JDSU Introduces First Centralized Remote PON Test System for Faster Turn-up and Restoration of IPTV and Other Broadband Services
June 18 2009 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
MILPITAS, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- JDSU today
introduced the first centralized remote Passive Optical Network
(PON) test system, a unique solution that tests
point-to-multi-point networks from the central office (CO) using a
web browser. This application is a complementary application to the
widely used JDSU Optical Network Management System (ONMS) that
includes point-to-point fiber monitoring and GIS based outside
plant documentation. The system supports service providers
migrating to PON by delivering a fast and cost-effective method of
turning up and restoring IPTV and other broadband services to meet
users' quality of experience expectations. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090618/SF34467) "It's a
competitive environment and communications service providers must
find ways to cost-effectively deliver bandwidth-intensive
applications like IPTV while meeting high quality standards," said
Enzo di Luigi, general manager in JDSU's Communications Test and
Measurement business segment. "PON makes it possible to service
multiple subscribers at a competitive price and the JDSU
centralized remote PON test system helps reduce operating expenses
even further by limiting the amount of support needed for field
turn-up and maintenance." Accelerating demand for IPTV and online
video is introducing new network complexities and quality assurance
challenges. In the U.S. alone, according to research firm comScore,
U.S. consumers watched 16.8 billion online videos in April, a 16
percent sequential increase from 14.4 billion in March. Traditional
troubleshooting methods for services like IPTV require
time-consuming coordination between the central office (CO) and
field personnel using portable devices to conduct tests. The JDSU
ONMS centralized remote PON test system enables a technician in the
field to troubleshoot any leg of the PON by accessing an optical
time domain reflectometer (OTDR) in the CO through a mobile phone
or Web browser. The ability to perform single-ended measurements
without having to involve a second person at the CO provides faster
service turn-up, faster service restoration and reduces the number
of field personnel needed to maintain the PON system. The JDSU ONMS
also enables network operations center (NOC) personnel to check the
current status of a fiber in seconds without having to be trained
in the use of an OTDR. Please visit http://www.jdsu.com/test for
more information. About JDSU JDSU (Nasdaq: JDSU; and TSX: JDU)
enables broadband and optical innovation in the communications,
commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is the leading provider of
communications test and measurement solutions and optical products
for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and
network equipment manufacturers. JDSU is also a leading provider of
innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental
instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand
authentication, aerospace and defense, and decorative applications.
More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/. Contacts:
Press/Industry: Matt Pitchford, +1 317-460-0250 or Investors:
Michelle Levine, +1 408-546-4421 or
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