UTStarcom launches NG-PTN packet-optical transport line with metro access, aggregation platforms

UTStarcom (NASDAQ: UTSI) has unveiled the NG-PTN product line for packet-optical transport network applications. The first three platforms in the new portfolio, the TN701B, TN703A, and TN704A, serve metro access and aggregation requirements.

The NG-PTN family will aim to deliver cost-effective, scalable, agile, and intelligent metro transport, UTStarcom says. The platforms will feature a software-defined networking (SDN) based dynamic control plane for connection-oriented MPLS-TP/CE transport networks; they will support full integration with the company's SOO Network SDN platform. It line uses the system house's NetRing 700 Series PTN product family as a foundation, with enhanced 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) interface support, automation features, and support of advanced services, according to UTStarcom.

Looking at the three initial elements of the NG-PTN family individually, the TN701B is an access device with 10-Gbps capacity and support of Gigabit Ethernet interfaces. It also can be used to support deployment and backhauling of Wi-Fi networks, thanks to support of Power over Ethernet.

UTStarcom says the TN703A is positioned as a higher-level access device. It offers 64-Gbps capacity in a 1RU enclosure that supports 10GbE/GbE/STM-1/E1 interfaces. The TN704A can be used as a low-level aggregation device; it offers 136-Gbps capacity in a 2RU enclosure with 10GbE/GbE/STM-1/E1 interfaces.

The company sees the NG-PTN family as applicable to a variety of metro-related applications, including LTE/LTE-A mobile backhaul, metro aggregation networks, and enterprise network services support, among others.

"This release is an important milestone for the company, consolidating multiple innovations in order to deliver the solution highly anticipated by the industry. With the newly launched NG-PTN solution, we will be able to offer to our customers a whole new level of cost-effectiveness, agility, and scalability that will enable them to efficiently address the challenges of telecom market they are facing today," said William Wong, UTStarcom's Chief Executive Officer. "Following completion of this important phase, we are going to focus on the further development of the NG-PTN solution; this will bring higher-level aggregation and high-end core NG-PTN devices over the next two years. This will enable us to offer a unique proposition to the market and will offer added value to our customers."

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