180SQUARED - v.Maestro and v.Unison - Expanding the Microsoft Mediaroom and IPTV Potential

1800SQUARED, one of the 3 Mediaroom integration companies in North America, combines unmatched expertise in Microsoft Mediaroom with an extensible integration framework to maximize the profitability of IPTV services for service providers.  Please join them in the Fiber Zone to see demonstrations of 180SQUARED’s v.Orchestra products, services, and solution sets that simplify the Mediaroom integration process, helps Telcos reduce delivery and support costs, and supports Telcos’ efforts to maximize revenue potential with advanced functionality.

Representatives of 180SQUARED will also be conducting Mediaroom demonstrations using a video feed from CenturyLink which will provide a very realistic demo experience.  Based on their experiences, 180SQUARED will be able to answer your questions about Mediaroom, including questions about Mediaroom 2.0 scheduled for first deployments later this year.

Founded in 2007, 180SQUARED is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.  As part of the Fiber Zone presentations, 180SQUARED will present their v.Maestro and v.Unison solution. These products enable Service Providers a method to expand (Wholesale) their existing Mediaroom implementations and share them across multiple other providers, including areas such as hospitality.  The company will also be discussing their advanced advertising and marketing – loyalty capabilities for the Mediaroom platform.

For more information, please go to: http://www.180squared.com

Tantalus transforms triple-play FTTH into a lightning fast Homerun Network™. On display at the Fiber Zone is Tantalus’ RT-4101 Ethernet data transceiver, the first device of its kind to be granted a complete system safety certification based on applicable Underwriters Laboratory standards. The electric meter collar adapter is a safety certified low voltage power delivery system used for power provisioning to externally mounted telecommunications equipment such as Optical Network Terminals as well as other devices including Ethernet Routers, Cable Routers, and UPS modules.

The Tantalus transceiver ensures fast and reliable data communication via Ethernet for Fiber-to-the-Home or Premise (FTTH/FTTP) or cable networks. It is designed for utilities that want to drive more value from an existing fiber network by using it as the backbone for Smart Grid applications including advanced metering, demand response, and distribution automation in addition to triple-play media services. Rapid and reliable, two-way communications enables a utility to improve operational and customer responsiveness through services such as read on-request, immediate outage & restoration notification, and remote disconnect/ reconnect. Furthermore, it allows a utility to introduce dynamic pricing (TOU, CPP, RTP), load shedding and other programs that help conserve energy and minimize costs.

HomePNA

HomePNA, an ITU Standard since 2007, is the highest-performing existing-wire home networking technology available and the proven choice for TelcoTV in North America today.  Operating over both coax and phone wires, HomePNA 3.1 features up to 320 Megabits/sec data rate, best-in-class guaranteed QoS, and remote management and diagnostic capabilities.  Over 40,000 HomePNA networks are installed by over 40 service providers each week; including five of the six largest telcos in North America offering TV service.  There are over 50 HomePNA certified products available today including IP set-top boxes, residential gateways, ONTs, HomePNA to Ethernet bridges, and commercial telco test equipment.

This year at the FTTH conference HomePNA will be participating in the Fiber Zone.  HomePNA enabled devices will be used in live demos to stream IPTV to TV sets as well as to connect PCs to the Internet.

Corning's Evolant® Solutions products are being used as the optical distribution network that will connect the FTTH Council’s Home Networking Zone (HNZ) powered by the Fiber-Powered Pavilion (FPP), using an industry-standard passive optical network architecture. The FPP features Corning Cable Systems’ compact Eclipse Hardware frame and splitter module at the central office. The last-mile segment features the new OptiSheath™ UltraNAP™ Terminal where four single-fiber connector ports, which feed four individual subscribers, combine with a multi-fiber port. This multi-fiber port branches to an OptiSheath™ MultiPort Terminal where the ROC® Drop Cable Assembly completes the FTTH connection. Corning's authentic OptiTap™ Connector technology provides the robust reliability of factory-installed and -tested connectorization and enables simple, fast terminations.

Established in 2010, LG-Ericsson provides leading edge telecommunications equipment and network solutions, spanning wired and wireless technologies to service provider and enterprise customers in Korea and around the world. LG-Ericsson is also actively developing next generation solutions for global markets, with over 750 skilled R&D engineers currently focused on wireless broadband technology evolution and the development of powerful new product lines. LG-Ericsson will be participating 2010 FTTH Conference & Expo to showcase an updated portfolio of Ethernet Access solutions that enable service providers to unlock the potential of their existing fiber networks, add capacity without complexity, and help satisfy consumer appetites for higher bandwidth. WDM-PON allows service providers to deliver new applications and services while at the same time enabling them to build a foundational infrastructure capable of carrying business,  "high end" residential and mobile backhaul all on the same network. The live demonstrations of WDM PON next generation access technologies at LG-Ericsson stand #719 and FiberZone will include 1Gbps to the home/business, showing triple play including 3D TV, high-definition video surveillance service, and other applications.For more information on LG-Ericsson, visit www.lgericsson.com.

Enablence creates optical systems, subsystems, and components for next-generation communications solutions that offer a quantum leap in network speed and capacity. Our cutting edge FTTx solutions can run multiple communications standards on the same platform and mix copper and fiber on the same shelf for an easy and economical migration to an all-optical network. More than 400 service providers around the world have turned to us for the future-proof solutions that will allow them to introduce new services, boost revenues and drive profit margins. 

At the Fiber Zone Pavilion, Enablence will demonstrate how our Dual Star architecture provides operators with the highest levels of reliability and transmission capacity thanks to our high port density blades, 10G switch fabrics and carrier-grade backplanes that can handle up to 1 Tbps. Visit us to learn more about how our access solutions can serve up to 4,000 subscribers on a single chassis with progressive service packages and accommodate multiple service providers in open access scenarios. We will also showcase a new line of indoor ONTs for bringing fiber to the desk, as well as our network management systems that optimize network performance and profitability.

Verizon Enhanced Communities is Verizon’s business unit dedicated to serving single- and multi-family residential and commercial multi-tenant properties with Verizon FiOS Internet, TV and phone services over the FiOS all-fiber-optic network.

Please visit Verizon at the Fiber Home Zone to see demonstrations of Verizon Concierge, the latest application, offered for free exclusively to properties with Verizon’s FiOS services.  Verizon Concierge is a service that will bring about the “virtual lifestyle” benefitting both property management and building occupants. 

For property managers, Verizon Concierge helps to organize all of a building’s available concierge amenities under one master platform and interface allowing property staff to focus on providing a more personalized service to their residents and tenants.  Verizon Concierge can easily track work orders, and the system prompts for updates until the work is completed.

For residents and tenants, Verizon Concierge provides five-star-hotel-like services, streamlining many tasks and making their execution digital, which increases efficiency and saves time.  This means residents and tenants can access Verizon Concierge via any Web browser, mobile App (application) for popular smartphones, and soon on FiOS TV – so a building’s occupants can communicate with each other to set up carpools or clubs; enter maintenance requests; have quick and easy access to schedule property amenities, and set up services from local businesses such as dry-cleaners and taxis; or view availability and reserve a table at a local restaurant. 

Eric Cevis, vice president of Verizon Enhanced Communities said, “Verizon Concierge is a robust property management system that can become, replace or work in tandem with existing backend systems, increasing efficiency and potential cost savings for property owners and managers. It will help to further differentiate a property with Verizon FiOS services from one without." For more information visit www.verizon.com/communities or call 866-638-6066. 

The Plastic Optical Fiber Networking participants will demonstrate an IPTV home network using easy to nstall, ultra-thin Plastic Optical Fiber (POF), which offers the advantages of enabling operators to leverage investments in long haul infrastructure, and future-proof networks in the roll-out of higher bandwidth services. POF extends the “x“ in FTTx into the premise to the home networking devices with consumer friendly simplicity.

A high-speed alternative to CAT5/CAT6, POF is a robust low-cost optical technology for Fast Ethernet that provides “garden hose” connectivity for easy installation. POF is Ideal for new construction or retrofit because it’s a lightweight, flexible and durable optical cable that is immune to interference.

The POF Home Networking Zone demo features Mitsubishi Optohome plastic optical fiber, and network devices powered by Firecomms’ OptoLock transceiver technology (media converters, wall plates, and switches) from AFL Telecommunications and Nyce Networks.

Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, with approximately 2,400 employees worldwide, EchoStar has more than 25 years of experience in designing, developing and distributing award-winning advanced television set-top boxes and video solutions for pay television providers as well as providing satellite transmission and leasing. After 12 years building a successful foundation for DISH Network satellite TV technologies in the U.S., EchoStar spun off from DISH Network in January 2008 to form EchoStar Corporation, an independent, publicly traded company on the NASDAQ market (ticker: SATS).

Today, EchoStar is focused on creating hardware and service solutions, including technologies from Sling Media, Inc., a subsidiary of EchoStar, for cable, telco, IPTV and satellite TV companies worldwide. Sling Media delivers placeshifting technologies that give viewers ultimate control in watching their home TV programming, including live TV and DVR content, on their Internet-connected laptops or mobile smartphones. EchoStar also delivers satellite services through 10 owned or leased in-orbit satellites and related FCC licenses, which includes a network of 10 full-service digital broadcast centers. In 2009, EchoStar introduced ViP-TV, a transport video service for telcos and small cable operators. EchoStar is divided into three operating entities: EchoStar Technologies L.L.C., EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., and EchoStar International Corp. EchoStar reported approximately $2 billion in revenues for 2009. Visit www.echostar.com for more information.

Telco Systems is committed to leading the industry in the development of multi-service Ethernet edge network solutions which facilitate the delivery of reliable, manageable and scalable services over a service-assured all IP/Ethernet/MPLS network. These solutions enable service providers to capture additional revenue by supporting mixed services across a carrier Ethernet network.

Our active Ethernet solution being demonstrated in the Fiberzone allows service providers to support fully integrated triple play services across a fiber-based infrastructure. Active Ethernet offers subscribers dedicated bandwidth based on their individual requirements and offers differentiated services for residential and business customers in the same area using the same infrastructure. This design enables providers to improve their competitiveness, achieve better operating efficiencies, address the demand for faster Internet service for many years to come, and pursue new revenue-generating opportunities.

In the Fiberzone demo, Telco Systems’ commercial and packet backhaul solutions are deployed in the same network with residential Active Ethernet FTTH as well as residential PON.  Telco Systems will be showing its EdgeGate 483D outdoor gateway, as well as the EdgeGate 232 and 242W indoor gateways which deliver voice, video, and data services to homes and small office/home office (SOHO). A T-Marc Ethernet demarcation device supports the multi-service demands of the commercial subscriber and wireless backhaul.

Telco Systems’ carrier class L2/L3 switches are installed in the aggregation point and in the CO/core, create an end-to-end fiber-based Ethernet edge to revolutionize the way service providers deliver services, transform the user experience, reduce costs and minimize customer churn.

Gateworks Corporation is a leading provider of OEM networking equipment supporting both wired and wireless infrastructures. Gateworks recently introduced a new line of electronic components targeted for smart grid, smart meter and home area networks. These products allow OEMs to quickly develop complete solutions to meet the wide and varied requirements of utility companies while significantly reducing their time to market.

Gateworks’ new Smart Grid products use an open-source Linux operating system which allows OEMs to quickly develop and customize software for applications such as automatic meter reading, remote power disconnect, load management and broadband internet and HDTV service to the home. The Smart Grid products support a wide range of both wired and wireless technologies allowing OEMs to use a common platform for many applications. The Smart Grid products support CDMA/GSM cellular, 802.11abg/n Wi-Fi , 900MHz/700MHz unlicensed bands, WiMAX, Bluetooth® and ZigBee® wireless technologies through the use of a PCI Express Mini Card expansion socket. For wired interfaces, the Smart Grid products feature 10/100/1GbE Ethernet copper interfaces along with select models supporting single and multi-mode fiber interfaces (SX/LX/EX) using SFP fiber modules. 

At the FTTH show, Gateworks will be demonstrating a smart home with remote utility meter reading and power disconnect. The home features a fiber gateway with 802.11n wireless connectivity providing high bandwidth internet and HDTV service to the home.

For more information on Gateworks Corporation, its products and services, call (805) 781-2000, or visit the company’s website at http://www.gateworks.com