MTNL selects Alphion GPON equipment

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Alphion Corporation on Thursday announced that Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL), the Indian state-owned telecommunications service provider in the metro cities of Mumbai and Delhi, has selected Alphion GPON technology for the first phase of the deployment of triple-play Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) services in its next generation network.

Alphion offers a full spectrum of broadband access solutions that support complete end-to-end access networks, enabling multiple-play IP based broadband services such as VoIP, high-speed Internet, IPTV, and Video-On-Demand, said a press release.

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The Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) product family consists of Optical Line Terminal (OLT), Optical Network Terminals and passive optical splitters. The Alphion OLT has 40 GPON ports per shelf and supports a low cost fiber path protection architecture particularly well suited for the India market, claimed the company.

Alphion GPON solutions enable the convergence of wireless and wire-line networks as it is suitable not only for distribution of multiple-play voice, high speed Internet, data and video services; it is also ideal for backhaul of WiMax, 2G/3G/4G cellular and future wireless networks.

“The MTNL FTTP deployment is another testament to our commitment to customer focus, quality, and reliability. Alphion continues to be the leading supplier in the nationwide roll-out of FTTH networks in the India Telecom Network,” said Dr. Bharat P. Dave, Alphion Chairman, president and CEO.