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Press ReleaseZhone Technologies Wins USDA Rural Utilities Service Acceptance to Help Providers Modernize Rural Telecom Networks for Universal BroadbandMALC GPON OLT and zNID ONT Eligible for RUS Funding to Bring FTTH to Rural CommunitiesOakland, CA — January 20, 2009 —
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), the global leader in single-platform
delivery of voice, DSL, EFM, FTTx and wireless services, today announced that
its MALC GPON Optical Line Terminal (OLT) and zNID Optical Network Terminals
(ONTs) are now listed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's, Rural
Utilities Service (RUS). The RUS program provides economic incentives to help
carriers secure authorized equipment to build or upgrade existing plant to
bring high-speed broadband to rural and underserved communities. Zhone's
MALC family of products first gained RUS acceptance in 2003 with the GPON
system being the newest addition to the program.
The MALC OLT and zNID ONT GPON platforms were awarded RUS listing based on
testimonials from rural customers using Zhone's system to provide fiber to
the home (FTTH) services at up to 100 Mbps.
"Zhone equipment will enable us to provide the next generation of
services to our subscribers," said Steve Singletary, assistant manager
for Taylor Telephone Cooperative. "Based on the features and quality of
Zhone platforms and the excellent level of support we received, we would not
hesitate to recommend Zhone equipment."
The local exchanges involved with Taylor Telephone Cooperative's FTTH
project were previously served by aerial copper and a cost analysis revealed
that FTTH GPON could be as economical.
"The US has gone from leading internationally in broadband adoption and
data rates to lagging significantly among developed countries," said
Steven Glapa vice president of product management and marketing for Zhone.
"It's extraordinary to watch rural communities go from century-old
communications infrastructures to fiber connectivity at up to 100 Mbps,
highlighting the economic potential unleashed through better broadband. The
RUS program is a ready framework to disseminate the funds needed to modernize
rural infrastructures and we're gratified to be a participating
manufacturer." Related Information About Zhone Technologies -- Access for a Converging World
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a global leader in
multi-service access network solutions, serving more than 700 of the
world's most innovative network operators. The company offers the
industry's broadest 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.
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