CHINA NETCOM BUILDS 21-CITY CONVERGED NETWORK USING FLEXLIGHT NETWORKS' OPTIMATE GPON TECHNOLOGY-- GPON proves to be the best access technology for delivering triple play services --
Shanghai, China & Atlanta, GA - 23 February 2005: China Netcom (CNC), China's second largest service provider, has announced the completion of the first stage of its GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network: ITU-T G.984.x) deployment linking 15 cities in the north of the country. Using the modular OptimateSM suite of products from leading provider FlexLight Networks', CNC has converged the delivery of voice, data and video as part of a year long project, and will connect a further six cities in the coming months.
Having tested technology from a number of equipment providers, CNC selected Optimate because it provided the company with the most economical, scaleable and reliable way to deliver voice, data and video services over a single fibre. Optimate transports high speed Ethernet data, Video and TDM services over PON while guaranteeing the E1 Performance level (Jitter and Delay) that CNC customers have come to expect from TDM services and private lines.
CNC recently published a white paper titled, "Using GPON to Build A Broadband Access Network" in CATV Technology, organized by the State Administration of Radio Film and Television.. A translated copy of the paper can be found on FlexLight's home page: www.flexlight-networks.com In this paper, CNC espoused the following main benefits for FlexLight's GPON:
· GPON can provision all CNC's services in their native formats and transport them across a single access fibre.
· GPON is cost-effective (CAPEX & OPEX) due to its effective fiber usage.
· Running a single GPON architecture is easier and more cost-effective for CNC than running three different networks for voice, data and video.
Michael Camp, President and CEO of FlexLight Networks, Inc., explains, "The successful completion of the first stage of CNC's deployment is a huge endorsement of the technology as a reliable and cost-effective access technology. Our scaleable, future proof Optimate solution provides telecoms operators, cable operators and MSOs with the perfect technology to solve today's access dilemmas, while providing them with a stable platform on which to base future network upgrades."
About FlexLight Networks
Founded in September 2000 by a dynamic team of high-powered and experienced optical network specialists and telecommunications executives, FlexLight Networks' suite of Gigabit PON optical access products leverages leading-edge technology to deliver a solution that conquers last-mile bandwidth bottlenecks and optimizes service flexibility for the delivery of voice, video and data. The company has offices in Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Shanghai, London, and Kfar Saba, Israel. For more information please consult http://www.FlexLight-networks.com. For more information on PON and GPON, visit The PON Forum at www.PONForum.org
About China Netcom
A major state-owned enterprise, China Netcom Corporation Ltd. was co- established by the local telecom companies in 10 provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the central government, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Henan, Shandong, and China Netcom (Holding) Co., Ltd. Other corporations include South-eastern Communications Corp., China Network Communications (holding) Co., Ltd., Jitong Communications Limited Liability Company and other holding and sharing holding companies.
With fixed assets of more than 220 billion RMB, China Netcom Corporation Ltd. provides a variety of domestic and international fixed telecom network services and facilities, including wireless local loop, telecom network-based voice, data, image and multimedia communications and information services, as well as corresponding system integration and technical development. It also promotes domestic and overseas investment and financing opportunities, as well as other operations approved by the state.
