JUNE 24, 2008 -- Motorola Inc. (search for Motorola) has expanded its broadband access network portfolio with the addition of new "fiber deep" capabilities to Motorola's hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) platform. The expansion allows MSOs worldwide to drive fiber closer to the home while protecting their infrastructure investments and minimizing downtime and installation costs, the company says.
The portfolio is designed to enable providers to convert amplifiers to optical nodes for direct migration to fiber. This approach enables operators to reduce the outage time and installation costs that affect video, voice, and data service delivery during a typical fiber migration, Motorola says. The portfolio also takes a high-density approach by doubling the receiver density at the fiber-optic headend, saving space for the operators as they add equipment to segment node serving areas. To complement Motorola's enhanced CWDM (E-CWDM) offering, a 1-GHz DWDM narrowcast transmitter adds wavelength capability to segment the optical node serving areas over existing fiber resources.
Motorola's Broadband Access Network new product portfolio includes:
- MBN100 1 GHz MiniBridger Optical Node and BLN100 1 GHz Optical Node allow existing Motorola MB and BLE amplifiers to be easily converted to optical nodes.
- MBV3 1GHz MiniBridger Amplifier is equipped with three active RF outputs and backward compatible to all existing MiniBridger housings.
- The SG4-ITU-TX DWDM Transmitter adds up to 40 wavelength return capability to Motorola's SG4000 scalable optical node platform.
- SG4 DOCSIS Transponder provides standards based status monitoring and Ethernet capability to the SG4000 platform.
- The GX2-RX200BX4 High Density Receiver doubles the receiver density for Motorola's widely deployed GX2 fiber optic headend platform.
- The GX2-DM1000B10 1 GHz DWDM Narrowcast Transmitter provides up to 40 wavelengths for additional VOD, Internet, and telephony services.
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