March 22, 2006 Las Vegas, NV -- Internet por Fibra S.A. de C.V. (Interfibra - Monterrey, Mexico) will deploy PacketFront's automated broadband services platform in several low-income housing projects in Mexico. In partnership with local property developers, the Mexican carrier says it will use PacketFront's FTTH systems to offer differentiated Internet services, IP transport of telephony signals, and IPTV services to the new domiciles, which will initially comprise over 4,000 residences.
In order to provide residents with IP triple play services at rates as low as $25 per month, Interfibra says it sought ways to reduce its capex and opex, and so selected the PacketFront platform, which includes that company's BECS control and provisioning system and Access Switching Routers (ASRs) to enable cost-efficient delivery of triple play services.
"The extensive automation features of PacketFront's solution make it the industry leader in terms of the cost-effective control, delivery, and automation of IP services," contends Jorge Ortiz, CEO of Interfibra. "BECS is a very flexible system that has enabled us to build a complete and sophisticated provisioning platform for pre-paid users by the simple integration of a standard RADIUS server. Additionally, PacketFront's unique focus on controlling the opex costs of running a broadband network, especially as subscribers and services are continuously added to the deployment, was critical in our decision-making process."
PacketFront says its BECS system uses a subscriber management tool to allow customers to self-provision IP services. By allowing users to activate services from their own home, and enabling Interfibra to troubleshoot problems from a remote location, PacketFront says the BECS system prevents unnecessary customer maintenance visits and significantly reduces opex costs.
Additionally, Interfibra will leverage the BECS system's "web-login feature" to allow residents to use prepaid cards to activate and pay for services. The web-login feature is used to validate a pre paid service; once authenticated, the pre-paid service is provisioned by the system across the network. PacketFront says the system not only reduces costs for the network provider, but also spares residents from receiving multiple bills for IP services.
"We are delighted to be involved in such a refreshing FTTH project, where the focus is not only on delivering triple play services to just affluent developments," concludes Martin Thunman, CEO of PacketFront. "PacketFront is aware that there is a growing need to distribute Internet services to a wider and more diverse sector of society, and we hope that the cost-effective strategies incorporated into our broadband solution go a long way towards achieving this. This business model makes sense for both the carrier and the local property developer."