DECEMBER 5, 2006 -- Alloptic Inc. (search for Alloptic), developer of Gigabit-Ethernet passive optical networks (GEPONs), has been selected by Border to Border Communications in Zapata, TX to provide its fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) access system in the Dolores remote serving area. Alloptic says its hardened optical network terminals (ONTs) and long-reach optics capability are ideal for rural applications.
"Alloptic's access solution performed very well against our extreme operating conditions," reports Herman Roark, president and CEO of Border to Border Communications. "In our service area, we need an access solution that can cover a sparsely populated region and stand up to our hot summer weather. Alloptic's solution easily supported our 40-km reach requirements and the ONTs stood up to the 145+ degree heat inside the enclosure when mounted in the direct sunlight during the summer," he recalls. "With an Alloptic broadband access solution, we feel our current and long term growth and service delivery needs can easily be accommodated no matter what the future brings."
"We are pleased to be working with Border to Border as they roll out a true broadband access network," adds Shane Eleniak, vice president of marketing and business development at Alloptic. "Our system will provide Border to Border greater flexibility in building their network both from a service as well as network deployment perspective," he says. "Our Xgen series of ONTs are ideally suited for Border to Border's service area. All of our ONTs have long reach optics as standard optical components. This allows service providers the flexibility to service less densely populated areas."
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