Media Converter is deployable in FTTC architecture.
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Using existing coaxial drops to reach subscribers, miniX is field-hardened fiber (Gigabit-Ethernet) to Ethernet-over-Coax intelligent media converter that facilitates Carrier Ethernet services delivery. It is designed to be fiber fed from FTTxSWITCH(TM), which can either be located nearby in same node, or at greater distance, depending on customer locations and resulting logical aggregation point. Unit includes modem that operates in frequencies above 1 GHz.
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PhyFlex Networks Announces New 'miniX' to Cost-Reduce the Delivery of Carrier Ethernet Services
Cost optimizes early deployments of business and premium residential services
WESTFORD, Mass., June 20 / -- PhyFlex Networks, the leading provider of FTTx solutions for HFC cable systems, today unveiled its latest product, the miniX, an intelligent outdoor fiber to coax media converter that facilitates cost-effective delivery of Carrier Ethernet services in low penetration scenarios where only one or two end customers will be initially activated at a specific location. Examples include non-clustered business users, isolated cell tower sites, wireless backhaul points and premium residential broadband deployments.
The miniX is a field-hardened fiber (Gigabit-Ethernet) to Ethernet-over-Coax intelligent media converter. It is deployable in a Fiber To The Curb (FTTC) architecture and uses existing coaxial drops to reach subscribers cost effectively. It is designed to be fiber fed from a PhyFlex FTTxSWITCH(TM), which can either be located nearby in the same node, or at a much greater distance, depending on customer locations and resulting logical aggregation point. In the miniX, Ethernet over fiber is converted to PhyFlex Carrier Ethernet over Coax, which then runs over a standard coaxial cable drop to the end user. The miniX includes a new, cost-reduced, power-efficient, modem that is optimized to run over cable drop connections and operates in frequencies above 1 Gigahertz. The miniX is thus compatible with the 1 GHz migration plans of some cable operators. The new GHz Coax Modem supports standard Ethernet (IEEE 802.3u) symmetric 100 Mbps x 100 Mbps and breaks new ground in reducing the price per symmetric Mbps to less than $0.50.
"The new PhyFlex miniX provides operators with a great new tool to reduce the cost of delivering carrier class Ethernet services," said Michael Collette, CEO of PhyFlex Networks. "In the studies we've done for our customers, the miniX decreases the PhyFlex cost per subscriber by more than 55 percent, while leveraging existing coax to deliver fiber speed without new fiber construction. It's a great complement to our existing product line."
Operators can maximize their capital investment by implementing a PhyFlex miniX together with a single FTTxSWITCH to enable Carrier Ethernet services across a large service area such as headend/hub and multiple nodes. Once the penetration increases, additional FTTxSWITCHes can be added leveraging the product's aggregation and cascading capabilities, hence protecting the initial investment. The miniX is auto configurable and offers remote status monitoring that enables operators to easily manage the device remotely and eliminate truck rolls. It can accommodate up to two coax ports and includes build-in CATV diplexers to facilitate CATV services.
PhyFlex Networks recently began shipping its FTTx product suite for trial to multiple domestic and international cable operators. The FTTxSWITCH, the only MEF-9 and MEF-14 certified HFC switch, is an environmentally hardened aggregation and access switch that provides Carrier Ethernet services over fiber, copper and wireless, as well as coaxial cable. It is the only Ethernet switch providing fiber-class speed and performance over coax. The FTTxSWITCH provides scalable, rate limiting, high capacity bandwidth with up to 1 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) over fiber and copper twisted pair, and up to symmetric 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet) over coax. It enables performance-sensitive, high average revenue per user services (ARPU) with flexible service level agreements (SLAs).
About PhyFlex Networks
PhyFlex Networks, formerly known as Narad Networks, is the market-leading provider of FTTx solutions for bandwidth enhancement of HFC cable systems. The company's switched broadband access solutions enable cable operators to leverage existing coaxial cable and flexibly use fiber and wireless media to deliver high capacity, high performance IP services, including voice, data, video, and enterprise networks Based in Westford, Massachusetts, PhyFlex Networks is a privately held company with venture funding from Polaris Venture Partners, Argo Global Capital, and other leading venture capital firms. For more information, visit www.phyflex.com/.
Source: PhyFlex Networks
Web site: http://www.phyflex.com/
