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Press ReleaseZhone's MXK Platform Selected by Etisalat for Major Rollout of Next Generation GPON Services throughout UAEEtisalat Cites Future-Proof Bandwidth, Intelligent Traffic Management, and Unmatched Subscriber Capacity in the Winning Selection CriteriaOakland, CA — November 11, 2009 —
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global leader in multi-service
access solutions, announced today that Etisalat, the leading integrated
service provider in the Middle East, has selected Zhone's new MXK (TM)
intelligent terabit access concentrator for its major FTTx network
expansion.
Side by side with solutions provided by two other major suppliers, Etisalat
will deploy Zhone's MXK Intelligent Terabit Access Concentrator with
zNID(TM) optical network terminals to business and residential customers in a
major network expansion throughout the United Arab Emirates. Etisalat's
plans include GPON installations to provide broadband and a full suite of
consumer voice and enhanced video services to its residential subscribers. The
company will also use GPON on the MXK platform to provide a suite of
sophisticated services, including advanced call processing and ultra
high-speed data, to businesses throughout the region.
"Zhone's FTTx solution gives us unprecedented scaleable bandwidth,
robust network control and the ability to serve more customers with greater
efficiency," said Mr. Saleem Al Marzooqi, Senior Vice President/Network
Development for Etisalat. "Our rigorous and extensive side-by-side lab
trials proved the MXK's superior performance -- and its well-designed
architecture makes it among the top future-proof platforms on the
market."
Etisalat's broad array of advanced services, delivered over a large GPON
deployment places stringent demands on traffic management and security
resources such as GEMs, VLANs, and priority tags. Beyond sheer bandwidth,
Zhone's new MXK platforms demonstrated in rigorous Etisalat testing, the
service intelligence needed to maintain the robust network control and
security they require.
"The MXK platform with our proven SLMS access operating system software
and complementary zNID ONTs are designed specifically for all-IP networks and
intelligent traffic management of massive amounts of bandwidth," said
Mike Scheck, VP of International Sales for Zhone Technologies.
"Etisalat's network is a model application of the new benchmark
we're setting for scaleable, manageable, and service-rich networks, and
we're honored that our solution was selected." About Etisalat
Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United
Arab Emirates since 1976 and is the number one mobile operator in the
UAE. For three decades, since the birth of the UAE, it has played a key
role in driving and supporting the nation's prosperity. Famous for
over 30 years for delivering technological excellence, innovation and
reliability, Etisalat is on track to be a top 20 Global Telco by 2010 -
pioneering technology for tomorrow's customers. About Zhone Technologies -- Access for a Converging World
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a global leader in
multi-service access network (MSAP) solutions, serving more than 700 of
the world's most innovative network operators. The company offers
the industry's only fully-integrated portfolio of MSAP, FTTx, EFM
and Wi-Fi access technologies, enabling a full suite of services,
including residential and business broadband, VoIP, and High-Definition
IPTV. Zhone's converged multi-service access platform helps
operators rapidly deploy premium services using copper, fiber, and
wireless while improving network agility and reducing costs. Zhone is
headquartered in California, and its MSAP platforms are all manufactured
in the USA, in a facility that is emission, waste-water, and CFC
free.
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