Alcatel-Lucent ISAM 7342 FTTU
Alcatel-Lucent’s ISAM 7342 has enabled it to establish global GPON market leadership and more than 100 FTTP wins to date. However, Alcatel-Lucent cannot afford to rest on its fixed access laurels, especially in the burgeoning fiber access market. (1/5/2010)
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Calix C7
Calix now counts 375 FTTP customers, most of which are utilizing the C7 platform, but Calix’s introduction of the E7 in Q4 2009 effectively pushes the C7 aside, as the E7’s Ethernet architecture is far more appealing to operators entering 2010. (12/31/2009)
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Ericsson EDA 1500
Ericsson’s EDA 1500 features very strong throughput-per-slot metrics, as well as a 3.2 Terabit total capacity, but for Ericsson to reach its goal of being a top three vendor in the GPON market, additional customer traction in 2010 is critical. (1/4/2010)
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Hitachi Communication Technologies America AMN1220 OLT
Hitachi’s AMN1220 was the first full-rate, standards-based GPON system to market, garnering early attention from U.S. RBOCs in the 2006 GPON RFP. However, Hitachi has failed to generate substantial customer and market traction with the platform. (12/31/2009)
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Huawei MA5600T
Huawei’s MA5600T has enabled the company to become a top contender in the global FTTP market, thanks not only to Huawei’s very strong pricing approach, but also to its compelling 2-Terabit throughput performance and service delivery capabilities. (1/5/2010)
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Motorola AXS Series (2200 and 1800)
Motorola, in the past two years alone, has become a leading contender in the global GPON market, with its success in the Verizon FiOS network opening up new customer opportunities in North America, EMEA, and the very high-potential APAC market. (12/31/2009)
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Tellabs Multi-Service Access (MSA) series
Tellabs took fleeting leadership of the North American PON market during Verizon’s initial BPON-phase build-out of the FiOS network, but the Verizon experience also cost Tellabs dearly on multiple fronts, to the point where it froze all FTTP R&D. (12/31/2009)
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ZTE ZXA10 C300
ZTE has caused quite a stir with its new ZXA10 C300 platform, which it touts as supporting 3.2 Terabits of backplane capacity. Despite offering such a compelling FTTP solution, ZTE needs to prove its mettle with customer and market proof points. (12/31/2009)
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• Sections
  
• - Current Perspective Rating
• - Product Strengths & Weaknesses
• - Product Buying Criteria
• - Product Metrics

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• Buying Criteria
  • Application Support/System Robustness
  • Backplane/System Throughput Capacity
    • The per-slot and/or per-chassis throughput capacity of the Optical Line Terminal (OLT), usually quantified in Gigabits per second (Gbps).
  • Density/Scalability
    • Density and scalability are defined as the maximum number of subscribers the Optical Line Terminal (OLT) can support on a per unit and/or per-rack basis (e.g., port density).
  • Deployment Flexibility
    • Deployment Flexibility addresses the platform’s ability to meet the distinct deployment requirements of carriers in areas such as network management, reach, mechanical options, and optics.
  • ONT Range
    • Optical Network Terminal (ONT) range addresses the ONT options and varieties the vendor supports for various deployment scenarios such as multi-unit, business, and residential environments.

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• Product Metrics
  • PON Interface Support
    • Yes/No. If Yes, PON Type(s) - BPON, GPON, etc.
  • PON Ports per Chassis
    • Number of PON Ports per Chassis
  • PON Price per Port
    • Company supplied or derived from Synergy, in US $
  • PON Chipset
  • Active Ethernet Support
    • Yes/No
  • Network Interfaces
  • Transport Protocol
  • Throughput per Slot
  • Switching/Throughput Capacity
  • Chassis Dimensions
  • Form Factor
  • Line Powered
  • RF Overlay
  • Customers
  • Standards Compliance
  • General Availability/FCS