ZTE to unveil cost-effective COMBO PON solution
18 February 2016, Shenzhen, China – ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, will unveil its passive optical network (COMBO PON) solution based on one integrated gigabit optical network/next generation passive optical networks (GPON/XG-PON1) optical module at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona.
ZTE’s COMBO PON solution meets the current demand for bandwidth in fixed networks, to maximise space, minimise network changes and maintain original operation and maintenance (O&M) standards. It allows customers to achieve a smooth migration to XG-PON1 from GPON, eliminating a series of problems associated with upgrading to XG-PON1. Maintaining the same PON port density, operators are able to save 60 percent more space than when incorporating an external solution, and 24 percent of the equipment costs.
With the rapid development of high-bandwidth services, many operators have chosen to upgrade GPON to XG-PON1 to cope with increasingly strenuous bandwidth pressure. The upgrade from GPON to XG-PON1 utilises an external wavelength division multiplexing filter (WDM1r) box to combine both GPON and XG-PON1 optical signals for operational delivery networks (ODNs). Such solutions require the input of a new XG-PON1 OLT chassis, XG-PON1 line cards, cabinets, external co-wave devices and related computer room facilities. This results in high construction costs, requires excessive floor space, and causes difficulty for the O&M of fiber optic cabling.
ZTE’s COMBO PON coexists with GPON and XG-PON1 as dual-channels within the same optical module, reusing old GPON OLT chassis, based on the new COMBO PON board to replace the original board. The COMBO PON port is connected to the corresponding original GPON fiber network to realise the combination of GPON and 10G PON, reusing the original ODN network.
ZTE is committed to the innovation of products and solutions in this area to create customer value. This latest COMBO PON product provides a solution to heavy deployment costs and complex networking challenges through XG-PON1 migration.
Recently, the world’s leading advisory body, OVUM, released its 2015 third quarter global market share of fixed-line product report “Market Share Report: 3Q15 FTTx, DSL, and CMTS”. The report shows that: in the global fixed access products and PON markets, ZTE’s market share is ranked second. ZTE ranked number one for EPON shipments. For sales and shipment volumes for GPON optical network terminal/ optical network unit (ONT/ONU) in South and Central America, ZTE ranked first.
About ZTE
ZTE is a provider of advanced telecommunications systems, mobile devices, and enterprise technology solutions to consumers, carriers, companies and public sector customers. As part of ZTE’s M-ICT strategy, the company is committed to provide customers with integrated end-to-end innovations to deliver excellence and value as the telecommunications and information technology sectors converge. Listed in the stock exchanges of Hong Kong and Shenzhen (H share stock code: 0763.HK / A share stock code: 000063.SZ), ZTE’s products and services are sold to over 500 operators in more than 160 countries. ZTE commits 10 per cent of its annual revenue to research and development and has leadership roles in international standard-setting organizations. ZTE is committed to corporate social responsibility and is a member of the UN Global Compact. For more information, please visit www.zte.com.cn.
