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BroadbandPropertieswww.bbpmag.com2008TO P100calling plans, voice mail systems, fiber-to-the-premises businessservice, and voice over IP in some areas. GVTC is in the midstof a five-year, $35 million FTTH expansion project, whichis replacing copper lines with fiber connections in most of itsestablished communities. Because the company is a nonprofitentity, any telephone-related revenues over and above operatingexpenses are allocated to member-owners in the form of capitalcredits. For the year 2007, GVTC generated a record-settingcapital credit payout of nearly $5 million.Harmonicwww.harmonicinc.com800-788-1330; 408-542-2500Key Products: Digital video and fiber optic systems for networkoperatorsSummary: Harmonic provides digital video, broadband opticalnetworking and IP delivery systems to cable, satellite, telecom,Internet and broadcast network operators. Its open standardsbasedsolutions for the headend through the first mile enableoperators to offer services such as video on demand, high-definitiondigital television, VoIP and, of course, high-speed Internetaccess. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Harmonicalso offers services including network planning, system/networkmanagement, middleware integration and training. Harmonicmaintains R&D, sales and system integration centersworldwide. In 2007, it generated revenues of $312 million andemployed more than 660 people. Harmonic’s customers includeCablevision Systems, Charter Communications, Comcast, CoxCommunications, DIRECTV, EchoStar, Hearst-Argyle, InsightCommunications, SES AMERICOM, Sinclair Broadcasting,Time Warner Cable and Yahoo! International customersinclude Aliant, Bell ExpressVu, Canal Plus, Hong Kong CableTelevision, Ono, PCCW, SaskTel, SkyPerfectTV, Sun DirectTV, T-Online (Germany and France), Telefonica, Tiscali UK,and Virgin Media.Hiawatha Broadband Communicationswww.hbci.com888-474-9995Key Products: Internet, cable television, telephone and wirelessservicesSummary: Founded in 1997, Hiawatha Broadband Communications(HBC) offers residential, business and wholesaletelevision; Internet; telephone; and media production servicesin southeast Minnesota. Wireless services will be added soon.HBC operates both hybrid fiber/coax and fiber-to-the-homenetworks, and has just begun to activate three new fiber-tothe-homecommunities in the towns of Rollingstone, Stockton“As the network moves towarda pure-packet model, we’reseeing the true potential forrapid growth and innovation inthe next generation of accesstechnologies. In addition tosimpler management ofhigh-performance networks,pure-packet convergencecombined with more intelligentedge access presents a newworld of enriched media, servicedifferentiation and hyperinteractivityat the content layer.”— Mory Ejabat, chairman and CEO,Zhone Technologiesand Lewiston. HBC provides a complete video service selectionof more than 100 TV channels (including high-definitionprogramming), digital music, pay-per-view (where available),and extensive local programming produced by HBC Productions.Digital video service is available in nine service areas.The company has 60 employees, seven retail communities anda wholesale division. Annual revenues are $12 million.Hitachi Telecom (USA) Inc.www.hitel.com770-446-8820Key Products: Optical access solutions, optical transportequipment, electronic and optical components, wirelessSummary: Hitachi Telecom develops and manufactures opticalaccess equipment, including GPON FTTP solutions, andmarkets them to customers including telecommunications serviceproviders, cable television service providers, municipalitiesand real estate developers. In June, 2008, Hitachi announcedthe Node+Zero family of products, designed to support targetedfiber-to-the-premises implementations for cable TV networkoperators. The company also offers ultra-high-speed opticalnetworking equipment such as DWDM and SONET systems,62 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008