Alphion Corporation Establishes Facilities in India.Supports Demand for FTTx Products in the Asian Marketplace NEW DELHI, India -- Alphion Corporation, a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , that develops, manufactures and markets communication systems, sub-systems, and integrated photonic components based on its proprietary QLight[R] technology, announced today, the establishment of research, development, customer support and manufacturing centers at Mumbai and Bangalore in India to support the rapidly growing demand for its FTTx products in Asia. Alphion sells to service providers as well as OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers in the communications, CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. , Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ), fiber optic sensing and defense system markets. The QLight[R] family of products is used in a broad array of applications in the rapidly emerging market for passive optical networks (PON) as well as photonic regeneration, amplification, wavelength management, photonic routing and fiber optic sensing. Alphion will be exhibiting at the India Telecom 2006 Exhibition from December 14th to 16th in New Delhi, India (Hall 6, Booth 47). "Alphion has demonstrated its commitment to the Asian marketplace by establishing research, development, customer support, and manufacturing centers in India" commented Dr. Bharat P. Dave, Alphion Chairman, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The demand for advanced FTTx networks in the Asian marketplace is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years." Alphion provides complete end-to-end FSAN (Full Service Access Network) An optical access network that provides high-speed (broadband) transmission directly to or closer to the customer. The FSAN initiative was formed in 1995 by a consortium of major telecom companies worldwide in order to promote the ITU.T G.984 compliant GPON See PON. solutions including Optical Line Terminals (OLTs), Optical Network Terminals (ONTs), and Passive Splitters. The company's Media Access Controller (MAC) and Advanced Mezzanine Card Advanced Mezzanine Cards are printed circuit boards (PCBs) that follow a specification of the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than 100 companies participating. Known as AdvancedMC™, the official specification designation is AMC. (AMC) provide cost effective solutions that dramatically reduce OEMs time-to-market. The AOLT-4000 supports the full range of FTTx services and the company offers a full line up of ONTs for use in private residences (SFU), small businesses (SBU) and multi- dwelling units (MDU). The demand for triple play services (video, voice and data) is expected to drive the deployment of GPON based products over the next decade and the company sees this area as the highest growth segment in the telecommunications field. ABOUT ALPHION Alphion Corporation develops, manufactures and markets discrete and integrated photonic components, communications systems and subsystems based on its proprietary QLight[TM] technology platform. The company's products are sold to OEMs in the test & measurement, medical imaging, fiber optic sensing, telecommunications, CATV, Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) and defense system markets as well as service providers. The QLight[TM] family of products is used in photonic regeneration, signal conditioning, wavelength management, amplification, photonic routing, fiber optic sensing and passive optical networking applications. For more information about Alphion and its products, visit our website www.alphion.com. |
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