TecHnoLoGy - Broadband Properties

BroadbandPropertieswww.bbpmag.com2008TO P100FTTH networks. The line includes headend and hub products;CWDM Ethernet access products; optical nodes; wirelessbridging; optical splitters and other field passives; and mediaconverters for the customer premises. Aurora offers several fiber-to-the-homesolutions, including Fiber on Demand, whichlets cable operators begin almost immediate delivery of dataservices up to 100 Mbps over optical fiber on an individualsubscriber basis; Fiber-to-the-Premise 5G Node, which, whenfully populated with four PON modules, can achieve a combineddata throughput rate of 4 Gbps to service up to 256homes passed; and the FTTH Hub configuration, which supportsindustry-standard FTTH architectures, and consists of ahigh-power optical amplifier and an 8-way splitter to distributea 1550 nm downstream signal to eight output fibers. AuroraNetworks is privately held and venture capital funded.Blonder Tongue Laboratorieswww.blondertongue.com732-679-4000; 800-523-6049Key Products: Headend equipment for video (analog,standard digital, high-definition digital, IP), high-speeddata, telephony, microwave, fiber optic distribution, coaxialdistribution, test equipment, systems design and engineering,technical support and technical trainingSummary: Blonder Tongue Laboratories designs, manufacturesand sells products for the acquisition, processing, encodingand aggregation of analog, digital and packet-based video,voice and data services. These broadband signals are transmittedvia coaxial cable systems, fiber optic networks and IPbasednetworks using the company’s distribution product line.Blonder Tongue’s customers include franchised and privatecable operators, lodging/hospitality markets and educationaland institutional markets (hospitals, prisons and schools).In addressing FCC-mandated technology changes, BlonderTongue has developed several new analog-to-digital transitionalproducts. The Technical Solutions Group of BlonderTongue provides system design, installation, technical training,on-site system engineering and turnkey services aroundthe globe for a wide variety of clients. The company, foundedin 1950 and headquartered in Old Bridge, New Jersey, has 232employees and in 2007 had sales of over $33 million. BlonderTongue’s product lines are evolving to focus on the needs createdby IPTV, digital video and HDTV and are developed byan internal engineering staff.Broadweave Networkswww.broadweave.com801-407-6000Key Products: FTTH and FTTP networks“As a contractor actively involved in deploying all forms of broadbandnetworks, I am convinced that fiber is the ultimate medium for the lastmile of connectivity. Fiber is the only product that allows us to futureproofthe networks and allow for the bandwidth-intensive applicationsthat are sure to come in the near future. Fiber also provides adequatethroughput for interactive virtual presence applications such astelecommuting, home shopping, online medical services, distancelearning and others – applications that allow us to reduce our fuelconsumption by keeping our cars parked in the driveway. As moreoperators deploy fiber to the premises and as more manufacturersintroduce new lines of FTTP network components, the cost per passingwill continue to come down. The operators deploying FTTP have setthe bar extremely high; the others will ultimately have no choice but tofollow. With less than 4 percent of the nation’s homes within reach ofFTTP, we look forward to a very busy future”.— Glenn Shaffren, VP, Adesta Broadband Networks48 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008