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September 9 , 2008 |
Hitachi and Carina Team Up to Provide Utility Information Solutions
Over Gigabit Passive Optical Network
The combination of fiber optic communications with the advanced management functions of power utility operations is a cornerstone of the “Smart Grid” concept, which is becoming increasingly critical as utilities prepare for the power grid of the future. The complementary advantages of reduced operational expense and increased revenue potential are available to utility companies who deploy Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON solution and Carina’s Utility Management system.
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August 25, 2008 |
Hitachi Partners with Falcon IP/Complete for Facilities-based Video Services in FTTP Installations
Hitachi partners with Falcon IP/Complete for facilities-based video services in FTTP installations. The solution offers a scalable, economical method of providing MPEG-4 IPTV services to communities using satellite-based technology. The combination of Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON platform and the Falcon IP/Complete video solution is especially suited for municipalities, master planned communities and telcos that provide triple play services to rural areas and smaller communities that need a source for their own competitive video offering.
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June 23, 2008 |
Hitachi Announces Universal RFOG Solution
for Cable TV Operators
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced a new capability of the company’s AMN1220 GPON product solution aimed at helping cable TV operators future-proof their networks – and their revenue positions. The Hitachi solution, which is compatible with the emerging RFOG (RF Over Glass) initiative, provides a fiber optic connection from the headend to the subscriber. The Node+Zero solution leverages existing headend equipment, minimizes active components in the outside plant and supports targeted bandwidth increases and provides opportunities for immediate revenue from subscribers in the target locations.
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September 10, 2007 |
Hitachi and ARRIS Team Up to Offer Specialized MDU Services Using the ARRIS CXMTM High Speed Internet Access Solution and Hitachi AMN1220 GPON Platform
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that the ARRIS CXMTM High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) solution will be marketed with Hitachi’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) system to provide high speed Internet access services for hotels and other high occupancy MDU facilities. The combined solution, which will be marketed by Hitachi in the North America, blends the best of high-capacity fiber optic service delivery with the ability to provide data services to a large number of users within a building over existing coaxial cable.
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June 18, 2007 |
Hitachi GPON Solution Featured at ITU FTTP Interoperability Showcase at NXTcomm 2007
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today announced that the company’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solution will play a critical role in the ITU’s Fiber To The Premises (FTTP) Interoperability Showcase at NXTcomm 2007. The GPON Pavilion, booth #7408, features technology based on the ITU G.984-series recommendations for 2488/1244 Mbps systems. Hitachi’s AMN1220 Optical Line Terminal (OLT) will operate in the central area of the booth, and will interconnect with Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) from multiple vendors as well as Hitachi’s AMN1220 GST (Gigabit Single Family/Business Terminal), located at the Hitachi kiosk within the GPON Pavilion.
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June 13, 2007 |
Falcon Broadband to Deploy Hitachi GPON Solution In Colorado Springs Area
Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON product has been selected by Falcon Broadband of Colorado Springs, CO to deliver triple play services in Falcon’s service area in Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. The Falcon Broadband deployment represents the first residential commercial deployment by a cable television operator in the United States of GPON, further cementing the concept that GPON is the solution of choice for the efficient delivery of broadband triple play services.
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May 24 , 2007 |
Hitachi AMN1220 Fiber to the Premises System Is First GPON Product to Receive USDA-RUS Acceptance
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that the company’s AMN1220 GPON product has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for deployment under the Rural Development Broadband Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. RUS acceptance means that communities of up to 20,000 inhabitants can now install Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON Fiber to the Premises solution using funding obtained under the USDA Rural Development funding programs.
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April 19, 2007 |
Hitachi AMN1220 GPON Fiber to the Premises System Recognized as Nortel Compatible Product
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that the company’s AMN1220 GPON product has successfully completed laboratory interoperability testing with the Nortel Communication Server 2000 (CS 2000), a carrier grade softswitch that can scale up to 2,000,000 Busy Hour Call Attempts (BHCA). The Nortel CS 2000 provides transport of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) traffic in Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) format.
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March 29, 2007 |
Hitachi and Ledcor Technical Services to Present Leveraged GPON Deployment Case Study at Digital City Expo 2007
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., and Ledcor Technical Services (LTS) today announced that the two companies will jointly present a case study entitled “Leveraged Deployment of GPON Technology - Coquille, Oregon.” The presentation will describe how the Coquille project, currently underway, leverages the existing fiber to the premises (FTTP) deployment in nearby Bandon, Oregon. The case study will be presented at the Digital City Expo Conference, to be held in Reston, Virginia on April 2-4, 2007 (See www.digitalcityexpo.com). Scott Wilkinson, PhD, vice president, Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., Ashwin Chitamun, senior vice president, LTS, and Todd Richard, vice president and chief technology officer, LTS, will describe how the companies are extending the FTTP services to Coquille.
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March 28, 2007 |
Ledcor Technical Services to Deploy Hitachi GPON Solution in Coquille, Oregon
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today announced that Ledcor Technical Services (LTS) and ComSpan-Bandon Networks will bring the fiber optic network that is now successfully operating in Bandon, Oregon to the town of Coquille. Coquille is a town of approximately 4,000 on the Coquille River, about 17 miles inland from Bandon. Construction has already begun, with completion planned for the third quarter, 2007.
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January 8, 2007 |
Hitachi Gigabit Passive Optical Network solution merges broadband infrastructure with the broadband home
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today detailed plans to exhibit the company’s Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) solutions at the International CES 2007 show in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2007. The exhibit is in concert with Hitachi’s end-to-end “Broadband Infrastructure, Broadband Home” theme at the Network Solutions area of the booth. The Hitachi exhibit is located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Hall, Booth 11906.
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November 6 , 2006 |
Hitachi AMN1220 GST is first MoCA-certified GPON Optical Network Terminal
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. and the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA-TM) today announced that Hitachi’s AMN1220 GST is the first GPON ONT to be certified by MoCA. The combination of GPON and MoCA allows service providers to maximize revenue potential by offering new and enhanced services using the high bandwidth and applications flexibility provided by GPON, and by encouraging subscriber adoption of these services using the MoCA in-home networking solution. Within a residence, the MoCA standard establishes a “MoCA LAN” between MoCA-enabled devices, supporting bi-directional communications among the devices.
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September 7, 2006 |
Full Service Access Network Group Highlights Service Layer Interoperability Progress At GPON Interop Event
Full Service Access Network Group (FSAN) highlights service layer interoperability progress at GPON interop event.
The most recent GPON interoperability event, which was hosted by the independent test laboratory, KTL in Santa Clara, Calif., involved voice, data and IPTV testing between multiple vendors’ systems, including Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON system.
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July 25, 2006 |
TriNet named sales channel for
Hitachi GPON Fiber to the Premises Product Family
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that TriNet Communications, Inc. of Livermore, California, has been designated a sales channel for Hitachi’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) product family. GPON enables service providers to deliver multiple services, including RF and IP video, high speed data, and voice over a single optical fiber connected directly to the home or business.
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June 5, 2006 |
Bandon, Oregon turning up services using Hitachi GPON equipment
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today confirmed that the company’s AMN1220 GPON Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) solution is currently being used to turn up video, data, and voice services in Bandon, Oregon. The Bandon network will be formally inaugurated in a public “Light Up Bandon” ceremony on June 21. The network is being implemented by the service provider, ComSpan Bandon Networks, which is a join venture of ComSpanUSA and Ledcor Technical Services, Ltd. (LTS).
Dumont Telephone Company chooses Hitachi
for Fiber-to-the-Home projects
Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today announced that Dumont Telephone Company, Dumont, Iowa, has selected Hitachi’s AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) platform for the delivery of triple play services in the city of Dumont and surrounding areas. Part of a seven-year plan by Dumont Telephone to provide fiber optic connectivity throughout the company’s service area, the initial deployment will begin this month, with about 100 subscribers with in the city of Dumont.
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October 13, 2005 |
Hitachi announces order for its AMN1220 Gigabit Passive Optical Network system
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today announced that the company’s AMN1220 GPON Fiber-To-The-Premises (FTTP) solution will be deployed in Bandon, Oregon. On August 26, 2005, the City of Bandon accepted a proposal from ComSpanUSA, in association with its development partner, Ledcor Technical Services (LTS), to design, build and operate an FTTP network in Bandon and the surrounding area. Hitachi’s AMN1220 GPON solution was selected to deliver triple play services, including data, video and voice services.
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October 3, 2005 |
Hitachi introduces Gigabit Passive Optical Network system for advanced Fiber-To-The-Premises networks
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced details of the company’s new AMN1220 family of GPON optical access solutions. Compliant with all ITU-T G.984 standards and FSAN recommendations, the AMN1220 provides data rates of 2.488Gbit/s downstream and 1.244Gbit/s upstream. The product is based on GPON Encapsulation Mode (GEM) framing, allowing TDM services such as T1 to be handled in their native formats. The AMN1220 will be generally available in the first quarter 2006.
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September 19, 2005 |
Hitachi AMN1200 Fiber-to-the-Premises product family receives RUS acceptance
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that Hitachi’s AMN1200 Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) system has been accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS) for deployment under the Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program. Hitachi’s AMN1200 FTTP system was included on the RUS List of Acceptable Materials in category “ae,” access equipment, as of July 28, 2005.
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September 8, 2005 |
Hitachi Telecom joins Multimedia over Coax Alliance as first Associate Member
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc has joined the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) as the organization’s first Associate Member. Hitachi is the world’s leading provider of Fiber to the Premises (FTTP) equipment, with over 800,000 subscriber connections in service.
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May 16 , 2005 |
Hitachi to join ITU-T Fiber-to-the-Premises Interoperability Showcase at Supercomm 2005
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced that Hitachi will participate in an ITU-T-sponsored FTTP Interoperability Showcase at Supercomm 2005, to be held June 7-9, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois.
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September 2004 (from Broadband Properties Magazine) |
One Million Japanese Customers Now Have Fiber-To-The-Home
Right now, according to numbers released by the Japanese government, there are more than one million fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) customers in Japan – and 80,000 to 90,000 more are added each month. By comparison, the U.S. FTTH market is minuscule and nascent. Scott Wilkinson, Assistant Vice President at Hitachi Telecom, wrote this article which originally appeared in the September 2004 issue of Broadband Properties Magazine.
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June 21, 2004 |
Hitachi announces general availability of triple-play residential terminal for FTTH market
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced at Supercomm 2004 the general availability of the AMN1200 SFU (Single Family Unit) ONT (Optical Network Terminal), a product developed in collaboration with Wave7 Optics, Inc. The AMN1200 SFU ONT is designed to mount to the exterior of a residence and delivers triple play (data, voice, and video) services over a single fiber.
Hitachi provides PON for City of Dover, Ohio
Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. have been selected by the City of Dover, Ohio to deploy the AMN1200 suite of leading PON (Passive Optical Network) technology to maximize the capabilities of the city’s existing fiber optic network. Equipment was installed during the last week of March providing high-bandwidth data services to several businesses.
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January 24, 2004 |
Hitachi and OFS Demonstrate 'Quintuple-Play' B-PON System at OFC
Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. and OFS are teaming up during the Optical Fiber Conference to demonstrate innovative real world fiber access applications for the FTTx market. In particular, Hitachi will exhibit 'Quintuple-Play' services (RF video, IP video, data, voice and on-line gaming) using OFS' All Wave® Fiber over a 20km distance.
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October 7, 2003 |
Hitachi Introduces the AMN Optical Access Family for North America
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc., today introduced the broadest, most complete set of optical access solutions in the industry from a single vendor. The AMN Optical Access product family consists of a complete suite of access solutions to address the expanding needs of the telecom market in North America.
Hitachi Introduces Triple Play B-PON in North America
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced a triple play FSAN compliant B-PON system to the AMN1200 Access family. It transmits data, voice, and video at speeds up to 622Mbit/s to a home or small office offering a suite of feature rich applications that stands to propel the telecom industry into the future. The Standards based triple play B-PON offers a more sophisticated way to achieve voice, video and fast data* services other than copper and cable by transmitting all three services at high-speeds over fiber.
Hitachi teams with Wave7 Optics for FTTx market
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. today announced a joint relationship with Wave7 Optics for the FTTx market. The recently announced Hitachi triple play (data*, voice, video) B-PON product was the first benefactor of this partnership. Hitachi has a long history in standards (A-PON, ATM, IEEE) since 1994 and has a reputation of quality and reliable manufacturing. Wave7 offers an innovative spirit and holds patents in both the video and Ethernet areas.
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June 6, 2003 |
Hitachi and OFS Demonstrate B-PON System at Supercomm
Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Telecom (USA), Inc. and OFS are teaming up during Supercomm to demonstrate innovative fiber access applications for FTTH/FTTB. In particular, Hitachi will exhibit enhanced FTTx capabilities combining Broadband Passive Optical Networks (B-PON) Ethernet and Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) video transmissions into a single network over OFS' AllWave Fiber.
