TecHnoLoGy - Broadband Properties

BroadbandPropertieswww.bbpmag.com2008TO P100Summary: InfiniSys helps multifamily developers and propertyowners leverage technology to differentiate their communities.As independent technology advisors, the company createscomprehensive, standards-based amenity solutions for new andexisting apartments, condominiums, student housing, mixedusedevelopments and master-planned communities. InfiniSysalso represents developers and property owners in negotiationswith service providers and contractors. Most recently, it hasbeen creating social media and online marketing campaignsthat enable property owners to engage residents and connectcommunities. InfiniSys also works with electronics manufacturersand service providers to create new product and serviceofferings. Headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida, InfiniSyshas 15 full-time employees.JDSUwww.jdsu.com408-546-5000Key Products: Fiber optic communications components andtesting equipment including attenuators, circulators, couplers/splitters/WDMs, detectors/receivers, transmission, amplification,wavelength management modules, circuit packs, opticaltest platform“Research and developmentis always well ahead of actualproduct delivery. The secretis that there is no secret.Relationships with our customershelp define the products wedevelop. But there is a core towhat we do, certainly, and thatcore is software. Tomorrow’sbroadband products will beabsolutely driven by software.”— Pete F. Daly, Jr., SVP for sales andmarketing, Blonder Tongue LaboratoriesSummary: JDSU is a leading provider of optical products andtest and measurement solutions for telecommunications serviceproviders, cable operators and network equipment manufacturers.It provides the building blocks required for Agile OpticalNetworks (AONs) – enabling systems that can be managedremotely and respond dynamically to changes in network trafficpatterns. JDSU’s technology portfolio is also central to applicationssuch as semiconductor manufacturing, documentauthentication, brand protection, biotechnology and decorativeeffects. JDSU was formed in 1999 with the merger of JDS Fitel,known for its passive optical components, and Uniphase Corporation,known for its active components and lasers, and it hasacquired 26 companies since then. JDSU is now one of the largestproviders of fiber optic test solutions in the world, thanks toits acquisitions of Westover Scientific Inc., Innocor, CasabyteInc., Test-Um Inc., and Acterna. With sales and distribution inmore than 160 countries, JDSU serves an expanded customerbase that includes the largest 100 telecommunications and cableservices providers and system manufacturers worldwide. Basedin Milpitas, California, JDSU has 7,000 employees dedicatedto broadband and optical innovation in the communications,commercial and consumer markets. Revenue was more than$1.39 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.Kabel-Xwww.kabelxusa.com305-392-4123Key Products: Patented system that extracts copper core fromcable and allows it to be replaced with fiber optic cableSummary: Kabel-X’s process, which is patented in more than120 countries, accelerates fiber conversion without having toexcavate and disturb neighborhoods. A biodegradable fluid isinjected into one end of an exposed cable. The core is thenextracted and a fiber cable is inserted into the core area. Theold copper can be recycled, adding another cost advantage toa method that is more efficient and less disruptive than traditionalmethods of replacing copper with fiber optic cabling.Kabel-X USA, which has 20 employees, was formed in 2006and the system was beta tested in North America in 2007. Thefirst US deployment is planned for fall 2008.KiS Communicationswww.kis-comm.com731-986-0178Key Products: Engineering and technical services for broadbandand wireless service providersSummary: KiS Communications is an engineering and technicalservices company serving broadband service providers. KiSengineers, installs, activates and maintains advanced communicationssystems using HFC, wireless and FTTH. Technicalservices include headend/hubsite integration and outside plant.FTTH-specific services include both inside and outside plant64 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproperties.com | July 2008