April 12, 2006 Hickory, NC -- Corning Cable Systems announced today that Telepak Networks, a provider of Internet, telecommunications and network services, has selected Corning's products for an FTTH deployment to approximately 2,750 homes in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. For the all-fiber network, Telepak chose Corning's Evolant Advantage Solution, including all of the deployment's backbone and distribution cable containing Corning optical fiber, as well as Corning's Eclipse hardware with LCP splitters for the network's central office.
According to a press release, the deployment consisted of a central office switch "homerun" architecture with all the fibers terminated within the central office, along with the 1 x 32 splitters. For the deployment Telepak says it sought a platform that would minimize the number of passive optical racks within the central office in order to save space for electronics as well as power requirements. By utilizing Corning's Evolant products in the central office (which for 288-fiber distribution capacity, including up to nine 1x32 splitters, all within 12 rack spaces) Telepak says it was able to reduce the passive optical footprint by more than 33%.
"Telepak Networks is advancing the state of optical communications by bringing fiber to the home in Crystal Springs," remarks Dr. Bernhard Deutsch, director of marketing and market development for Corning Cable Systems. "We are pleased to have a significant part in bringing an advanced network and advanced services to Mississippi residents."
With the FTTH network, Telepak expects to offer customers converged billing options as well as Internet, telephone, and digital video services. The network will work from the central office, with fibers running directly to the customer's premises.
"Corning was able to provide a solution that gave us the fiber management we required from the central office," concludes Steven Meadows, sales manager at Telepak. "Through our affiliates we have a 50-year history of serving small communities in Mississippi. We are eager to continue that tradition by introducing an advanced network that will not only enrich peoples' lives, but also create new economic opportunities."