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BroadbandPropertieswww.bbpmag.com2008TO P100FTTB market with a bidirectional fibernode. Radiant Communications,also a new listing, was mainly a militarysupplier but has increased its civilianfootprint. Another new listing is PacificBroadband Networks, an Australianvendor that only recently entered the USmarket. The field is crowded with manygood vendors already on the Top 100list, such as Blonder Tongue Laboratories,but new off-the-shelf feature setsmake it ever-easier to deploy or expandfiber networks without resorting to engineers.APC, an American-based companynow part of Schneider Electric,certainly sells into the FTTH market ina big way, but not quite big enough tomake the list this year.Tyco had signaled to us last year thatit was unclear about FTTH. Would itsdivision making terrific OSP equipmentbe sold? But even as last year’s Top 100reached subscribers, Tyco had reevaluatedthe strength and growth opportunitiesin FTTH, rethought its strategyand came roaring back. It easily madeour list this year.We keep thinking about constructionequipment vendors on the list, firmssuch as Astec Underground, Vermeer,TT Technologies and Ditch Witch. Fiberis a small part of their business. Butas deployments increasingly move intourban areas and around built-up MDUs,network builders sing their praises evermore strongly. Likewise, Kabel-X (withits clever technology for removing copperfrom existing underground sheathesand replacing it with fiber) has becomewell field-tested over the past year. Itnow makes our list.Today, thanks to many companies,the cost of fiber-optic deployments is 70percent of what it was a year ago – anda year ago it was half of 2006 costs. Thebig innovation that echoed through theindustry since the last Top 100 list is,of course, bend-tolerant fiber. We notedit last year in lauding Corning CableSystems, and predicted its competitorswould respond. They did. Corning andothers also introduced new in-buildingdistribution systems, taking advantageof bend-tolerance to cut the size ofequipment boxes and other inside plantequipment. Result: Urban areas becausenew targets for FTTH over the past 12months, even as greenfield builds werefaltering due to the broad economy.Judge for yourself. And let us knowabout organizations – large and small– you think might make a difference ayear from now. Your nominations ledus to examine more than 50 companiesthis year, and more than a half-dozenmade the list – companies we might nototherwise have known about.About the AuthorsOur Top 100 list was researched by MarianneCotter, Rachel Ellner and KassandraKania, supervised by Telecom EditorMasha Zager and overseen by Editor-in-Chief Steve Ross. Suggestions for next year?E-mail steve@broadbandproperties.com.Company web Address Phone Description3M Company/CommunicationMarkets Division www.3M.com/telecom 800-426-8688 Interconnection, fiber management andfacilities protection products for broadbandnetworksA-D Technologies www.adtechnologies.com 800-847-7661 Materials and equipment for installationand protection of telecom and other cablesActiontec Electronics www.actiontec.com 408-752-7700 Broadband customer-premises equipmentADC www.adc.com 952-938-8080; Fiber and copper connectivity products,800-366-3889 structured cabling solutions, wirelessequipment, professional servicesAdesta www.adestagroup.com 402-233-7700 Design, construction and maintenance ofcommunications networksADTRAN www.adtran.com 256-963-8000 Solutions for broadband access, outsideplant, carrier Ethernet, optical access andmobile backhaulAdvanced Media Technologies www.amt.com 888-293-5856; Distributor of fiber optic transmission954-427-5711 equipment, headend, IP and QAMset-top boxes, cable modemsAFL Telecommunications www.afltele.com 864-433-0333; FTTx electronics, wireless, network800-235-3423 management platforms, fiber optic cable,interconnect products, optical connectivity,outside plant, fusion splicers and testequipment, system integration34 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008
Company web Address Phone DescriptionAlcatel-Lucent www.alcatel-lucent.com 908-582-3000 IPTV solutions, broadband accessequipment, optical switching andtransport, network management tools,optical fiber, fiber cable, connectinghardware and accessoriesAlliance Fiber Optic Products www.afop.com 408-736-6900 Fiber optic components, electronics andintegrated modulesAlloptic www.alloptic.com 925-245-7600; RF over Glass (RFOG) and GePON866-255-6784 solutionsAlpha Technologies www.alpha.com 360-647-2360 FTTH power supplies/UPS, broadbandUPS, power system controllers andsupervisory, AC and DC generatorsAntronix www.antronix.net 609-860-0160 Outside plant, inside plant,opto-electronicsARRIS www.arrisi.com 678-473-2000 Equipment and software for deliveringadvanced services over cableAstec Underground www.astecunderground.com 865-408-2100; Trenchers, vibratory plows and800-527-6020 directional drilling equipmentAtlantic Engineering Group www.atlantic- 706-654-2298 Fiber optic design, engineering,engineering. comconstruction, technical services andconstruction managementAurora Networks www.aurora.com 408-235-7000 Products supporting cable providers’migration to advanced HFC, fiber deepand FTTH networksBlonder Tongue Laboratories www.blondertongue.com 732-679-4000; Headend equipment, test equipment,800-523-6049 systems design engineering, technicaltrainingBroadweave Networks www.broadweave.com 801-407-6000 FTTH and FTTP networksCalient www.calient.net 408-232-6400 Fiber optic cross-connect systemsCalix www.calix.com 877-766-3500; Multiservice access platforms and707-766-3000 software; FTTP and Ethernetequipment; enclosuresCanon Broadcast andCommunications www.canobeam.com 201-807-3300; Free-space optics800-321-4388Carlon www.carlon.com 216-464-3400 Fiber optic, copper and coaxial cableprotectionCharles Industries www.charlesindustries.com 847-806-6300 Fiber optic distribution pedestals andenclosures, extended-reach DSL systemsCisco Systems www.cisco.com 770-236-5000 FTTH hardware, set-top boxes,cable modems, headends, networkmanagement systemsClearfield Inc. www.clearfield 763-476-6866 Fiber management and associatedconnection.comcomponentsCommScope www.commscope.com 800-982-1708 Fiber enclosures, HFC cable, fiber opticand wireless integration productsJuly 2008 | www.broadbandproperties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 35
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