ZTE USA Unveils Highly Bandwidth-Efficient GPON Product Series

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ZTE USA, Inc. a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced at NXTComm 2007 the availability of its Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution, the ZXA10 product series. The solution enables carriers to cost effectively deliver next-generation services, including Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and high definition video-on-demand (HDVOD). The ZXA10 is one of the most bandwidth-efficient GPON platforms available to the market today, and provides a quality of service and network availability standard that meets the increasingly stringent needs of the industry. ZTE USA also announced the signing of a multi-year partnership agreement with North American service provider L&W Technologies.

"ZTE offers a complete line of metro and access products that are aligned with our business strategy of driving down operational expenditures," said Steve Pitit, CEO of L&W Technologies. "We found the ZXA10 to be the platform to best fit our requirements in delivering innovation, efficiency and quality of service."

GPON, the most advanced optical access technology on the market, provides the bandwidth and technology capabilities that support distribution of video, voice and data content otherwise known as triple-play. In addition to triple-play services, ZTE USA's ZXA10 solution is best suited for emerging high bandwidth and latency sensitive services in enhanced digital solutions. Additionally, the platform has proven its interoperability with leading GPON equipment providers at FSAN workshops and lab trials, offering the carrier the flexibility to build a multi-vendor network.

"Broadband technology is moving very quickly towards GPON as the industry standard for the next 10-20 years - putting increasing pressure on service providers to roll out competitive services that GPON offers," said Jess Li, vice president, broadband products for ZTE USA. "By leveraging decades of global networking experience, and ZTE's comprehensive product portfolio spanning from access to core, ZTE USA is well positioned for success in the North American market, following ZTE Corporation's successes with service providers around the world."

During NXTComm the ZTE ZXA10 will be featured at the GPON interoperability showcase in the ITU GPON Pavilion