Harmonic: cOS™ Broadband Platform

Feb. 21, 2024
Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform is a virtualized core software platform with nearly a decade of deployment success for over 100 operators, servicing more than 23 million homes worldwide.

Broadband operators are challenged to deliver affordable, reliable, multi-gigabit internet to mitigate fierce competition from overbuilders and providers utilizing wireless connectivity. Harmonic’s cOS broadband platform is a virtualized core software platform with nearly a decade of deployment success for over 100 operators, servicing more than 23 million homes worldwide. Combined with Harmonic’s versatile network edge devices, the cOS platform provides operators with the most flexible and cost-effective solution for high-speed broadband delivery over any network. Simplifying deployment of high-speed fiber broadband network convergence and evolutionary pathways: the cOS platform unifies the core network for service delivery over fiber or coax wiring. With the cOS platform, operators can deploy 10G broadband simultaneously utilizing XGS-PON, GPON, and the latest full spectrum DOCSIS technologies using a single unified control plane.  

Judge’s Comment: “A solid PON platform with nice performance and features.”

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