Bend Broadband Selects Alloptic for Broadband Service Delivery.ORLANDO, Fla. -- Alloptic, Inc., a global leader in the design and development of Passive Optical Networks (PONs), the most widely deployed next generation access network technology, announced that Bend Broadband has selected Alloptic's MicroNode[TM] family of products for their 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. rollout. Bend Broadband, the local cable operator in Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. The name Bend was derived from "Farewell Bend," the designation used by early pioneers to refer to the location along the Deschutes River where the town eventually was platted, one of the few fordable points along the , is providing voice, data, and video services. "We have been very pleased with the performance of the MicroNode[TM]," said Frank Miller, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and VP of Engineering, Bend Broadband. "With Alloptic's MicroNode[TM] products, we are delivering more services to more customers with our existing headend equipment. Alloptic's solution lets us move towards a full fiber-to-the-customer network as we grow. Alloptic has greatly simplified our transition to an access network that delivers all the services wanted by all our customers - residential and business - for years to come." "Our newest family of products, which includes the MicroNode[TM], was designed specifically for customers like Bend Broadband," said Shane Eleniak, VP of Marketing and Business Development for Alloptic. "Changing existing set top boxes or headend equipment just to deliver services to an expanding customer base is an expense that companies like Bend Broadband should not have to pay. Alloptic products preserve operators' current investment, give them a simple, cost-effective way to deliver any service to any customer, and provide a seamless migration path to a low-cost PON (Passive Optical Network) An optical point-to-multipoint access network. There are no optical repeaters or other active devices in a PON, hence the name "passive. network. Alloptic makes it easy to extend operators' existing HFC network (Hybrid Fiber-Coax network) A communications network (typically a cable TV network) that uses a combination of optical fibers and coaxial cable. The fiber provides the high-speed backbone, and the coax is used to connect end users to the backbone. while evolving to smaller nodes with higher bandwidth per customer." About Alloptic, Inc. Alloptic simplifies fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) deployment by delivering proven, standards-based, passive optical access equipment for fiber-to-the-home, business, and multi-dwelling units. Enabling ultra fast Internet, state-of-the-art cable TV and worry-free telephone service connected affordably, reliably and efficiently at the speed-of-light. Alloptic's unique, flexible technology enables service providers to deploy true triple-play services, including voice (TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. and IP), video (RF and IP), and data. Alloptic's network access equipment serves communities, telecommunications carriers, and cable providers in the U.S. and around the world. Founded in 1999, Alloptic is privately held and based in Livermore, California Livermore is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 80,723 as of January 1, 2007.[2] Livermore is located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Livermore is a "major suburb" of the Bay Area. . Alloptic continues to seek exceptional candidates for positions in all functional areas to support our on-going growth. For more information, please visit www.alloptic.com. About Bend Broadband Bend Broadband is a privately owned, nationally recognized, Oregon-based cable operator serving Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is commonly considered to include Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Primary cities in Central Oregon are La Pine, Sunriver, Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. since 1955 with a variety of services including: Phone, Video on Demand, Moxi digital video recorders, digital cable, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , high-speed internet services, and local programming. For further information, please visit www.bendbroadband.com. |
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