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Press ReleaseTaylor Telephone Cooperative Selects Zhone's ZNID HPNA Standard Gateway to Deliver Voice and DSL Services with No New WiringZhone's ZNID Intelligent FTTH Gateway Perferred by Field Technicians for Easy Installation of Premium Tiered Services
Oakland, CA — August 29, 2007 —
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global provider of advanced
communications equipment and a leader in VoIP, IPTV, and Ethernet over copper
and fiber access lines, today announced that Taylor Telephone Cooperative has
chosen Zhone's zNID intelligent residential gateway for all future smart
home upgrades. Taylor Telephone began an initial roll-out of Zhone's
zNID-GPON system in June of this year.
(Editor's Note: Please see Zhone release dated June 12, 2007: Zhone Sees
Immediate Demand for New Intelligent Network Gateway and ITU G.984 GPON
Multi-Service Platform http://www.zhone.com/about/news/2007/GPON-demand.en-us)
Citing dramatically reduced installation time, in addition to superior
customer Quality of Experience (QoE), Taylor Telephone announced that
Zhone's zNID will be the premier platform for the company's fiber to
the home (FTTH) initiative delivering voice and multi-megabit DSL service.
Zhone's implementation of the ITU standardized HomePNA technology uses
dual HomePNA chips to enable simultaneous operation over standard phone line
and/or regular coax cable, nearly doubling the home network's bandwidth
capacity. Zhone's HPNA standard zNID, radically reduces installation
times. Since coax cable and phone line are pre-wired in most homes,
technicians avoid the time and risk of drilling, crimping and running new
cable.
"Overall ease of use and installation has made the zNID extremely popular
with our field technicians who would rather not crawl under a customer's
house or climb into an attic to run cable," said Bill Whisenhunt, plant
manger for Taylor Telephone Cooperative. "We save in truck roll and
installation costs, and just as importantly, we avoid the disruption and
anxiety that drilling and cabling poses to our customers."
"In addition to reducing complexity and installation times, Zhone's
implementation of HomePNA provides numerous other benefits, including greater
capacity, a high degree of network visibility and control, and remote
management and diagnostics," said Rich Nesin, president of HomePNA.
"Using existing wiring also enables coverage throughout the entire home
via intuitive coax and telephone jacks that are readily familiar to the end
customer."
Zhone's zNID is the only residential gateway to provide Layer 3 network
intelligence for prioritization of premium service tiers. The zNID is also the
only gateway to derive its power from existing phone lines in the home,
further reducing complexity and the need for adjunct equipment. Since zNID is
managed via a standard TR-069 DSL configuration server, Taylor Telephone can
handle upgrades and changes of advanced FTTH services as seamlessly as DSL.
zNID's resilient thermal enclosure mounts on the outside of the house with
a separate fiber tray so the electronic panel can be added upon service
activation. zNID's Remote Broadband Access (RBA) allows the end-user
anywhere-connectivity to their home network via a password protected virtual
private network that can be accessed by mobile phone or remote Web
browser.
"Zhone's zNID was designed to reduce installation times while
enhancing quality of service and the ease of use experience for our customers
and the end consumer," said Michael Fischer, vice president of North
American sales for Zhone. "The end result means faster service roll-out
of FTTH services which is a critical competitive advantage for our carrier and
service provider customers." Related Information About Taylor Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
Taylor Telephone Cooperative, Inc., has more than a half century of
service and provides voice and ultra high-speed DSL to customers across
14 Texas cities and nine counties. About HomePNA
HomePNA is an incorporated, non-profit association of industry-leading
companies working together to promote adoption of networking industry
standards using existing home wiring. Members of HomePNA develop
industry standards over both phone line and coaxial cables with the
intent to rapidly bring to market a range of interoperable data and
audio/video home networking solutions.
Founded in June 1998, HomePNA members represent cutting-edge
international companies that span the networking, telecommunications,
hardware, software and consumer electronics industries. For more
information on HomePNA, visit About Zhone Technologies — Access for a Converging World
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a provider of advanced
communications equipment to more than 600 operators worldwide. The
company's broad line of access and transport networking solutions
enables the full range of multi-play services, including residential and
business broadband, VoIP, IPTV, and Ethernet. Zhone's converged
access platform improves network agility and reduces costs, allowing
operators to rapidly deploy premium services on their existing copper
and fiber infrastructure while providing a seamless migration path to an
efficient, all-IP network. www.zhone.com
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