Philips and Wave7 Optics alliance extends fiber through the last mile

June 12, 2001
June 12, 2001--Philips Broadband Networks, Inc. and Wave7 Optics, Inc. announce that they have formed a strategic alliance focusing on developing and promoting high-bandwidth, fiber-deep networks that effectively eliminate the current cost barriers and implementation barriers faced by network operators in deploying Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Business (FTTB) solutions.

Philips Broadband Networks, Inc. and Wave7 Optics, Inc. announce that they have formed a strategic alliance focusing on developing and promoting high-bandwidth, fiber-deep networks that effectively eliminate the current cost barriers and implementation barriers faced by network operators in deploying Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Business (FTTB) solutions.

The Wave7 Optics advanced optical access system provides video (analog and digital, including IP streaming), high-speed data and telephony services (IP-based or circuit-based) to subscribers with a bi-directional data rate of 500 Mb/sec/subscriber. The Wave7 Optics architecture overcomes the high fiber counts, limited distance range and high equipment costs of competing FTTX solutions, such as passive optical networks (PONs). The solution is standards-based, cost-competitive with current HFC implementations, and includes quality-of-service prioritization of data packets with a proprietary protocol for enhanced features. A number of highly innovative additions to the Wave7 Optics solution are expected from the Philips-Wave7 Optics alliance.

About Philips:

Philips Broadband Networks is a global manufacturer of broadband communication transport solutions capable of delivering video, voice, and interactive data services. The company's fiber optic and RF solutions range from high-capacity optical transport systems using DWDM and binary multiplexing techniques to optical nodes, RF amplifiers, optical and RF passives and element management systems. For more information, visit www.philips.com.

About Wave7 Optics:

Wave7 Optics, Inc., a privately held company headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a technology developer dedicated to the creation of a fiber-to-the-home and -business (FTTX) optical access system for video, high-speed data and telephony signals that resolves the "last mile" bandwidth dilemma. For more information, visit www.wave7optics.com.

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