Teknovus Introduces the TK3714 "Turbo" 2.5G EPON ONU Chip.

Deployments Underway With Full Compatibility to Existing 1.25G EPON 

PETALUMA, Calif. -- Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) chips for the deployment of triple-play services in FTTH (Fiber To The Home) and FTTB (Fiber To The Business) broadband access networks, today announced deployments of the TK3714, known as the Turbo EPON ONU. The TK3714 is fully compliant with IEEE 802.3ah 1.25G EPON specifications and offers an enhanced Turbo EPON mode for 2.5G operation, thus providing a smooth upgrade to higher speeds.

The TK3714 gives service providers the ability to deliver faster speeds to their customers with the same built-in IPTV architecture and QoS (Quality of Service) pioneered by Teknovus. Similar to the TK3713, the TK3714 allows service providers to manage QoS per service per subscriber, which guarantees quality delivery of bandwidth-sensitive triple-play applications. With a 2.5G Turbo EPON, service providers can offer more HDTV channels using existing fiber plants thereby reducing CAPEX and OPEX per channel. Alternatively, with 2.5G Turbo EPON, service providers may support more subscribers per PON while maintaining strict per service per subscriber QoS.

The TK3714 is fully compatible with existing Teknovus EPON deployments having auto-sensing for detecting downstream speeds. It allows service providers to install 1.25G/2.5G Central Office OLT capability when desired and without costly ONU upgrades. This future-proof Turbo EPON ONU provides ITU-T GPON speeds with all the advantages of widely deployed IEEE EPON, including the high-volume manufacturing EPON ecosystem with numerous optics, components and equipment vendors. The TK3714 supports an effective and immediate bandwidth upgrade path for more than 25 service provider EPON deployments across five continents.

KDDI is the first announced customer for the TK3714 Turbo EPON. KDDI is a leading Japanese service provider offering both mobile and fixed communications services. According to Mr. Shigeo Morita, Senior Manager of KDDI's Terminal System Development, "We are experiencing fast FTTH subscriber growth for our triple play services, known as Hikari One. Teknovus' EPON chips enable us to rapidly and cost-effectively meet the growing bandwidth requirements of our subscribers. Teknovus' TK3714 supports our expansion of advanced IP video services while maintaining superb OAM and strict QoS without the costs of additional wavelengths. The integration of our FTTH network with Tepco's shows our commitment to quality fiber-based networks. Our customer base is expanding rapidly, continuing proof that our long-term business strategy of advanced triple play services over FMC (Fixed Mobile Convergence) platforms attracts and retains subscribers."

Dr. Rex Naden, CEO of Teknovus, stated, "This next generation of EPON is testimony to the adoption of Ethernet-based PON around the globe for triple play services. We are delighted that KDDI represents our first Turbo EPON deployment. They understand IPTV and its demand by subscribers on both fixed and mobile networks. Our TK3714 enables service providers to migrate to higher speeds while maintaining their existing deployments. EPON is the dominant PON access technology around the globe. The TK3714 demonstrates the ease of moving to higher speeds based on the simplicity and low-cost of Ethernet architecture."

About KDDI

KDDI is a diversified telecommunications operator formed by the merger of DDI, KDD and IDO in 2000. KDDI is becoming the "ubiquitous solution company", providing high value-added services. In October 2006, KDDI and TEPCO agreed to integrate their FTTH operations, providing an integrated telecoms and electric power service meeting a wide-range of customer needs. To learn more about KDDI, please visit www.kddi.com.

About Teknovus

Teknovus delivers the only IEEE 802.3ah Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) chips that fully support low-cost, IPTV-triple-play services via optical fiber networks. Teknovus has shipped three million GEPON ports into more than 25 carriers worldwide. Teknovus chipsets are changing the design of broadband access networks by increasing transport capacity, optimizing fiber infrastructure, improving manageability, integrating service functionality, and reducing the cost of optical access. To learn more about Teknovus, see www.teknovus.com.