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ftth houston coverage - Broadband Communities Magazine
FTTH HOUSTON COVERAGE Featured Houston Exhibitors and Companies to Meet in Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 38 News from Featured Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 44 Exhibitor Booth Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 52 Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 53 Building the Business of FTTH by Joe Savage, Fiber to the Home Council. . . . . . . . | 56 HOUSTON conference Featured Houston exhibitors To connect in Houston with companies that don’t have booth numbers, visit the BBP exhibit in the Expo Hall at Booth #307. ADC www.adc.com Booth #415 ADC provides the connections for wireline, wireless, cable, broadcast and enterprise networks around the world. ADC’s innovative network infrastructure equipment and professional services enable high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to residential, business and mobile subscribers. ADC has sales into more than 130 countries. Learn more about ADC at www.adc.com. ADTRAN www.adtran.com Booth #221 ADTRAN, an established supplier of advanced network solutions, develops innovative systems using IP/Ethernet architectures for both wireline and wireless media. These solutions enable video deployments, broadband expansion, Ethernet service delivery and converged network services. ADTRAN’s innovative broadband access solutions include the industry’s most widely deployed FTTN OSP sealed DSLAM. For broadband DSL, Carrier Ethernet, FTTH, services migration or voice applications, ADTRAN’s Total Access 5000 multiservice access platform provides the value required by today’s service providers. The multiservice architecture of the Total Access 5000 enables the deployment of an advanced packet network infrastructure capable of delivering a host of services across a pure Ethernet core. Coupled with Total Access 300 Series ONTs, the Total Access 5000 provides an end-to-end GPON deployment strategy supported by a common management solution built on the proven ADTRAN Operating System. For broadband you can build on, visit ADTRAN at booth #221. AFL www.afltele.com Booth #605 AFL Telecommunications, headquartered in Spartanburg, S.C., offers fiber optic products, engineering expertise, integrated services and content solutions for voice, video and data networks. For the FTTH market, AFL offers its FTTH Made Easy program, which consists of end-to-end system integration, including best-in-class FTTH and wireless platforms. Its product portfolio includes PON and point-to-point electronics, RF and IP video solutions, bandwidth management, system integra- 38 tion and FTTx business modeling capabilities. AFL offers a wide range of products that include fiber management systems, optical splitter/WDM, closures, NIDs, demarcation and fiber optic cable as well as fiber fusion splicers, test equipment and related accessories. As a DIRECTV Master System Operator (MSO), AFL is authorized to establish System Operators and provide access to DIRECTV’s programming and services. AFL’s expertise includes system integration of both MFH-2 and MFH-3 solutions. For more information, visit www.afltele.com or contact Kent Brown at [email protected] or 864-433-8072. AMT www.amt.com Advanced Media Technologies Inc. (AMT) is the performance leader among CATV and broadband electronic equipment providers. As a value-added reseller of high-performance products from the world’s most recognized manufacturers, AMT targets emerging technology applications in broadband with a complete line of products for CATV, IPTV and FTTH. AMT’s product offerings also include many of the industry’s leading manufacturers, such as Motorola, Amino, Blonder Tongue, Pacific Broadband Networks, EGT, RGB Networks, Adtec, Drake, Olson Technology and Emcore. AMT specializes in prebuilt headends ranging from small DSS systems to fully digital high-definition headends. AT&T www.att.com/communities Delivering the Latest in Telecommunications and Entertainment Solutions. As a leading global provider of advanced communications services, AT&T, through its dedicated AT&T Connected Communities organization, works closely with apartment management and ownership groups and builders and developers of single-family housing to meet customer needs with the latest services available. To learn more, visit att.com/communities. Calix www.calix.com Booth #501 Calix access innovation allows service providers to deliver superior FTTP solutions optimized for a wide array of residential, business and multidwelling unit deployments. The North | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 Sponsors/Exhibitors American leader in FTTP, Calix has commercially deployed its fiber solutions in more than 375 service provider networks. Calix is introducing three new, versatile ONTs and two new fiber platforms at the FTTH Conference. Extending the industry’s largest ONT portfolio, Calix will feature the 763GX MDU ONT with integrated RF return, the mobile backhauloptimized 766GX ONT with four GEs and eight T1s, and a family of rack-mount ONTs, including the 765G-R, tailored to the needs of business service delivery. With industry-leading density and flexibility in hardened 1RU form factors, the E5440 combines a four-port GPON OLT and eight active Ethernet interfaces, while the E5-324 supports exclusively active Ethernet with 24 ports. Both platforms provide integrated 10 Gbps transport. Calix – Delivering on the promise of FTTP. Charles Industries www.charlesindustries.com Booth #614 Charles Industries supplies telecommunications, CATV and utilities markets with a comprehensive line of outside-plant environmental protection solutions for fiber, copper and wireless applications. Charles Fiber Distribution Points (CFDP), Pedlock Pedestals, Fiber Flexibility Pedestals (CFFP), Fiber Cross-Connects (CFXC), CATV/Broadband Pedestals and Multi-Purpose Housings (CMPH) lead the industry in performance and value for nonmetallic buried distribution enclosures. Copper connectivity solutions include AdrenaLine DSL Line Conditioners, Smart Coils and the High-Speed Voice and Data Link (HVDL) System, which help deliver extended-reach DSL to hard-to-reach subscribers. Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) are customizable metallic cabinets that house multiplexers, fiber splice trays and other electronics located at cell sites, strip malls, business parks and other OSP applications. Founded in 1968, Charles is an ISO 9000- and TL 9000-registered company with headquarters in Rolling Meadows, Ill., and four U.S.-based manufacturing facilities. Connexion Technologies www.connexiontechnologies.net Connexion Technologies customizes and manages state-ofthe-art communications networks in single-family, multifamily, high-rise, resort and hospitality properties nationwide. Its award-winning networks optimize the communication experience and value of properties for residents and property owners, creating A Better Connection. Connexion Technologies is not a service provider; rather it selects and manages a portfolio of providers that offer entertainment and communication applications, including the best in enhanced television, telephone, Internet and other services over Connexion’s provider-neutral networks. The company is based in Cary, N.C. It was established in 2002 and serves properties in 20 states. For more information, visit www.connexiontechnologies.net. Corning Cable Systems www.corningcablesystems.com Booth #815 Corning Incorporated developed the first optical fiber for communications in 1970 and remains a world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, creating and manufacturing keystone components that enable high-technology systems. Corning Cable Systems develops and manufactures optical cable, hardware and equipment designed to make fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) deployments faster, easier, more reliable and more efficient. In 2007, Corning introduced its innovative ClearCurve product suite, based on bend-insensitive optical fiber, which solves historical technical challenges for telecommunications carriers installing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) networks in multidwelling units (MDUs) and other complicated deployments. Corning Cable Systems’ Evolant Solutions for Carrier Networks deliver tip-to-tip product and service offerings for FTTx, CATV and wireless applications, with preconnectorized solutions revolutionizing the way FTTx networks are deployed. Corning is by your side every step of the way, from support programs to engineering and customer service. Georgia Telecom Supply www.gatelsupply.com Georgia Telecom Supply Inc. (GTSI) provides fiber optic products for all OSP, telecom closet and distribution applications. We would love to provide any fiber optic products you need, including: OSP products: aerial, buried, underground: • Fiber optic cables: http://www.gatelsupply.com/index.cfm/ category/13/our-inventory.cfm • Handholes • Manholes • Innerduct • Conduits • Poleline hardware • Splice cases • Route marking • Testing and splicing equipment Telecom closet and distribution products: indoor and outdoor: • Cross-connect panels and housings • Fiber jumpers and pigtails Racks and wire management GMP Tools www.gmptools.com Booth # 341 For more than 75 years, General Machine Products Company Inc. (GMP) has been a global provider of a wide range of products for the telecommu- September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 39 HOUSTON conference nications, power utility and cable television industries and the contractors who serve them. Product applications include the placement of fiber optic, copper conductor and coaxial cable both aerially and underground. GMP aerial cable-lashing machines, Adams continuousduty winches and fiber optic cable pullers are accepted as the industry standard. The complete line of GMP’s 1,100-plus products also includes cable reels and aerial blocks, cable cutters, unique RJ plug-pressing tools, fiber optic cable-blowing equipment and other specially designed tools for the data, telecommunications and power utility markets. GMP has a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Trevose, Pa., in suburban Philadelphia, and a plant in Rutland, England (its CBS Products Ltd. unit). Both facilities are equipped with a full complement of technologically advanced machine tools operated by a well-trained team of craftspeople. Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc. www.hitachi-cta.com Booth #633 Hitachi offers high-performance solutions for communications network service providers, including telcos, cable TV operators, municipalities, utilities and real estate developers. Hitachi’s approach is to understand the business needs of the service provider – how the operator will generate revenue using applications supported by technology – and to develop solutions that will provide the quickest path to positive ROI. Hitachi’s fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) solutions include EPON, DePON, MW-PON, GPON and RFoG technologies, the most complete portfolio from any vendor. In addition to this broad range of access solutions, Hitachi offers optical transport and wireless solutions for service providers. To support revenue generation, Hitachi offers end-to-end Source-to-Subscriber solutions that bundle services, applications and equipment to accelerate time to market for revenueproducing services. Through other Hitachi divisions, HCTA can provide a wide range of solutions such as high-capacity servers, HDTVs and projectors, digital whiteboards and medical imaging devices, all of which utilize the bandwidth provided by fiber optic networks. Multicom www.multicominc.com Booth #623 QAM, 8VSB, ITU J.83 Annex A and B – Have you looked at a spec sheet for a new modulator lately? The industry is experiencing an upheaval of new terminology, applications and technology. How do you keep pace? Here’s the good news: You don’t have to. Multicom has experienced sales engineers with a proven track record of providing the product and service solutions that you need, when you need them. With 13,000 products from more than 270 of the world’s major manufacturers in stock, 40 Multicom provides not only answers to today’s most challenging questions but also the products to implement even the most sophisticated projects. Look to Multicom for reliable information, along with the products and experience to back it all up. Multicom will also design your distribution system, provide a completely priced bill of materials and then rack, balance, and crate your headend for a complete plug-and-play solution. Since 1982, Multicom has been a full-line stocking distributor and manufacturer of products used for the end-to-end integration of television, data, voice and security over fiber, coax and copper. For competitively priced products and services, call 1-800-423-2594, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.multicominc.com. OFS www.ofsoptics.com Booth #315 OFS, a world-leading designer, $)XUXNDZD&RPSDQ\ manufacturer and supplier of optical fiber products and solutions, can help to “fiber-connect your community” with a high-performance FTTH portfolio that includes well-known brands such as the comprehensive, end-to-end FOX Solution (fiber optics to the X) and the ultrabend-insensitive EZ-Bend Optical Cables. OFS’ innovative FTTH solutions help deliver fiber directly to homes, businesses and MDUs and support high-quality revenue-generating services such as HDTV, online gaming and video on demand that can increase ROI and property values. OFS’ new ultra-bend-insensitive EZ-Bend Cables are the ideal solution for MDU and in-home wiring applications and can be deployed using the same simple practices and installation tools used for copper service cables. Other OFS solutions include bend-optimized AllWave FLEX ZWP fiber, AllWave FLEX Jumpers and Fanouts, and all-dry Fortex and AccuRibbon cables. OFS can also help optimize network designs with its OptiCost FTTH Modeling services. Quanta Services www.quantaservices. com Booth #333 Quanta Services provides a dynamic scope of services to the telecommunications industry, from inception to implementation to ongoing enhancements. Quanta’s experience in broadband, telephony and data technologies coupled with its inside- and outside-plant capabilities enables the company to seamlessly handle all phases of a network’s life span. Quanta takes telecom systems across the nation to the front doorsteps of businesses, campuses and homes, through fields, mountains, forests and towns large and small. From engineering, route selection and right-of-way procurement to trenching, installation, testing, product positioning and marketing, Quanta’s scope of telecommunications network services covers projects from start to finish. | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 Sponsors/Exhibitors RVA LLC www.rvallc.com Booth #909 RVA LLC is recognized as the foremost authority on fiber to the home in North America. The company conducts an annual study of FTTH providers and consumers for the FTTH Council and produces reports for sale to the industry. RVA is currently offering a report for vendors that provides a five-year forecast of the industry and a report for providers that helps make the case for local fiber. This report is especially useful for developing broadband stimulus proposals. RVA has a 25-year history of serving a variety of companies and organizations, ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small start-ups. Seikoh Giken www.seikoh-giken.com Booth #402 Seikoh Giken Company: Global Solutions in Optical Precision. Since its establishment in 1972, the Seikoh Giken Company continues to expand and build upon its core technologies: precision micromachining and optical processing, devoting itself to providing products that meet and exceed market needs. The Fiber Optic Products Division, with a foundation in the precision processing technology, concentrates engineering and management resources in the growing information industry – an industry poised for tremendous future growth with the expansion of Internet usage and the increased amount of data that now flows through the communications infrastructure. Today, Seikoh Giken Company not only leverages its global strength in worldwide marketing and distribution logistics but also positions itself at the forefront of this fast-changing industry with innovative engineering and technical development capabilities that will allow it to realize customer needs ahead of its competitors. Suttle www.suttleonline.com Booth #409 Founded in 1910, Suttle is widely accepted by the world’s largest service providers as providing leading residential connectivity solutions. The company’s high-quality products are backed by best-in-class customer service, a 25-year warranty on certified systems and a free online training program for CEDIA and BICSI credit. An ISO 9001- and TL9000-registered communications company based in Hector, Minn., Suttle is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Systems Inc., a publicly traded company. For more information about Suttle or its family of products, visit www.suttleonline.com or call 800-8528662. Total Access® 5000 Multi-service Access Platform Broadband you can build on: Innovative solutions for Broadband stimulus projects. Networks are being constructed for the sole purpose of providing Broadband delivery for end users as specified in the Broadband stimulus legislation. The dominant traffic type has become data but the ability to transport bandwidth-intensive services remains the challenge for integrated architectures. The multiservice capabilities of the ADTRAN® Total Access 5000, coupled with the Total Access 300 Series ONT products, allow the deployment of an advanced packet network infrastructure that is capable of delivering a host of services including voice, data, and video across a pure Ethernet core. This scalable architecture allows carriers to use the ADTRAN solutions to economically address both existing and next-generation services while providing a seamless path toward a converged network. s at Visit u PO X E FTTH h 221 t o o B What does Broadband stimulus mean for you? Visit the Broadband Stimulus Advisor at www.adtran.com/stimulus Copyright © 2009 ADTRAN, Inc. All rights reserved. ADTRAN, Total Access and NetVanta are registered trademarks of ADTRAN, Inc. CN9115B090109BP September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 41 HOUSTON conference Verizon Enhanced Communities www.verizon.com/communities Verizon Enhanced Communities is Verizon’s business unit dedicated to serving single-family and multifamily residential, mixed-use and commercial multitenant properties with broadband, video and advanced communications. Verizon’s fiberto-the-premises infrastructure delivers Verizon FiOS Internet, TV and phone services over the most advanced all-fiber-optic network obtainable. FiOS can help increase a property’s profitability and add to its long-term viability. Verizon makes it easy, providing custom installation with dedicated management and engineering teams and ongoing customer service. Learn how to enhance the value of your community at www.verizon.com/ communities. Walker and Associates www.walkerfirst.com Booth #641 Walker and Associates is a national distributor of network products for broadband providers, including wireline, wireless, CATV, government and enterprise network operators. Walk- BroadBand ProPerties Magazine Invites You to the Broadband Properties Summit 2010 April 26 • 28, 2010 InterContinental Hotel • Dallas Addison, Texas The Leading Conference on Broadband Technologies and Services WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Real Estate Developers • Property Owners • Independent Telcos • Municipal Officials • Private Cable Operators • Town Planners • Economic Development Professionals • Architects and Builders • System Operators • Investors • Utility Organizations • System Integrators Visit www.bbpmag.com and secure your participation today, or call 877-588-1649. 42 er’s extensive range of products from more than 200 suppliers facilitates carriers’ delivery of high-speed Internet, video, data and voice services to residential, business and mobile users. Walker supports technologies such as IP, VoIP, Ethernet, fiber, FTTx, BLC, MSAP, optical multiplexing, routing, pointto-point wireless, point-to-multipoint wireless, wireless amplification and WiMAX. Additionally, Walker provides physical plant products, including fiber/copper connectivity, power systems, indoor/outdoor enclosures and outside-plant products. In addition to supplying basic material, Walker provides network deployment services, including product engineering, installation, systems integration and unsurpassed customer service. In an advisory capacity, Walker helps network designers make wise product selection decisions for optimum network performance, scale and operating cost. In a hands-on capacity, Walker kits, integrates and installs products to help carriers efficiently deploy networks. Wiley Rein LLP Broadband Stimulus Team www.wileyrein.com/broadband_stimulus Wiley Rein has the resources and expertise to help maximize an applicant’s opportunities to secure broadband funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. With approximately 80 lawyers and other professionals on staff, the firm has the largest communications law and policy practice in the country. The Wiley Rein team – which includes former administrators of NTIA and RUS, former senior officials at the FCC and other experts with deep knowledge of the ARRA, the relevant agencies and broadband policies – enables the firm to cost-effectively gather information about program developments and implementation, rapidly disseminate this information to our clients and incorporate the information into strategies for individual projects. Wiley Rein’s varied resources allow the firm to present an applicant’s project in a manner that best incorporates the goals of the ARRA and the criteria for agency review, prepare compelling grant applications and design effective mechanisms for compliance with the terms of awarded grants or loans. For more information, visit www.wileyrein.com/broadband_ stimulus. Visit Broadband Properties in Booth #307 at the FTTH Conference in Houston to find out more about any of the companies featured in these pages. | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 As a broadband services provider you require more than the basics from your equipment suppliers. With nearly 40 years of telecommunications experience, Walker and Associates combines expertise with twenty-first century services to provide you innovative solutions. Offering complete logistics services, full project management and strategic manufacturer relationships, Walker can transform your network vision into reality. www.walkerfirst.com [email protected] 800.WALKER1 Walker and Associates is ready to assist you in responding to opportunities presented within the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. As you position yourself for grants and loans available through NTIA and USDA/RUS, Walker is committed to services, professional certifications, manufacturer relationships and network strategies that prepare its customers for the greatest possible success. Contact us today to learn more about our Broadband Stimulus Funds Readiness Initiatives. h RUS/RDUP Approved Products h CPUC Certified h TL9000 Certified h Engineering Services h Certified Woman Owned Corporation h EFI&T Services Visit Walker in Booth 641 at FTTH Council Expo 2009 to learn how you can manage costs, rapidly deploy new technologies, and maintain your competitive position. Bring this ad with you and receive a FREE 2GB USB Transformer Drive. HOUSTON conference News from Featured Exhibitors ADC Building Broadband Infrastructure in Rural America The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) calls for more than $7 billion in expenditures on rural broadband infrastructure. This is a huge opportunity for carriers to extend broadband services to customers in rural areas. To make the most of this opportunity, carriers will need a broad range of network solutions that optimize broadband service delivery while minimizing costs. The specific infrastructure solutions chosen will vary based on factors such as service provider type, available resources, presence of existing infrastructure (brownfield/greenfield), geography/topography and building/population density. The good news is that carriers and other service providers have many available options in deploying rural broadband networks, including fiber-based, high-speed wireless and DSL solutions. Fiber to the premises (FTTP) is the ultimate choice for supporting the bandwidth required for advanced services because it offers the greatest scalability. Using today’s passive optical networking (PON) technologies, carriers can cost-effectively deliver 100 Mbps and more to each business and residential customer. Carriers continue to recognize that without the high capacity that fiber can deliver, the volumes of broadband that are necessary to offer essential services can’t make their way into customers’ enterprises and living rooms, much less onto mobile devices. To meet these demands, carriers must continue to upgrade their networks to fiber to deliver high-bandwidth experiences. Always-on connectivity and bandwidth-intensive business applications and mobile entertainment services are bogging down traditional networks. As more people rely on these services to manage their businesses and lives, carriers are finding themselves at a tipping point – upgrade their networks or lose competitive ground. Most major cities, even in rural states, are situated on fiber rings that have the potential to make FTTx deployments a cost-effective reality. Thousands of miles of fiber lines have been installed along rights-of-way across the country, and this infrastructure is being used to deliver broadband-level capacity from the central office to the customer premises, whether for businesses or residences, including single-dwelling or multidwelling units. For the thousands of locations in America without access to nearby fiber rings, carriers can extend advanced services via DSL (where existing infrastructure permits) or via emerging 4G wireless technologies such as WiMAX and LTE that can deliver per-customer bandwidth of several or even dozens of megabits per second. To ensure rapid, trouble-free and cost-effective deployment of broadband services in rural areas, carriers will want to partner with vendors who support the requirements for broadband services funding under the ARRA. Infrastructure partners 44 should have a broad portfolio of RUS-listed fiber, DSL and digital wireless solutions that can be rapidly and cost-effectively deployed and support an easy migration to next-generation networks. Today, carriers must not only upgrade their networks to deliver on customers’ demands but also to set the stage to meet their increasing demands for dynamic broadband applications and services in the future. For more information, see www.adc.com. AMT Advanced Media Technologies Launches Integration Division AMT (www.amt.com) is proud to welcome Juan Carlos Marchesini as director of the Systems Integration Division. He brings more than 25 years of technical and management experience to AMT, combining a broad range of technical planning, integration and field expertise with specific focus on the CATV and telco fields. In his new role, Marchesini will be responsible for all aspects of the company’s technical support, including engineering and installation services. “I’m very excited with the possibilities of AMT. They have concentrated their efforts on offering the best products and most advanced technologies to their customers, and I believe the company is well positioned to take the concept of system integration to the highest level. AMT has a group of remarkable sales associates with a deep knowledge of the different products being distributed by the company. When combined with my field expertise, we are in an excellent position to provide the best service and solutions to our customers,” he remarks. AMT now raises its commitment to unsurpassed quality to a new level, providing state-of-the-art solutions with uncompromising standards of performance, reliability and a dedication to service that have long differentiated it in the CATV and telco IPTV industries. The company will provide a complete suite of services, including turnkey solutions for digital headend and CMTS deployments as well as VoD and ad-insertion installations. As part of its value-added commitment to its customers, AMT is investing heavily in technical support, offering a complete portfolio featuring both pre-sales and post-sales support. In terms of pre-sales support, the System Integration Division will work closely with the sales team, ensuring that products recommended for a solution are those that best meet the customer’s needs as well as solving any compatibility issues and possible system integration challenges. At the post-sales level, AMT engineers will work to isolate and identify problems with hardware and software, offering quick and efficient solutions. Customers will have access to a wide array of leading products and engineering services to make new deployments less complicated and more successful. For more information on AMT products and engineering services, please visit www.amt.com. | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 NEWS AT&T AT&T and The Broadway San Antonio Sign Agreement for New Fiber-to-the-Node Network Launching AT&T’s newest fiber-to-the-node (FTTN) network development for a multiple-dwelling community in the region, The Broadway San Antonio, the city’s most anticipated high-rise residential address, along with AT&T (www.att.com/ communities), announced the signing of an AT&T Connected Communities agreement. This agreement will bring cuttingedge, fiber-based AT&T U-verse TV, U-verse High Speed Internet and U-verse Voice services to The Broadway – San Antonio homeowners. The agreement with The Broadway San Antonio is part of the AT&T Connected Communities program, a strategic marketing initiative between AT&T and regional or national single-family home builders, developers, real estate investment trusts, apartment ownership and management groups and homeowners associations to provide next-generation communications and entertainment solutions to residents. Scheduled for opening in early 2010 at Broadway and Hildebrand Avenue, The Broadway San Antonio is a 20-story exclusive residential high-rise with resort amenities and services that will be the pinnacle of luxury world-class living in San Antonio. Residents will connect to AT&T’s advanced fiber network for access to an array of data and voice services. AT&T also will provide high-speed wireless service in The Broadway’s executive conference center, media lounge, outdoor resort deck, pool and other common areas at no extra charge. “The Broadway San Antonio will be a premier luxury residence with an unmatched lifestyle of sophistication, convenience and the latest technology,” says Bart Koontz, developer of The Broadway San Antonio. “We wanted to provide an array of the finest products to meet the demands of our buyers. Thanks to the arrangement with AT&T, these state-of-the-art fiber-based services will complement the incredible amenities and services of the building and will help set the standard for high-rise living in this area.” “We’re thrilled to offer residents of The Broadway San Antonio fully networked homes from the moment they move in,” says Rick Hubbard, vice president of AT&T Connected Communities. “This agreement in San Antonio is part of a greater nationwide initiative to help equip residents with the technology and service they need and expect in today’s digital world. This development truly speaks to Texas leaders’ commitment to community development and technological progress.” Calix Calix Introduces Four New ONTs Optimized for Mobile Backhaul, MDUs and Business Services Calix (www.calix.com), the largest communications equipment supplier focused solely on access solutions for broadband service delivery, has announced the availability of four new optical network terminals (ONTs), expanding the industry’s leading portfolio of fiber-based solutions to 24 distinct ONT models optimized for unique service provider deployment scenarios. The Calix 763GX, 765G-R, 766GX and 766GX-R each allow service providers to take advantage of new revenue opportunities in strategic and growing application segments within the FTTP market. Applications such as mobile backhaul, multiple-dwelling-unit (MDU) services and small and medium business (SMB) deployments are emerging as large revenue opportunities that often complement typical residential FTTP networks. A recently published New Paradigm Resources Group (NPRG) report found that there were more than 250,000 cell towers in North America yet less than 16 percent of them were fiber fed. The advent of 3G and 4G technologies and bandwidth requirements are expected to increase this figure by 34 percent in the next four years. In addition, there are an estimated 5 million MDUs and 5 million small and mediumsized businesses in North America, opening additional areas for natural fiber expansion. “These four new ONTs provide our customers with unparalleled flexibility in deploying FTTP networks,” says Kevin Pope, senior vice president of product development. “As the demand for bandwidth continues to grow in both residential and business environments, and as service providers seek new opportunities to capitalize on their fiber infrastructure, specialized applications such as mobile backhaul and support for MDUs become critical to meeting community needs as well as enhancing the FTTP business case. Our extensive portfolio of ONTs means that service providers seeking to address these needs aren’t trying to fit a square peg in a round hole – they are leveraging the optimal form factor and feature set to meet the real requirements for any deployment scenario.” Each of the four ONTs is optimized for specific applications. Details on each product follow: • The 763GX is best suited for MDU deployment and is the first Calix MDU-focused ONT to support an integrated SCTE RFOG micronode. Ideal for traditional and mixeduse buildings, the MEF-certified 763GX can support both GPON and AE modes and deliver eight Gigabit Ethernet (GE), eight POTS and eight RF ports with support up to 1 GHz. Via the RFoG micronode, each RF port supports high-end interactive video features such as video on demand while leveraging existing cable infrastructure. • The 765G-R is a rack-mounted version of the widely deployed 765G ONT. With eight POTS, four GE, four T1, four RF video and one high-powered RF video ports, the 765G-R is ideally suited for the broad requirements of small and medium-sized businesses and business parks. With a small 1.5 RU form factor, the 765-R fits easily in space-constrained collocation cages and huts and offers both 48- and 24-volt powering options. September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 45 HOUSTON conference • The 766GX and 766GX-R ONTs are optimized for mobile backhaul and are the first Calix ONTs with integrated support for standards-based pseudowire emulation edge-to-edge (PWE3) technology. At cell towers, PWE3 provides service providers with ideal flexibility, emulating T1 reliability with the efficiency of Ethernet. The 766GX and 766GX-R are equipped with eight T1, four GE and eight POTS ports, as well as support for 24-volt powering. Designed to meet the strict performance criteria imposed by mobile service providers, all 700GX ONTs are MEF certified. These latest ONTs continue the unrivaled breadth and excellence of the Calix P-series portfolio: • The Calix 760 line of GPON ONTs is the world’s most widely deployed line of MDU, business services, and mobile backhaul ONTs (Dell’Oro Group, August 2009). • The Calix 700GX family of ONTs is the only line of ONTs in the industry to support both active Ethernet and GPON from one product. The line features the industry’s only auto-detect technology, allowing service providers to switch from one technology to the other with ease. • Calix is firmly committed to the standards bodies, as the 700GX family of ONTs is MEF certified. Calix is also an active participant in FSAN interoperability testing. • Each ONT is managed by the Calix Management System (CMS), which provides a single network view and a com- s e t a l u t a r Cong Broadband Properties Magazine For becoming a Silver Sponsor at the 2010 Broadband Properties Summit. For more information on Calix, visit www.calix.com . You are cordially invited to come see Calix at the upcoming April 26 – 28, 2010 InterContinental Hotel – Dallas Addison, Texas The Leading Conference on Broadband Technologies and Services To Exhibit or Sponsor, contact: Irene Prescott at [email protected], or call 316-733-9122. For other inquiries, call 877-588-1649, or visit www.bbpmag.com. 46 mon user experience independent of media type, protocol or service. Charles Industries Charles Industries Introduces Full Line Of Osp Cabinets for Remote Copper and Fiber Deployments Charles Industries Ltd. (www.charlesindustries.com), a leading provider of outside-plant innovations for communications service providers, has introduced a new line of compact, environmentally protected cabinets for remote copper and fiber applications at cell sites, business parks, automatic meter reading locations and other outside-plant deployments. Charles Universal Broadband Enclosures (CUBE) are designed to house a variety of communications equipment and are prewired to users’ power, protection and physical interface requirements. CUBE cabinets are constructed from 1/8-inch aluminum with a powder-coated finish for superior performance in all outside-plant environments. Locking doors and rubber gasket seals shelter interior equipment from the elements, corrosion and vandalism. CUBE cabinets are compact and lightweight for easy installation and may be mounted on a wall, a post or an H-frame. Designed for easy access, CUBE cabinets feature swingout doors with locking hinges that keep the door in an open position, which offers hands-free convenience for technicians. CUBE cabinets are available in multiple configurations, allowing internal equipment to be rack mounted or vertically mounted to cabinet walls. CUBE cabinets can house multiplexers and other electronics equipment, as well as splice trays and cable slack. Their flexible design makes them suitable for many applications, including cell sites, enclosure consolidation, T1 extension, remote equipment deployments, automatic meter reading and adjuncts to space-exhausted enclosures. Dave Schwass, senior product nanager for the CUBE product line, says, “CUBE cabinets are really designed hand in hand with the customer. Charles brings added value to the cabinet market by designing a customized solution to the customer’s unique application. This allows service providers to save time and money in the field by having a solution that fits seamlessly into their network and is easy to install with minimal labor.” Many powering, protection and physical interface options allow service providers to customize CUBE cabinets for their specific applications. CUBE cabinets are available with AC or DC powering and with battery backup options. Other options include wiring harnesses, surge protection, protector block interfaces, heat exchangers, cooling fans, solar shielding, venting and prestubbed cable types and lengths. Connexion Technologies Connexion Technologies Breaks Top 100 of the Inc. 500 Inc. magazine ranked Connexion Technologies (www.connex iontechnologies.net) as number 84 on its 28th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 HOUSTON conference companies. The magazine also ranked Connexion as number four among telecommunications companies and as the highest rated company in North Carolina. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy – America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Companies such as Microsoft, Zappos, Intuit, GoDaddy, Under Armour, Jamba Juice, American Apparel, Oracle and hundreds of other powerhouses gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500. “If you want to know which companies are going to change the world, look at the Inc. 500,” says Inc. editor Jane Berentson. “These are the most dynamic, fast-growth companies in the nation, the ones finding innovative solutions to problems, creating smart systems and inventing products we soon discover we can’t live without.” Connexion Technologies has grown tremendously in the past three years, enhancing its network to increase bandwidth as well as expanding to reach new areas of the housing market, including multifamily, existing properties and manufactured housing. The companies on this year’s list are also responsible for creating more than 55,000 jobs since their founding, making the Inc. 500 perhaps the best example of the impact private, fastgrowing companies can have on the overall U.S. economy. GMP Tools New Sidewinder Trailer-Mounted F.O. Puller Provides Controlled Force to Place Telecommunication Cables Over Longer Distances General Machine Products Company Inc. (GMP, www. gmptools.com) of Trevose, Pa., is pleased to introduce the Sidewinder TrailerMounted Fiber Optic Puller. The Sidewinder was designed to exceed the requirements for installing telecommunication cables, employing a single 32-inch (813 mm) diameter capstan to provide a controlled force to the pulling of rope or tape. The unit can be used as an end-puller, or it can be placed at the midpoint of a section to assist the pull, thus enabling longer pulls to be achieved. The Sidewinder has a rope/tape take-up drum, which is driven independently by a hydraulic motor. The take-up drum has a detachable side, which allows removal of rope or tape in a tidy coil. The drum can be declutched from the drive to allow rope or tape to be pulled out manually when it is being threaded into a duct system. The Sidewinder weighs 1,400 pounds (635 kg) and is powered by a commercial-grade Honda GX390 gasoline engine that drives fixed-displacement, tandem-mounted, hydraulic pumps. The pumps are attached to the engine via a bell housing and flexible coupling. One pump powers the hydraulic motor through an in-line, planetary gearbox connected to the capstan. The second pump drives the rope take-up drum through 48 a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic oil tank is fitted with double filtration protection, sight glass and filler/breather. The pulling tension is displayed on a dial gauge, allowing the operator to monitor the pull. Tension is adjustable from 0 to 1100 pounds (500 kg), with maximum pulling speeds up to 200 feet (60 m) per minute. The winch will stop pulling at the selected tension without stopping the engine, thereby protecting the cable. The device is built on a robust steel chassis. The trailer equipment complies with DOT standards, and features a single axle and telescopic jockey wheel. A standard pickup truck can easily pull the unit. Multicom 125% Gain in Real Estate From Using 2mm Fiber Optic Jumpers How often does limited space or a tight bend interfere with negotiating a bundle of fiber optic cable? The typical 2-inch fiber guide system or raceway can support up to 160 standard 3 mm fiber optic cables, but when 2 mm cables are used without unnecessary jacket thickness, the same fiber guide can accommodate 360 cables. That’s a 125 percent increase in real estate, allowing for 200 more cables over the same fiber guide. In situations where micrometers matter and there is no degradation in signal strength, it makes sense to take advantage of the smallest-diameter fiber optic jumpers and pigtails on the market. Multicom, a manufacturer and full-line stocking distributor, is now stocking a full complement of 2 mm fiber optic passives whose main component is Corning optical fiber. From design through implementation, Multicom has all the headEND2ENDuser application solutions anyone needs – under one roof. OFS OFS Announces General Availability of EZ-Bend Cables and Cable Assemblies OFS (www.ofsoptics.com), a world-leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of innovative fiber solutions, recently announced the commercial availability of its ultra-bendinsensitive EZ-Bend optical cables and assemblies following successful field trials with multiple independent carriers. Supporting multiple dwelling unit (MDU) and in-home wiring applications, EZ-Bend cables address the critical need to speed and simplify installations by allowing optical drop cables to be bent and routed in ways never before feasible. | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 News “Since announcing this revolutionary technology development last year, we have received great interest from new and existing customers,” says William Kloss, executive vice president of marketing and sales for North America and CALA. “With EZ-Bend cables and assemblies, our customers can reduce costs and improve the performance of fiber to the MDU and residence by providing simple, easy-to-install, backward-compatible optical connection to the subscriber while delivering reliable, secure, high-speed Internet and higher-quality, high-bandwidth applications, including HD IPTV, telemedicine and HD video downloads. These EZ-Bend cables are the first to provide such performance using a solid glass fiber construction.” OFS sees this new cabling solution as groundbreaking for the industry because it can conform to building contours and be stapled around sharp corners, utilizing existing copper service cable installation tools. The bending loss performance of the patent-pending EZ-Bend Technology is up to 500 times better than conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) and similar cables under the tight bends routinely encountered in MDU and residence installations. EZ-Bend, a breakthrough from OFS Labs, provides <0.1 dB/turn bending loss performance at 1550 nm, using solid glass fiber construction while being fully splice- and performancecompatible with typical installed fibers. The solid glass construction of EZ-Bend Technology fiber enables the use of conventional fusion splicing equipment, conventional connector mounting and conventional connector cleaning processes and avoids some compatibility pitfalls of hole-assisted and nanostructured fibers. A robust patent-pending optical cable design helps protect the optical fiber from being kinked or crushed. EZ-Bend cables are available in 4.8-mm and 3.0-mm diameter ruggedized simplex cordages as indoor/outdoor, riser, plenum or low-smoke, zero halogen constructions. Backward compatible with installed G.652D fibers, they are also available as boxed cable for splicing that can be easily managed by a single technician. EZ-Bend 4.8 indoor/outdoor cable is especially advantageous because it utilizes UV- and fungusresistant jacketing and has a dry water-blocked core to protect against water ingress, making it ideal for speedy installations. For a live demo featuring the innovative EZ-Bend 4.8 indoor/ outdoor cable, please visit OFS at booth #315 at the FTTH Conference 2009 in Houston, Texas. RVA LLC RVA Report Assists Stimulus-Funding Applicants RVA LLC (www.rvallc.com), the industry leader in FTTH market research, has published a new report designed to assist companies developing BTOP or BIP stimulus-related proposals using fiber-to-the-home technology. According to Michael Render, president of RVA, “There is really very little opportunity in the proposal application to make your project stand out. FTTx Restoration Solutions Inspect, Clean, Repair Don’t let a little dirt get you down! Prepare your toolbelt with Seikoh Giken TechMate™ Series Fiber Optic Cleaners. ♦ Lowest cost per clean in the industry ♦ Portable Palm sized package ♦ Convenient, One step cleaning ♦ Cleans Angle and UPC type connectors ♦ More than 500x cleanings per unit FR Te ch EE wi M th at ~ m eF in la pu sh rc Lig ha h se t ♦ Easy Push button operation ♦ Controlled cleaning pressure ♦ Effective Wet or Dry Cleaning ♦ Designed for FC, SC, ST, LC, MU ♦ More than 350x cleanings per unit ♦ Telco approved - Call for PID/SSI info Please visit us Sept 2-3, 2009 Booth# 545 Sept 27-Oct1, 2009 Booth# 402 ~Global Solutions in Oprtical Precision~ www.SeikohGiken.com [email protected] / T. 770-279-6602 September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 49 HOUSTON conference RVA’s ‘FTTH Impact & Viability: Local Case for Fiber’ report can provide the powerful and compelling data and graphics needed to refine and support a specific project and help move it to the top of the stack.” He says the report is based on the actual experiences of hundreds of FTTH projects since the beginning of the FTTH industry. Render will speak on the subject at the North American FTTH Conference in Houston on September 29. Seikoh Giken Seikoh Giken HandiMate Cleaning Tool Seikoh Giken USA Inc. (w w w.seikoh-giken.com) Fiber Optic Products Division announces the newest addition to its TechMate line of optical connector cleaning and restoration products. A pocket-sized, fully contained cleaning tool, the HandiMate cleaner provides a simple, foolproof method for removing all types of oils, dust and debris from optical connector endfaces. The compact, palm-sized HandiMate is the simplest, most economical cleaning tool currently on the market for both field installation and in bench-top laboratories requiring optimum performance for critical applications. The patented Slide-Guide feature accommodates both 2.5 mm (FC, SC, ST) and 1.25 mm (LC, MU) ceramic ferrules and allows the user to properly align both PC polished and APC angle polished optical connectors for maximum cleaning of the critical fiber core. Because it uses a proprietary, nonwoven microfiber, the HandiMate can be operated as both a dry cleaner for light dust and lint and as a wet cleaner for dried-on salts and alcohol residue. The cleaning tape advances each time the Slide-Guide is activated, further simplifying the field operation. A small window on the side of the tool indicates when the tape is finished, at around 500 or more applications. The body of the HandiMate is made of an antistatic material, which allows the tool to be used in bench-top applications where ESD compliance is required. Priced from $37.50 each in 10-piece master packs, the HandiMate may be ordered directly from the factory or through one of Seikoh Giken’s distribution partners. Suttle Suttle Expands US Operations Suttle (www.suttleonline.com and www.suttlesoho.com) proudly announced that it recently completed a new facility in Hector, Minn., to produce its line of SOHO Access structured wiring enclosures and many of its SpeedStar jacks and plates. Over the past five years, Suttle has grown from a niche player in the structured wiring market to one of the industry’s largest sellers of residential voice, data and video networking gear, according to the latest Consumer Electronics Association market research study. In addition to allowing Suttle to hold prices steady, the new facility also allows the company to sub- 50 stantially cut lead times, improve flexibility, invest in local jobs and reduce its carbon footprint. “We’re excited to reinvigorate our manufacturing operations with this investment and build on our commitment to our customers, employees, the local community and our stakeholders,” says Bruce Blackwood, vice president and general manager of Suttle. “In the current economy, we’re proud to be able to invest in our continued growth.” In addition to new machines, Suttle has added nearly 20,000 square feet, nearly doubling its total in-house manufacturing space. Verizon Enhanced Communities Verizon Begins Deploying Indoor Optical Network Terminals As a pioneer in the development of fiber-to-the-premises technology, Verizon (www.verizon.com/communities) has broken new ground again by initiating the development of new, much smaller optical network terminals (ONTs) that it has begun to deploy at new FiOS installations in apartment complexes. The new ONTs, about the size of a basic home router, take up a minimum amount of space in an apartment – they can be placed under desks or on shelves – and simplify the installation of Verizon FiOS Internet and FiOS TV services. The electronic devices link Verizon’s fiber-optic network to the wiring inside a customer’s home and convert light pulses into electromagnetic signals that are fed to the broadband home router and TV settop boxes that provide the FiOS TV and broadband services. One of the two new devices, the Alcatel-Lucent I-21 1M-K indoor ONT, measures just 1.25 inches high, 8.5 inches wide and 5.5 inches deep. The other device, the Motorola ONT 1000 GTI indoor ONT, is slightly larger. “Space is a precious commodity in apartment buildings, and these new, smaller ONTs were specifically designed with that in mind,” says Eric Cevis, vice president of Verizon Enhanced Communities, the Verizon business unit that markets and sells communications, broadband and entertainment services to single-family communities, multiple-dwelling-unit (MDU)communities and small and medium commercial sites. “We’ve downsized the equipment and minimized the hassles for property owners, making FiOS an even more attractive service offering for residents of multidwelling units.” The two versions of the smaller ONTs are being deployed in parts of the New York, Southern California and Tampa Bay markets. Alcatel and Motorola developed the equipment based on Verizon specifications. The ONTs are being exhaustively tested in product development laboratories and in customers’ homes and have the potential to be a powerful addition to the FiOS experience. According to Vincent O’Byrne, technology director at Verizon’s product and technology development labs in Waltham, Mass., the new ONTs were designed to meet a challenging set of specifications and were developed to better serve the MDU market. “Building owners and residents alike will appreciate the simplicity these new ONTs bring to the installation and use of FiOS services,” he says. “By running fiber from the point of | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 News entry to the new, smaller ONTs, installers can make fewer runs of coaxial and computer cables. As a result, the whole installation experience will be cleaner and simpler for the customers.” (Note: To see a video that shows how Verizon deploys its FiOS service in multiple-dwelling units and the smaller ONT, visit http://verizon.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=36860.) Cevis says, “FiOS customers in MDUs are the beneficiaries of our passion to continually push the technology that supports our fiber-to-the-home initiative. We’re confident that building owners, condo boards and residents alike will appreciate this innovation.” Walker and Associates Walker to Acquire Assets of Windstream Supply Walker and Associates Inc., a prominent woman-owned national distributor of telecommunications products and network deployment services based in Welcome, N.C., has agreed to purchase the nonaffiliate operating assets of Windstream Supply LLC, a subsidiary of Windstream Corporation, based in Little Rock, Ark. The purchase will include the hiring of Windstream Supply’s sales and marketing staff and inventories necessary to support Windstream’s substantial nonaffiliate (non-Windstream telephone company) customers. In addition to its existing operations in Welcome and Winston-Salem, N.C., Walker will operate a satellite sales and marketing of- fice in Alpharetta, Ga., which is the current location of the acquired Windstream functions. Following the transaction, Walker will be one of the nation’s largest services-oriented, telecommunications products distributors, with more than 2,000 customers and more than 200 manufacturer relationships. Walker’s customers will include incumbent broadband providers, wireless broadband providers, cable operators, competitive broadband providers, government entities, installation contractors and value-added resellers. Windstream Corporation will retain product procurement and warehouse facilities necessary to service Windstream telephone company properties. Virginia Walker, CEO of Walker, says, “This great addition will provide Walker with helpful market diversity and experienced sales reach. It also expands our opportunity to provide our valuable network deployment services to more carrier and enterprise customers.” Mark Walker, president of Walker, adds, “This purchase extends our sales reach and provides us with desirable market diversification. Walker will have a broader range of customers, large and small, who can benefit from our robust suite of product deployment services.” “This transaction provides a better strategic path for our supply business and allows Windstream to focus on our core communications business,” adds Brent Whittington, chief operating officer for Windstream. The transaction is expected to close later this month. BBP s e t a l u t a Congr Broadband Properties Magazine For becoming the Diamond Sponsor at the 2010 Broadband Properties Summit. For more information on AT&T Connected Communities, visit www.att.com/communities. You are cordially invited to come see AT&T Connected Communities at the upcoming April 26 – 28, 2010 InterContinental Hotel – Dallas, Addison, Texas The Leading Conference on Broadband Technologies and Services To Exhibit or Sponsor, contact: Irene Prescott at [email protected], or call 316-733-9122. For other inquiries, call 877-588-1649, or visit www.bbpmag.com. September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 51 HOUSTON conference Featured Exhibitors in Red EXHIBITOR NAMEBOOTH EXHIBITOR NAMEBOOTH EXHIBITOR NAMEBOOTH 3M Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 A-D Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811 ADC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415, 925 Adesta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 ADTRAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 AFL Telecommunications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 Alcatel-Lucent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509, 113 ALL SYSTEMS BROADBAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 Allied Telesis Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 Alpha Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 627 America ILSINTECH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940 AOC Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 BEC Technologies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Bktel Communications GmbH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Broadband Properties Magazine. . . . . . . 307 Brocade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Cable Services Co. Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Calix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501 Carina Technology, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 640 Charles Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 Clearfield Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407, 506 CommScope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 Communications Technology Access Intelligence LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907 CopperGate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541 Corning Cable Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 Draka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 DSM Desotech Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 727 EchoStar Technologies LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 726 Emerson Network Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Enablence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 ETA International. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 808 ETI Software Solutions Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508 EXFO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 Fiber Instrument Sales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 905 Finley Engineering Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 816 FTTH Council. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310, 929 General Machine Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 GM PLAST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 Graybar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 713 Great Lakes Data Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 GS Battery USA Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Harmonic Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722 HIEN Electric Industries Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc.. . . . . . . . 633 Huawei Technologies (USA). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 i-on-this. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 IPG Photonics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 JDSU Uniphase Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 KGP Logistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 LG-Nortel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 Loda Data Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 825 Martin Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 MasTec North America, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724 Michels Corporation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 Montclair Fiber Optics, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Motorola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401, 109 Multicom Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 Multilink. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705 Nebula Manufacturing, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 NEC Corporation of America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 NetDigital Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 Occam Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 OFC/NFOEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 904 OFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Oldcastle Precast Enclosure Solutions. . . . . 332 OPASTCO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 Optelian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 OSP Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906 Pencell Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810 Phoenix Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 826 Photop Technologies Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 821 Plumettaz S.A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Power & Telephone Supply Company . . . . . 543 Preformed Line Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 805 Prysmian Cables & Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 704 Quanta Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 Quazite (Hubbell Lenoir City) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Rocky Mountain West Telecom. . . . . . . . . . . . 841 RVA Market Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 909 S&N Communications Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 814 SDT Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711 Seikoh Giken USA Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 SENKO Advanced Components Inc. . . . . . . . 709 Sherman & Reilly Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 917 Sterlite Technologies Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . 609 Sumitomo Electric Lightwave. . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 Superior Essex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 Suttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 TANDBERG Television, a part of the Ericsson Group. . . . . . . . . 229 Telco Systems Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733 Tellabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 The Light Brigade Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 The National Telco Television Consortium. 833 Titan Photonics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Tyco Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 UniTekUSA LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 708 Vitex LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Walker and Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 William Frick & Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410 Yokogawa Corporation of America. . . . . . . . 323 Zhone Technologies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204 52 | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 HOUSTON conference Exclusive BBP Tear-Out Compact Schedule Featured speakers in red SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Registration MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 6:30 am-6:30 pm Registration 7:00 am-8:00 am Breakfast/Poster Sessions 8:00 am-8:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Best Practices: Using GIS to Study, Design and Operate FTTP Systems by Scott Bowles – Spectrum Engineering 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – New Technology Monetizing FTTH Networks With New Services/Video Over FTTH – A Quick Tour by Mark Carpenter and Jim Farmer – Enablence 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Spanish Language Track Proyecto Benedictinos – Telefonica Chile Trial by Pedro Octavio Hidalgo Vergara – Telefonica Chile 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – New Technology Small Form Factor Outdoor Drop Cable by Matt Fitzgerald – Corning Cable Systems 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Success Stories A Tale of Two Scenarios – Rural and Edge FTTH Strategies for Broadband Operators by Timothy Templeton – Sunflower Broadband 9:00 am-9:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management FTTH & IPTV – Customer Premise Lessons Learned by Jerry Weber – Martin Group Inc. 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – Spanish Language Track Prácticas de Construcción Dentro de Unidades Multiples de Vivienda by Sergio Ruiz – ADC, Iberoamérica 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – Finance and Regulatory Annual Review of Key Legal Issues Surrounding Fiber Projects by Jim Baller – Baller Herbst Law Group 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – New Technology Comparative Views of Optical Access Technologies by Jim Farmer and Kevin Bourg – Enablence 9:00 am-10:45 am Panel Discussion: Community Network Progress Moderator: John George – OFS Panelists: Paul Elswick – Sunset Digital Communications Terry Huval – Lafayette Utility Systems Kris Ward – ATMC Trae Russell – EATEL 10:00 am-10:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Fiber Inspection and Cleaning Best Practices to Ensure Network Performance by Matt Brown – JDSU 10:00 am-10:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Efficient FTTx Installation and Maintenance Regardless of LastMile Architecture by David Rerko – JDSU 10:00 am-10:45 am Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues The Business Case for Fiber, Bundled Services and Applications by Patrick Sims – ADC 10:00 am-10:45 am Track Session – New Technology Mechanical Splice With Keyed Angle Cleave Fibers by Donald Larson – 3M 10:45 am-11:00 am Break 11:00 am-11:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Construction Practices Within the Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) by Doug Ellens – ADC 11:00 am-11:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Harnessing the All-Fiber Access Solution, MSO Style by Mark Conner – Corning Cable Systems 11:00 am-11:45 am Track Session – New Technology All-Fiber MDUs: Spooled Pre-Terminated Components or Fusion-Spliced Terminations? by Mario Simard and Jeff Woodlief – EXFO 11:00 am-11:45 am Track Session – Finance and Regulatory Case Studies of FTTH Projects Submitted for Broadband Stimulus Funds by Geoff Burke – Calix 11:45 am-1:00 pm Lunch 1:15 pm-2:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Accelerated Systemwide FTTH Buildout for a Rural Telecommunications Cooperative by George Wyatt – Palmetto Engineering & Consulting LLC 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues Building FTTH Revenues Via the Set-top Box by Phillip Lonigro – Amino Communications 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Track Session – Portuguese Language Track Supervisão de Redes Ópticas Passivas (PON) – Uma Experiéncia Brasileira by Paulo José Pereira Curado – CPqD Brasil 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Track Session – New Technology Optimizing PONs for 10 Gigabits – and Beyond by John George – OFS 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Track Session – Success Stories Lessons Learned After Building and Operating Two Municipal FTTH Systems by Raymond Buzzard – Tullahoma Utilities Board 2:00 pm-2:15 pm Break 2:15 pm-3:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management How to Prepare Your Network for the Next 20 Years by Dean Mischke, P.E. – Finley Engineering 2:15 pm-3:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Deploying RFoG: Putting It All Together from Headend to OSP by John Homsey – Hitachi Communication Technologies America Inc. 2:15 pm-3:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Rural Broadband – Deploying Stimulus Funding in Rural Areas With FTTH by David Stallworth – OFS 2:15 pm-3:00 pm Track Session – New Technology The Energy Play – Bridging the Gap Between Telcos and Utilities by Mike Smalley – Carina Technology Inc. 2:15 pm-3:00 pm Track Session – New Technology Simplifying RFoG Networks With a Two-Way EDFA by Mark Cannata – IPG Photonics 3:00 pm-8:00 pm EXPO Grand Opening & Reception September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 53 HOUSTON conference TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 7:00 am-5:00 pm Registration 7:00 am-8:00 am Breakfast/Poster Sessions 8:00 am-10:00 am Opening General Session Keynote Speaker Richard Lynch – Verizon Communications Latin American Keynote Speaker – Gustavo Welkner – GTD Manquehue S.A. FTTH Council Awards/6th Annual FTTXcellence Awards 10:00 am-10:15 am Break 10:15 am-11:15 am Panel Discussion: Large Carrier Perspectives Moderator: Michael D Genovese – Corning Cable Systems Panelists: Zeinal Abedin Mahomed Bava – Portugal Telecom Loren V. Sprouse – CenturyLink Corporation Ian Williams – Telus 11:30 am-3:30 pm EXPO Hall Open 11:30 am-1:00 pm Lunch in EXPO Hall 3:15 pm-4:45 pm Panel Discussion: MDU Considerations Moderator: Trevor Smith – ADC Panelists: José Luis Novoa Lozano – Telefónica Espaňa Kevin Berrett – TDS Telecommunications Corporation Lance Smith – Windstream Communications Kevin Smith – Verizon Communications 3:15 pm-4:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Building Rural America With FTTH by Donald Gall – Pulse Broadband 3:15 pm-4:00 pmTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management 10 Steps to FTTH Savings by Steve Klein – Allied Telesis 3:15 pm-4:00 pm Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues Broadband in Indian Country: Bringing Telecommunications to the Reservation by Marsha Spellman and Adam Haas – Converge Communications 3:15 pm-4:00 pm Track Session – Success Stories Improving FTTH Efficiency: Happier Customers at a Lower Cost by Ryan Elswick – Sunset Digital Communications 4:00 pm-4:15 pm Break 4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Building FTTH Revenues Revenue Generating Broadband Deployments for the Long Haul by Russ Sharer – Occam Netorks 4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Financial Stimulus Current Topics in Telecom Regulation and Legislation by Tom Cohen – Kelley, Drye and Warren LLP 4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – New Technology 10G GPON vs. 10G EPON by Craig Pasek – Motorola 4:15 pm-5:00 pm Track Session – Finance and Regulatory Wired Community Transactions in a New Economic and Regulatory Environment by Lawrence Freedman – Fleischman and Harding LLP WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 7:00 am-4:00 pm Registration 7:00 am-8:00 am Breakfast 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management GIS-Enabled Network Monitoring and Work Management System by Will Aycock and Chris Beisner– Greenlight Cable Internet and Phone 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Maximize Savings on FTTH Residential Deployments by Peter Galyas and Peter Nilsson – Tilgin IPRG 54 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Portuguese Language Track “PT: Líder em Portugal no Desenvolvimento de Redes em Fibra Óptica” by Zeinal Abedin Mahomed Bava – Portugal Telecom SGPS 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session -New Technology Cable’s FTTH Opportunity – RFoG ROI in Rural Environments by Shridhar Kulkarni – Aurora Networks 8:00 am-8:45 am Track Session – Finance and Regulatory Stimulus Grant Strategies 101 by Kevin Krufky – Alcatel-Lucent 9:00 am-9:45 amTrack Session – Advanced Network Design, Construction and Management Yes, We Can … Profitably Monitor and Manage Fiber Networks by Jim Diestel – Calient Networks 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – Spanish Language Track MDU Challenges by José Luis Novoa Lozano – Telefónica de Espaňa 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – New Technology Open Access Networks: Why They Work by Andrew Cohill – Design Nine Inc. 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – New Technology The Trend Toward Desktop ONTs for MDUs by Bhavani Rao – Alcatel-Lucent 9:00 am-9:45 am Track Session – Success Stories FTTH – Building a Sustainable Future by Hartwig Tauber – FTTH Council Europe 9:45 am-10:00 am Break 10:00 am-1:00 pm EXPO Hall Open 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Lunch 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Panel Discussion: Stimulus Package: Applicant Case Studies Moderator: Hilda Gay Legg – Legg Strategies Panelists: Stacey E. Bright – Bristol Virginia Utilities Tim Nulty – East Central Vermont Valley Fiber Patrick Knorr – Sunflower Broadband 1:15 pm-2:00 pm Panel Discussion: Marketing For Success Moderator: Kevin Morgan – ADTRAN Panelists: Jonathan West – Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Brent Fisher – TEC 2:00 pm-2:15 pm Break 2:15 pm-4:30 pm Closing General Session World of FTTH Hartwig Tauber – FTTH Council, Europe Loke Yoon Kun – FTTH Council, Asia/Pacific Nelson Hiroshi Saito – FTTH Council, Latin America Chapter Updates on FTTH Deployment and Homes Passed Michael Render – RVA, LLC Keynote Speech – Washington, the Stimulus and National Broadband Plan Jonathan Adelstein – Administrator, US Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Keynote Discussion – Broadband in America: A Current Affairs Perspective Eric Fitzgerald-Reed – Verizon Communications Kathleen Franco – AT&T Tom Cohen – Legal Counsel, FTTH Council THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1 7:00 am-11:00 am Registration 8:00 am-12:00 pm AFCS Forum (no fee for FTTH Conference attendees) 8:00 am-4:00 pm Fiber 102 Workshop (additional fee required) 8:00 am-4:00 pm HomePNA Summit (additional fee required) 9:00 am-12:00 pmLatin American Chapter Meeting (open to all LAM chapter members and potential members) | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 Resources + Expertise = Success Wiley Rein has a large broadband stimulus team devoted to assisting applicants in obtaining Recovery Act funding. We know the requirements of the programs and have extensive experience in helping applicants present compelling broadband projects. We also can design effective programs to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant or loan award. Put Wiley Rein’s resources and experience to work for you. Wiley Rein LLP | Washington, DC | Northern Virginia | www.wileyrein.com/broadband_stimulus HOUSTON conference Building the Business of FTTH In 2009, the theme of the FTTH Conference & Expo shifts from technology advancement to consumer services. By Joe Savage ■ FTTH Council T he North American FTTH Council is expanding and growing. When it was founded in 2001, the Council was predominantly a technology organization made up of engineers, network architects and equipment manufacturers who gathered to share knowledge and build an industry that would satisfy consumers’ need for speed far into the future. Joining us were a number of companies, municipalities and other organizations that already provided high-speed Internet, television and voice services over end-to-end fiber networks. They were known as “pioneers.” The picture is different today. Nearly 5 million North American households are served by all-fiber networks, which now pass nearly 15 percent of homes on the continent. While many of them receive FTTH services thanks to Verizon’s $23 billion investment in this technology, hundreds of other telecom providers have upgraded to fiber to the home or are in the process of doing so. These are companies such as the independent Hiawatha Broadband, which is wiring small communities in southern Minnesota with fiber to the home and providing access to superior broadband with its neighborly and communityoriented approach to customer service. Then there’s Cameron Communications in southwestern Louisiana, which emerged from the devastation of Hurricane Rita with a 21st-century business philosophy (summed up as “bandwidth, bandwidth and more bandwidth”) anchored with a plan to go all fiber, all the way. And don’t forget Greenfield Communications, Zoomy and Connexion Technologies, companies that make a business out of building and operating 56 Half of FTTH subscribers told us their fiber-driven service would be the last thing to go if economic conditions forced them to cut back. FTTH networks in planned communities where developers offer the best amenities to lure buyers and sell homes. The membership list goes on. In fact, well over half the FTTH Council’s 214 member companies and organizations provide fiber-to-the-home services, marking a sea change in the makeup of our association from just a few years ago. The message coming through loud and clear is that fiber to the home is no longer just a good idea and a great technology; it is also attracting real companies investing real money in solutions that will keep them on the cutting edge of telecommunications for decades to come. Even better, subscriber take rates continue to exceed investment planning numbers. Consumers Prefer FTTH We’ve known for years that fiber-driven bandwidth will bring far-reaching advancements to communities across the planet. In countries such as South Korea and Japan, FTTH is already the infrastructure of choice. Because North America now has a sizeable FTTH consumer base to survey and study, we can envision the day when no end user will accept – and no telecommunications service provider will consider deploying – anything other than a fiber network all the way to the customer’s premises. A survey recently commissioned by the FTTH Council found higher satisfaction rates among FTTH users than those who receive their telecommunications services over DSL or coaxial cable – and no wonder! We know that the average Internet download speeds for FTTH users is 51 percent higher than for cable customers, while upload speeds are an average of 380 percent higher. Fully half of FTTH subscribers told us their fiberdriven service would be “the last thing” to go if economic conditions forced them to reduce household expenditures. New Conference Features for Service Providers Consumer opinion is clear: Once you go all fiber, there is no going back. That doesn’t mean there aren’t still considerable challenges standing in the way of universal, next-generation broadband. There are, and helping companies tackle About the Author Joe Savage is president of the Fiber to the Home Council. You can reach him at [email protected]. | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | www.broadbandproper ties.com | September 2009 HOUSTON conference those challenges is an increasingly important part of our mission as an industry council. This is why we have chosen the theme Building the Business of FTTH for our 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo in Houston from September 27 to October 1. This event continues to be the most comprehensive conference and trade show focused on fiber to the home – and it will continue to feature all the technology, engineering and product elements that have earned it that reputation. But the ever-growing interest in FTTH among telecommunications companies of all sizes has prompted conference planners to add new program elements aimed at helping service providers find business success with FTTH. Service provider attendees, many of whom may be attending the FTTH Conference & Expo for the first time, are invited for lunch on the first day of the conference to hear case studies, connect with their peers and receive tips on getting the most out of the week’s events. Many conferencegoers will find that help useful. An extensive program, including more than 50 track sessions, numerous panel discussions and plenty of networking opportunities, is designed to give all attendees the opportunity to advance their knowledge of FTTH and its business potential in just a few short days. Information for StimulusFunding Applicants The federal government’s broadband stimulus programs, with their potential to help advance the deployment of FTTH networks, have been at the center of the FTTH Council’s efforts over the past year as we sought to shape the programs’ development and then keep our members informed about the application process and its progress. Our efforts on this subject will continue in Houston: The conference program includes stimulus-program applicants talking about their experiences; a Washington-insiders panel, featuring key policy executives from Verizon and AT&T, that will discuss the National Broadband Plan and regulatory matters; and a keynote speech from Jonathan Adelstein, Rural Utilities Service administrator, who will share the latest program updates and status of the stimulus-funding program. Verizon CTO Dick Lynch will be on hand to deliver the conference’s opening keynote address and give us all an inside peek at how Verizon is staking its future business success on being the nation’s premier all-fiber provider. Welcome to the Latin American Council Chapter Another new element in this year’s conference program is the budding FTTH industry in Latin America. Last May, the FTTH Council launched a Latin American chapter to give telecom service providers, manufacturers and other businesses and organizations opportunities to promote and advance fiber to the home across South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean. An organizing event in Brazil attracted more than 100 representatives from companies in the region; the upcoming Houston conference will feature the chapter’s first official meeting in addition to a number of track sessions offered in Spanish and Portuguese. We believe our Latin American program will one day be regarded as pivotal in the development of what will be a robust FTTH industry in that region of the world. Of course, this year’s event in Houston will feature the industry’s most extensive exhibit hall, offering the widest range of FTTH solutions and services available anywhere. New to this year’s EXPO is the Fiber Zone, which offers interactive, educational demonstrations of the high-bandwidth applications that are expected to improve quality of life as next-generation networks expand their presence. This industry is and has always been about the future. The need for speed never lets up, and we all know the demand for bandwidth will continue to grow. I am proud to be associated with the smart, energetic and innovative people who are driving the effort to deliver on the great promise of all-fiber networks to homes throughout the Americas. Come and join them as we gather in Houston to build the business of FTTH. BBP September 2009 | www.broadbandproper ties.com | BROADBAND PROPERTIES | 57