top communications providers throughout Asia. Ubiquoss has adopted our Turbo-EPON, providing a smooth upgrade path in speed from 1G to 2.5G and onward to 10G," he says.
"Ubiquoss' FTTx solutions are enabling LG Powercom to provide high-speed data, quality voice, and a wide range of advanced video services for residential and business subscribers in single-units and multi-tenant units," adds Mr. Subong Lee, CTO of Ubiquoss' R&D Center. "Teknovus' EPON chips guarantee QoS per service type per subscriber with the highest subscriber split ratios possible, along with the lowest power consumption available--these are all crucial parameters for winning FTTx deployments," he notes. "Our win at LG Powercom is based on Teknovus' Turbo-EPON chips: the TK3714 and the TK3723, supporting 2.5G EPON with compatibility to allI1G EPON deployments."
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