Fujitsu Joins FTTH Council; Fujitsu Becomes Gold Level Member of Leading Fiber to the Home Industry Organization.RICHARDSON, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that they have joined the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH (Fiber To The Home) See FTTP. ) Council (www.ftthcouncil.org), the leading industry association promoting the using of Passive Optical Networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. (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. ) for residential broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. . The FTTH Council is a non-profit organization established in 2001 to educate the public on the opportunities and benefits of FTTH solutions. FTTH Council members represent all areas of broadband industries, including telecommunications, computing, networking, system integration, engineering and content-provider companies, as well as traditional telecommunications service providers, utilities and municipalities. "Fujitsu is committed to industry standards, vendor interoperability, and participation in industry associations that benefit the entire telecommunications community," said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. "We look forward to a close partnership with the FTTH Council to help them promote Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON See PON. ) networks to our customers and the telecommunications industry. As we begin deploying our GPON architectures, we want to ensure the entire industry is benefiting from the architecture and operational improvements offered by GPON." About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation telecommunication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $44.5B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 320,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. As a metro market leader in both SONET and ROADM ROADM Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer ROADM Reconfigurable Add Drop Multiplexing technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks, Fujitsu is helping customers take networking beyond convergence. For more information, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom. FUJITSU (and design) (R) and THE POSSIBILITIES ARE INFINITE(TM) are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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