Petaluma, California, United States
Teknovus, the leading provider of Gigabit Ethernet Optical Network (G-EPON) chipsets for the deployment of triple-play services in broadband access networks, announced that Telekom Malaysia R&D Sdn Bhd (TMR&D) has selected Teknovus for their WDM PON system under the Photonic Research Program.
"Teknovus enables us to cost-effectively design and build WDM PON systems for the support of triple-play services over an EPON-based FTTH network," stated Dr. Shahruddin Muslimin, CEO of TMR&D. "Teknovus chips and software fulfilled our requirements for carrier-grade functionality with strict QoS (Quality of Service) guarantees on 1X64 fully loaded PON networks, while adhering to low-power usage."
"Telekom Malaysia was awarded Service Provider of the Year for 2007 by Frost & Sullivan's Asia Pacific ICT Group, based on TM's growth in market share and leadership in product and service offerings," stated Mr. Greg Caltabiano, President & CEO of Teknovus. "It is a great honor to be chosen by TMR&D as their FTTH access chip provider. EPON is the winning PON-architecture throughout Asia, with deployments in Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, India, and now Malaysia."
About Teknovus
Teknovus is the leading developer and supplier of EPON access chips and embedded software for the FTTH and FTTB markets. Teknovus is a fabless semiconductor and software solutions company. Teknovus products are deployed by more than 25 service providers around the world, enabling the delivery of advanced triple-play services, including IPTV, via optical fiber networks. Teknovus products support the full FTTH/FTTB network, covering the Central Office (OLT) and the Customer Premises (ONU). Teknovus is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California with sales and support centers in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. To learn more about Teknovus, visit http://www.teknovus.com.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)