Zhone Technologies, a provider of FTTx network access
solutions, announced that Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a mobile voice and data
service provider in Saudi Arabia, has selected Zhone’s MXK Optical Line
Termination (OLT) for its greenfield nationwide fiber network.
Zhone
MXK OLT will help Mobily deliver affordable and reliable high-speed Internet
access and advanced video services in its new FTTx offerings utilizing GPON
technology.
The MXK OLT will also be used to provision business
services and transport mobile backhaul network traffic.
The scalability and density of Zhone’s MXK gives us the
unprecedented flexibility, robust network control and the ability to offer more
bandwidth to customers with greater efficiency. Our established wireless
presence and our expansive fixed broadband plans necessitated a multi-service
platform choice with high scalability, density, reliability and
interoperability,” said
Salah ALamoudi, VP Transmission Mobily.
Mobily also plans to leverage the same MXK OLT to
backhaul part of the 2G and 3G traffic for its over 18 million mobile
subscribers in the Kingdom. Zhone’s network reliability in a high-performance
solution aligns well for operator’s current fixed broadband and mobile backhaul
needs.
Mobily‘s
network covers all cities and major towns in the Kingdom and more than 22,000
km of highways.
The MXK can support multi-play services for residential
and business customers and mobile backhaul simultaneously this ability allows
Mobily to configure its networks with maximum flexibility and efficiency.
Mobily’s use of the MXK for broadband residential and
business services along with mobile backhaul is a great example of the system’s
expanded capabilities and a key milestone for Zhone’s ability to deliver
scalable, manageable and service-rich network solutions. We are proud to
support Mobily in its new fiber initiative and this deployment further
validates Zhone as a leading provider for tier-one and tier-two operators,
internationally,” said Brian Caskey, chief marketing officer, Zhone.
Zhone Technologies recently announced the addition
of Green Hills Telephone Corporation as a new customer for its FTTX solutions.
By Telecomlead.com Team
