More FTTH/B News and Products

ZTE to supply 40% of China Telecom's 2012 broadband equipment July 2, 2012 ZTE Corp. (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ) says it has won a contract to supply 40% of China Telecom’s 2012 broadband equipment procurement project. The company says its percentage is the largest awarded.
Andorra Telecom deploys Trident7 for FTTH network June 28, 2012 Andorra Telecom has deployed the Trident7 PON system from Aurora Networks in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network that supports 52,000 subscribers.
Telkom South Africa taps Alcatel-Lucent for GPON FTTH, VDSL2 June 26, 2012 South Africa’s Telkom SA has chosen Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) to supply equipment for a broadband network upgrade that will involve both fiber- and copper-based architectures.
US Internet deploys ZyXEL Active Ethernet gear for FTTH June 26, 2012 Systems vendor ZyXEL Communications says that US Internet, a Minnetonka, MN-based provider of high speed Internet and hosting services, has deployed ZyXel’s Active Ethernet equipment in a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) application.
Alcatel-Lucent wins Broadband China deal extension for China Telecom June 25, 2012
Hancock Telephone upgrade targets broadband, Carrier Ethernet, mobile backhaul June 25, 2012 Hancock Telephone, an independent telephone company serving New York and Pennsylvania, will upgrade its network using equipment from ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN), the systems company reveals. The upgrade will aim to improve Hancock’s ability to provide fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and Carrier Ethernet over fiber services. The latter will encompass mobile backhaul services, ADTRAN says.
Broadband Forum: Broadband reaches 600 million subscribers worldwide June 25, 2012 According to the Broadband Forum and analyst firm Point Topic, service providers worldwide added more than 16 million broadband subscribers during the first quarter of this year. The additions brought the total number of broadband subscribers worldwide to more than 600 million.
New York City unveils broadband initiatives June 22, 2012 New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn yesterday announced new initiatives designed to improve broadband connectivity throughout the city. Among the strategies is a competition to promote the deployment of fiber-optic connections to commercial and industrial sites.
Symphonet selects Calix for broadband roll-out in Malaysia June 19, 2012 Calix Inc. (NYSE: CALX) says Malaysian service provider Symphonet Sdh Bhd has chosen the Calix E7-2 Ethernet Service Access Platform (ESAP) for the roll-out of new high-speed broadband networks in Kuala Lumpur and Johore Bahru.
Malarenergi goes gigabit-to-the-home with PacketFront ASR6000 June 14, 2012 Mälarenergi, a Swedish open access network operator with over 31,700 connected homes, has placed an order for approximately 1200 units of PacketFront’s ASR6000 system. The ASR6000 is a Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet access switch.