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	MRV Communications, Inc. - Fiber to the X (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		FTTX operators face many challenges - regulatory, logistical and physical, when deploying these networks.
		Thus FTTX operators must deploy a variety of services - voice, video and data - provide value added services as well, including bandwidth services and, in some cases, content as well (such as video-on-demand or gaming).
		FTTX networks, by their very nature, are spread out over a large geographic area.
	www.mrv.com /solutions/fttx.php (452 words)

	Motorola Mediacenter - Press Releases
		FTTx deployments and trials are on the upsurge worldwide.
		FTTx deployment is also expected to increase in other areas of Asia and Europe in the coming years.
		According to RHK, carriers are beginning to invest in FTTx network infrastructure, and greenfield PON deployments are expected to accelerate in 2004 and 2005, with mass-market penetration beginning to ramp in late 2005.
	www.motorola.com /mediacenter/news/detail/0,,3502_2911_23,00.html (844 words)

	Acterna Delivers FTTx Test Gear to Major U.S. Service Provider (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The tester offers a 15 second start-up for fast testing; an impressive outside/inside 8.4-inch color screen with views at any angle, even in challenging light conditions such as bright sunlight; and the industry’s strongest combination of ruggedness and portability, weighing 7.7 pounds and resistant to a 3 foot drop.
		It is ideally fitted to FTTx deployment, with its easy-to-use one button fault locator mode that can quickly locate breaks in the fiber, automatic traffic detection that does not disrupt service, high-performance testing with a 0.1 second real time mode, four centimeter resolution, and 128,000 acquisition points to precisely locate breaks.
		The development of Acterna’s platform of MTS testers is based on the company’s extensive experience in the field, and was designed as the ideal optical network field tester based on input from field technicians, service providers and equipment manufacturers worldwide.
	www.acterna.com /global/News_And_Events/News_Releases/PR04/121304.html (566 words)

	Ethernet Now Available At a Curb Near You
		However, the massive deployment implied by FTTx means that many installers and test personnel may have little optical background, and the ease with which test equipment can be applied could be critical.
		FTTx is either close to where you live or will be soon.
		The available FTTx test tools are deceptively simple in appearance but very advanced in their ease of operation and embedded metrology.
	evaluationengineering.com /archive/articles/0905/0905ethernet_now.asp (1798 words)

	SI - readmsg.aspx msgid=20444982
		The battle portends similar skirmishes sure to erupt as small- town America becomes impatient with the slow pace at which FTTx is expected to percolate into their neighborhoods.
		The way folk down in the Bayou see, the FTTx project is a continuation of a philosophy that was born back in 1897, when the city first decided to install its own municipally owned electric system.
		Incumbent cable and phone companies nationwide have opposed so many municipal FTTx projects, mostly using the same set of arguments, that the bulk of their opposition is increasingly predictable.
	www.siliconinvestor.com /readmsg.aspx?msgid=20444982 (2131 words)

	Light Reading - ADC, Sumitomo, PLP Team on FTTX - Telecom News Wire
		In the fiber solution developed specifically for FTTX applications, ADC delivers proven, market leading fiber connectivity equipment including hardened outdoor cabinets, fiber termination storage and splicing, and fiber connectorization.
		"Service providers must architect their FTTX network right the first time in order to minimize capital expenses while ensuring a network that will last well into the future," said Fred McDuffee, president for Sumitomo Electric Lightwave.
		The FTTX offering helps answer service providers' needs as they begin to deploy fiber further into metro and residential neighborhoods.
	www.lightreading.com /document.asp?doc_id=39763 (604 words)

	Blueprint: Telco Triple Play
		Last mile fiber access, aka FTTx, got its foot in the door thanks in large part to growing consumer interest in broadband Internet access and competing service providers wanting to turn the triple-play bundle of voice, video and high-speed Internet services into a home run for the bottom line.
		In a just released report by Render, Vanderslice and Associates, they forecast that over one million North American homes are expected to have fiber access by the end of 2004 as the technology's acceptance continues an upward growth trend.
		FTTx is delivered using active Ethernet and various passive optical network (PON) technologies.
	www.convergedigest.com /blueprints/ttp03/2005telco1.asp?ID=184&ctgy=Loop (520 words)

	Light Reading - Test & Measurement - FTTx Takes EXFO out of the Red - Telecom News Analysis
		The test system vendor recorded a tiny net profit of $9,000 from sales of $23.1 million, which were up 37 percent year-on-year and up 7 percent sequentially (see EXFO Increases Sales in Q1), figures that were roughly in line with analyst estimates.
		The CEO said this, and other FTTx test system business, had given EXFO the leading market share in that particular segment, citing Frost & Sullivan research that put EXFO top of the pile in terms of sales in 2004.
		The recent revenue growth is set to continue for the rest of the year, added the CEO, with revenues in the third quarter expected to be between $23 million and $26 million, with earnings falling between a net loss of 2 cents and a net profit of 1 cent per share.
	www.lightreading.com /document.asp?site=lightreading&doc_id=71180 (798 words)

	The Confluence Research Group
		FTTx 2004: The Costs, Demand and Market Development of PONs, FTTP and Telco TV
		Recognizing the immense impact that FTTx will have on not only the telecommunications industry, but also on society as a whole, The Confluence Research Group has produced the definitive report on this subject to date.
		Capitalizing on the advantage of having studied this market closely for the past several years, this report, FTTx 2004: The Cost, Demand and Market Development of PONs, FTTP and Telco TV answers these questions, and more, by examining the PON/FTTx market with a thorough breadth and depth of analysis.
	www.confluenceresearch.net /FTTX.html (286 words)

	Cabling Installation & Maintenance - ADC's OmniReach FTTX solutions deployed in Utah
		The iProvo system is being built for the long term, using public investment in the infrastructure as a means to opening the door to competitive, advanced telecommunication offerings by the private sector.
		The ADC family of OmniReach FTTX products deployed by the iProvo network includes Fiber Access Terminals and Central Office cable management systems that are designed to enable scalability and long-term operational efficiency as new services and subscribers are added.
		It is estimated that $1.5-3.5 billion will be spent annually by telecommunications service providers during the next five years as FTTX networks are deployed in the United States.
	cim.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Article_ID=229760 (453 words)

	OFC Focuses on FTTX, but Attendance Is Down - April, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Attendance at OFC during the past several years shows the effect of the telecom "bubble" from 2000 to 2002.
		Although the conference was combined with NFOEC for the first time this year, there were fewer attendees than at OFC for the past two years.
		FTTX describes the direct delivery of telecommunications services to the consumer's home, premises, office, etc., via optical fiber.
	www.photonics.com /spectra/business/XQ/ASP/businessid.1286/QX/read.htm (445 words)

	Executive Telecom Briefing #16 Second Annual FTTx Briefing
		The first FTTx Briefing, Market Opportunities for FTTx, was held in December of 2004 just as the RBOCs were launching their FTTP programs.
		There is increased pressure on the government to promote broadband deployment based on the progress being made overseas.
		The State of the FTTx business will be addressed by three consultants, carriers, manufacturers, and local government representatives with the objective of identifying new market opportunities for systems, subsystems, and component suppliers.
	www.telecombriefings.com /brief_T16.html (227 words)

	Fiber Optics Weekly Update: FTTx getting cheaper - Market Intelligence - Brief Article
		While 2002 proved to be a watershed year for FTTx deployment announcements, equipment costs have confined the scope of those deployments to limited rollouts in rural towns and smaller markets.
		In its latest report, FTTx - The Costs, Demand and Market Development of PONs, FTTH and VDSL, The Confluence Research Group points out that current equipment costs are roughly 10-20 percent away from the target per unit costs that will entice volume commitments from companies seriously considering FTTx build-out.
		With rural telephone companies, municipalities and utility companies deploying FTTx, revenues from equipment sales in the U.S. market are expected to increase from $79 million (USD) in 2002 to almost $300 million by 2004.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0NVN/is_6_23/ai_97876670 (317 words)

	TelecomWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The nation’s FTTx community is gathering this week in Orlando for the annual FTTH Council Conference and Exposition.
		The most striking feature of the event so far is that few companies have announcements of new products, unlike most trade shows where companies feel compelled to have something “new” in order to gain attention.
		At the same time, most of the exhibitors happily were reporting far more attendees showing up with requests for proposals, albeit in may cases for FTTx projects with no firm start date, than in past years.
	www.telecomweb.com /news/1096993830.htm (219 words)

	Acterna's FTTx Test and Management Portfolio
		Acterna's FTTx Test and Management Portfolio is the only single source that addresses each phase of FTTx and triple-play service deployment.
		As the means to a profitable end, Acterna's FTTx Test and Management Portfolio proves its worth by ensuring flawless triple-play service delivery.
		Each component of Acterna’s FTTx Test and Management Portfolio is used in one or more of the stages that comprise FTTx plant installation, provisioning, and service assurance.
	www.acterna.com /solutions/fttx (528 words)

	EDP Weekly's IT Monitor: ADC intros new FTTX central office service pack
		The FTTX Service Pack is a bundle of professional services that helps carriers determine whether their COs are FTTX ready, and if not what changes need to occur to ensure the CO can properly and efficiently handle the higher capacity demands that FTTX deployments create.
		The Service Pack features a readiness assessment to determine if a CO is FTTX ready, or needs minor or major modifications to support FTTX.
		"By using the FTTX Service Pack, carriers can ease and speed up their deployments as the COs are prepared in advance," Majerus said.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0GZQ/is_40_45/ai_n6283477 (395 words)

	TelecomWeb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nortel bagged an order from Danish utility EnergiMidt to install a FTTx network that will eventually string fiber to all of the utility’s 162,000 customers in the mid-Jutland region of Denmark, including both residences and businesses.
		In an unusual move EnergiMidt is going to have fiber pulled to each home, as rollout of the network progresses, rather than waiting for end users to order service before stringing the fiber from the nearest access point to the home.
		In most FTTx installations, the fiber is initially installed only to the curb in order to minimize up-front costs, and then the last link is strung after service is ordered.
	www.telecomweb.com /news/1103048389.htm (250 words)

	Focal point: FTTx
		The intent of this Telephony special report on FTTx is to examine those factors in depth and to analyze how several carriers — each faced with very different circumstances in their networks and with their target customers — are addressing them.
		This section is intended to serve as a resource to readers who may be grappling with these very choices, or who may be at various stages of FTTx construction themselves and want to learn more about the options other service providers are taking.
		Decisions surrounding FTTx deployment are indeed some of the most important that today's telecom service providers face.
	telephonyonline.com /mag/telecom_focal_point_fttx/index.html (520 words)

	IEC @ SUPERCOMM 2005
		This TecForum will focus on the real-world challenges of building the FTTX infrastructure needed to support the delivery of broadband services based on experiences from services providers.
		It will also focus on the current state of FTTX deployments and the economics behind these, competition in broadband delivery, network architecture considerations, passive optical network design and fundamentals, the outside-plant fiber infrastructure, work-force considerations, competition in broadband delivery, and real-world deployment examples from carriers.
		This session will look at the unique challenges associated with FTTX field deployments, including designing, documenting, and training for new work procedures, methods of evaluating work performance, work safety, staff and resource sizing, the establishing of standard time and productivity goals, and other field-force related issues that can impact the overall costs of FTTX construction.
	www.iec.org /events/2005/supercomm/conference/tf5.html (1037 words)

	Corning Incorporated Products + Services : Broadband
		Fiber to the x (FTTx) is real, viable and happening today -- in communities throughout the United States and the world.
		Corning has long believed in the great potential of FTTx technology and has been working toward a day when high-speed, secure broadband connections are available to every home and business.
		For questions about FTTx, ask the company that invented low-loss optical fiber in the first place, the trusted name with unparalleled experience in fiber optics.
	www.corning.com /broadband (225 words)

	FTTX newsletter (fiber-in-the-loop news articles) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The FTTX newsletter has as its objective to provide timely information to help you keep up-to-date on all the factors affecting the marketplace.
		Published biweekly, each issue will cover FTTX developments occurring around the world.
		FTTX newsletter: Paper Rest of the World ($745)
	www.biz-lib.com /ZIGFL.html (173 words)

	Globeinvestor.com: ADC Announces 2005 FTTX Leadership Symposium Series; Industry Leaders Share Design and Installation ...
		These symposiums build on the momentum of the highly successful 2004 series and are designed to gather industry leaders for discussion, collaboration and education regarding the growing FTTX market.
		In 2004, the FTTX market saw an unprecedented level of activity and 2005 is expected to be an even bigger year for FTTX deployments.
		The FTTX Leadership Symposiums are free of charge and will take place following or during several state telecommunications conventions.
	www.globeinvestor.com /servlet/WireFeedRedirect?cf=GlobeInvestor/config&vg=BigAdVariableGenerator&date=20050302&archive=bwire&slug=20050302005029 (613 words)

	Vendors team up to advance FTTX (September 2003) - News & Analysis - fibers.org
		The FTTX offering is designed to help service providers as they start to deploy fiber further into metro and residential neighborhoods.
		"Service providers must [design] their FTTX network right first time to minimize capital expenses while ensuring a network that will last well into the future," added Fred McDuffee, president for Sumitomo Electric Lightwave.
		The Access ADVANTAGE is a complete FTTX cabling system that leverages OFS's zero-water-peak AllWave fiber cable, as well as low-loss splitters and LC connections, to reduce channel-insertion loss.
	fibers.org /articles/news/5/9/8/1 (578 words)

	Focal Point: FTTx
		FTTx architecture options have many drivers, from previous technology deployment decisions to network conditions to service intentions.
		OptiNet Communications, the broadband arm of Bristol Virginia Utilities, faces the dual challenge of being a community utility for 60 years and entering an entirely new business of broadband...
		TDS Telecom of Madison, Wis., is a veteran telecom company (founded in 1969) that is deploying FTTx to offer more advanced, cheaper services...
	telephonyonline.com /issue_20051024 (157 words)

	Corning and Lightwave to Recognize Individual Excellence in FTTx Deployment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nominees may include individuals at carriers, home developers, utilities, municipalities or other organizations that have launched a fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) project; individuals at vendors or research organizations whose work has benefited FTTx technology development; politicians or other policymakers who have made a significant impact in the regulatory or legal arena; and other deserving individuals.
		In his nomination form, Bell was praised for his leadership and spirit to deploy innovative solutions that make FTTx a reality.
		Corning combines its expertise in specialty glass, ceramic materials, polymers and the manipulation of the properties of light, with strong process and manufacturing capabilities to develop, engineer and commercialize significant innovative products for the telecommunications, flat panel display, environmental, semiconductor and life sciences industries.
	www.corning.com /media_center/press_releases/2005/2005042501.aspx (408 words)

	KMI Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		With the Global FTTx Market Intelligence Service, KMI Research's team of FTTx experts delivers timely insight based on extensive interviews refined through their 65+ years of telecommunications expertise.
		And, there is a shift from trials to early-stage deployments in a larger number of secondtier telecom markets.
		Note that the annual fees could be higher with on-site per-diem consultation and attendance at KMI conferences.
	kmi.pennnet.com /global_fttx.cfm (420 words)

	Business Wire: Windom, Minnesota Brings Broadband to Residents... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		"ADC's FTTX solution provides us with an efficient and scalable way to deliver a full suite of voice, data and video services to our residents with the necessary 'future proofing' for maximum bandwidth," said Dennis Nelson, city administrator.
		By building their network infrastructures based on ADC's OmniReach FTTX solutions, municipalities like Windom are accelerating deployment, maximizing operational efficiency and making their FTTX plans a reality today, while future-proofing their networks for tomorrow."
		New FTTX projects initiated by carriers and municipalities have increased by more than 100 percent since 2000.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:132551690&refid=holomed_1 (681 words)

	PRESS RELEASE Xponent Triplexers and Diplexers for FTTx Market Now Available (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		As FTTx systems and module vendors begin to ramp volumes to meet the rapidly growing demand for PON deployments, they need to reduce the cost of their systems while at the same time improving product quality and consistency.
		More information on Xponent's FTTx products and Surface Mount Photonics can be found at www.xponentinc.com.
		Xponent is the innovator of Surface Mount Photonics chipsets, the building blocks for a range of optical assemblies.
	www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=81462 (444 words)

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