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Vol. 20 No. 7 July 2008

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Monthly Newsletter Cover ingGlobal Markets & Developments InAll Fiber to the Premise Proposals

SERVICES

Verizon introduces FiOS for Business

Verizon on July 10 launched FiOS TV for Business, anew subscription-television service designed for small andmedium-sized businesses, delivered exclusively by Verizon’sadvanced all-digital, 100 percent fiber-optic network. The new

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U-verse comes to Tulsa...2

JDSU introduces fiber-optic

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EXFO releases NQMSfiber

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TOP picks EnablenceTOP

picks Enablence ............ 5

AT&T files franchise in

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TranSwitch

to acquire Centillium

CommunicationsTranSwitch

to acquire Centillium

Communications ........... 7

Enablence acquires DuPont

Photonics’ PLC-based

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Opnext

to acquire StrataLight

Communications ........... 9

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offering makes the picture quality and reliabilityof FiOS TV readily available to all types ofsmall-business venues — ranging from medicaloffice waiting rooms to banks, building lobbies,restaurants, and taverns.

“The introduction of FiOS TV forBusiness brings an extraordinary TVexperience to the commercial viewing space,”said Monte Beck, vice president of businessmarketing for Verizon.

“Judging from the positive consumerresponse we’ve had to FiOS TV, it can give acompetitive advantage to businesses that offerTV viewing to their customer.”

U-verse comes to Tulsa

Tulsa-area residents now have a newchoice for their television and communicationsservices. AT&T Inc. announced the launch ofthe company’s integrated suite of AT&T U-verseservices, including AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet, and AT&T U-verseVoice.

AT&T says that U-verse brings togetherTV, broadband, home phone, and AT&Twireless services, all on one bill, with uniquefeatures that provide a new level of integration,convenience, and control.

AT&T U-verse TV, High Speed Internet,and Voice services are all delivered overAT&T’s advanced Internet Protocol (IP)network.

Customers can currently order AT&T U-verse services in parts of Tulsa, Jenks, andOwasso. AT&T will make U-verse servicesavailable to more homes throughout the areaon an ongoing basis.

“With the launch of AT&T U-verse TV,Tulsa customers are finally getting a betterchoice in video entertainment services,” saidRyan Stafford, AT&T general manager forOklahoma and Arkansas. “And we’re taking iteven further by making your services worktogether and offering cool features you can’tget anywhere else.”

Verizon adds 22 channels

Verizon FiOS TV has launched 22 newchannels, including 15 additional high-definition(HD) channels. FiOS TV customers in FortWayne now have more than 440 HD choicesavailable at any time, with a total of 41 HDchannels and more than 400 HD video-on-demand (VOD) titles offered each month.

The first in a series of channel additionscoming this year, new content includes sportsfavorites like the Big Ten Network and new HDchannels like CNBC, Bravo, and USA. The nextseries of content additions will include more HDchannels, including CNN, TBS, Lifetime, threenew Starz channels, and two new Showtimechannels, as well as 16 new multiculturalchannels.

Verizon will continue expanding its FiOSTV channel lineup this year, with a major focuson HD content. By year-end, Verizon will offerall available major HD programming.

“High-definition and sports content areamong the most popular TV programming, andwe’re bringing the best of both to FiOS TV,” saidTerry Denson, vice president — FiOS TV contentand programming. “The addition of new HD andsports channels, along with the new multiculturalcontent and more, is part of our commitment tolead the industry in the scope and quality of ourprogramming.”

POLICY

Ignis Photonyx receiving EU support

The European Commission has throughthe ICT program recognized Ignis Photonyx fortheir next-generation WDM PON technology.

Together with other leading Europeantelecom system providers like Ericsson AB, IgnisPhotonyx will lead a joint development effort forenabling more cost-effective broadbandservices. The project is granted funding of EUR3million from the European Commission.

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lead from Ignis PLC-fab in Birkeröd, Denmark.More than 160 European telecom

projects applied for EU funding throughparticipation in the ICT program.

Only 27 projects were accepted, andGigaWaM led by Ignis Photonyx receivedsignificant recognition.

Behind the EU ICT program is the entireEuropean telecom industry, with committeemembers from the leading and fastest-growingtelecom providers in Europe.

“This is a strong recognition of theunparalleled expertise and know how in IgnisPhotonyx – and our faith in WDM PON.

The GigaWaM project is fully aligned withthe strategic roadmap for Ignis Photonyx. Weare today a leading supplier of WDM PONcomponents and we aim to further grow andstrengthen this position,” said CEO MagnusBreidne at Ignis Photonyx.

The size of the market for WDM PONproducts that will be the offspring of theGigaWaM project is estimated to be aroundEUR230 million annually within the next four tofive years.

This will support the fast-growing andever-increasing demand for higher bandwidthand help the international ICT industry improvethe offering of triple-play services andapplications such as high-definition TV andvideo-on-demand.

“As the WDM PON market is maturingwe will experience increased pressure onperformance effciency and production cost. TheGigaWaM project is focusing on technology thatcan offer high speed broadband to low costacross all markets,” said Breidne.

Current technology using copper lineshas reached maximum capacity, and thedemand for next-generation technology isaccelerating.

WDM PON will replace today’s GPONtechnology, and the aim of the GigaWaM projectis to develop a prototype of a WDM PON opticalsubsystem.

NEW PRODUCTS

JDSU introduces fiber-optic inspection,

cleaning and testing kits to prevent leading

cause of network downtime

JDSU announced the release of all-in-one fiber-optic test kits, providing networktechnicians with a simple way to avoid one ofthe leading causes of network downtime:contaminated, or “dirty,” fiber. Based on itsrecognized best practice to “Inspect Before YouConnect,” JDSU provides all of the toolsnecessary to inspect, clean, and perform poweror attenuation measurements on fiber-opticconnections in easy-to-use kits to prevent costlynetwork damage during installation,qualification, and troubleshooting.

“Working with service providersworldwide, we believe that fiber contaminationis the number one source of costly truck rollsand optical network impairment,” said SteveLytle, general manager in the JDSUCommunications Test and Measurementbusiness segment. “Inspecting with a kit thatcontains all the necessary tools before youconnect enables technicians to convenientlyinspect both sides of an optical connection,clean it if necessary, and conduct the requiredoptical testing to ensure the integrity of thenetwork.”

JDSU inspection, cleaning, and test kitsare designed specifically to meet the needs oftoday’s fiber applications and environments,including FTTx, LAN/WAN, and datacenters,found in both cable and telecommunicationsnetworks. The kits include JDSU video fibermicroscopes, optical cleaning tools,PocketClass or SMART optical light sources andoptical power meters, and a visual fault locator(VFL). The kits also include a wide selection ofWestover precision tips for the video fibermicroscope and a collection of fiber-optic patchcords for connecting to the system under test.

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deployment and operation strategy. Proactiveinspection prior to network testing andinstallation reduces downtime, optimizes signalperformance, and protects components fromcostly damage.

EXFO releases NQMSfiber 5.0

EXFO Electro-Optical Engineering Inc.announced the release of NQMSfiber 5.0, aWeb-based fiber-monitoring solution withsophisticated functions for centralized fiber-opticnetwork assurance enabling improved operationand maintenance.

This latest element management system(EMS) software release, which is also part ofEXFO’s commitment to its Service Assurancebusiness and product offering, offers the mostcomplete range of features for all networkapplications in which optical fibers and cablesare mission critical. In particular, businessesconnected to a fiber backbone through anaccess network have exacting demands fornetwork availability and services. Without 24/7proactive monitoring of fiber infrastructures,network service providers (NSPs) cannotpreempt cable failures or respond to networkdegradation in due time.

NQMSfiber 5.0 is the only EMS softwareon the market in which all access and reportingfunctions are Web based. Real-time alarmmanagement and status monitoring functionsare supported using applets that are fullyintegrated into Web browsers like InternetExplorer and Firefox. Standard licensingprovides access to as many as 20 users,whether they are connecting from inside oroutside the corporate network.

Taking advantage of EXFO’s nearly 20years of best in-class expertise in optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR), NQMSfibercombines leading-edge technology withinnovative software. For example, the newlyimproved Learning feature automatically setsfault-detection thresholds across a full dynamicrange, thus rendering the optimization of the

system very easy to achieve. Other advancedfeatures include alarm management, scheduledreporting, trouble-ticket handling, and statusview of a specific region or entire network on atwo-dimensional map.

“This latest version of NQMSfiberdelivers the intelligence that customers havebeen demanding from their fiber monitoringsolutions and sets a new standard for remotefiber test systems,” said Etienne Gagnon,EXFO’s vice-president product managementand marketing. “The combined benefits ofEXFO’s best-of-class OTDRs and automatedfunctionalities within the most advanced fibermonitoring solution allow NSPs to avoid networkdisruptions or accelerate restoration time withoutthe need for complex and time-consumingconfigurations.”

Phyworks announces chip milestone

Phyworks, a provider of analog andmixed signal ICs for multi-Gigabitcommunications, announced the shipment of its10 millionth chip. The company’s transceiversand transimpedance amplifiers cover 1- to10Gbps data rates. Moreover, the companyclaims its FTTH product line is regarded as themarket leader in terms of value andperformance.

“Reaching this production landmark sosoon really is testament to the great vision ofour product development and marketingstrategies,” contended Phyworks CEO StephenKing. “The world’s two largest regions for FTTH,Japan and the USA, are ramping very quickly,and since beginning full production in only 2006,we have already been able to attain a positionof dominant market leadership.”

Releasing what it claims was the world’sfirst integrated transceiver IC in 2003, Phyworkssays it effectively changed the cost-structure oflow data rate optical modules. Used with lasersand VCSELs, its transceiver andtransimpedance amplifiers provide cost-effective, high-performance options for


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155Mbps to 2.5Gbps SONET/SDH, 1-GigabitEthernet, and 1- to 4Gbps storage applications.

“Phyworks’ shipping of ten million unitsis a clear indicator of growth in the global FTTHmarket, which we predict will continue to rampat an accelerated pace in the years ahead,”added Jag Bolaria, senior analyst at The LinleyGroup. “What’s also interesting is Phyworks’10G technology for both optical and coppernetworks, a technology area we believe is setto have a significant impact on future networkinginfrastructure.”

In February 2008, Phyworks introducedwhat it claimed is the world’s first fully10GBASE-LRM-compliant serial retimer/receiver, providing integral electronic dispersioncompensation (EDC) and clock and datarecovery (CDR). Overcoming modal dispersionin legacy multimode fiber LAN infrastructure forlinks up to 300m, the PHY2060 enables simpleupgrade of X2, XFP, and SFP+ modules to10Gbps LRM operation.

BUSINESS

NTT Plala picks A10

A10 Networks announced that its AXSeries next-generation server load balancershave been selected as the video distributionplatform for “Hikari-TV,” a video-to-televisiondistribution service provided by NTT Plala Inc.Consolidating “OCN Theater,” “OnDemand TV,”and “4th MEDIA,” which were previouslyoperated by the NTT group as its three mainvideo distribution service brands for TV, NTTPlala’s Hikari-TV provides services to delivervarious video content for home TV. Hikari-TV’sservices include those for video-on-demand andmultichannel broadcasting via NTT East andWest’s “B FLET’S,” NGN commercial service“FLET’S Hikari Next,” and NTT West’s “FLET’SHikari Premium.”

The AX Series was selected as a serverload balancer (SLB) solution for Hikari-TV, whichis one of the core services of NGN operated bythe NTT group, because the AX Series meets

the IPv6 and high-performance requirements foraccommodating anticipated growth in thenumber of users. The AX Series recently wonthe Grand Prix/Best of Interop Tokyo 2008 awardas Best Carrier/Internet Service Provider (ISP)solution for its comprehensive IPv6 solution andhigh-performance IPv6 server load balancingcapabilities.

“After a comparative test with competitiveserver load balancer products, we selectedA10’s AX Series for its advanced architecture,stable and superior IPv6 performance,outstanding cost-effectiveness, and promptsupport from A10 and partner BussanNetworks,” said Mr. Shinro Nakagawa, generalmanager of the network engineering departmentfor NTT Plala.

“We chose A10’s AX Series as the high-performance server load balancer platform for‘Hikari-TV’ since the video distribution serviceis expected to grow as a future core businessof NTT Plala and its killer application runningon NGN (‘FLET’S Hikari Next’) of NTT East andWest.”

CONTRACTS

TOP picks Enablence

Enablence Technologies, a supplier offiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) equipment forresidential and business services, announcedthe installation of its proprietary Trident7Universal Access Platform for the fiber-to-the-business (FTTB) networks within the TaiwanOptical Platform Group (TOP) service areas incentral Taiwan.

TOP’s service areas cover more than600,000 homes passed in the major cities ofcentral Taiwan. The company’s first deploymentof a FTTx network will employ EnablenceTechnologies’ Trident7 IEEE 802.3 GE-PON(EFM PON) standard Compact OLT (COLT)platform to offer triple-play services forresidential and business customers in apartmentand office buildings. The targeted service area


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will be more than 300 buildings with 20-60subscribers in each building.

The Trident7 COLT platform fits perfectlywith TOP’s FTTx deployment model due to theunique ONT (optical network terminal) PortExtension capability, which provides for cost-effective modular expansion of in-buildingnetwork. After a field trial among multiple systemvendors, the Trident7 was selected for its systemperformance, network stability, and superiortechnical support.

“We are thrilled to be working with TOPthrough our system-integration partner inTaiwan, Hiway Broadband Co., Ltd. in Taiwan.This project illustrates how the Trident7 platformis gaining traction not only in the U.S., but alsointernationally,” said Arvind Chhatbar, CEO ofEnablence. In this deployment, TOP will roll outEnablence’s ONTs with its own PLC transceiverunits.

“This is a key milestone for Enablenceas we integrate our components into its FTTxNetwork Division Products,” added Chhatbar.

Neuf does GPON with AlcaLu

Alcatel-Lucent announced that it hassigned a new frame agreement with NeufCegetel, France’s leading alternative serviceprovider, for the deployment of a fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network in Paris. Alcatel-Lucent’sGigabit passive optical network (GPON) solutionwill enable Neuf Cegetel to offer very high speedaccess and services to more than 100,000apartments.

The project is part of an initiative led bythe Paris social housing office OPAC (OfficePublic d’Aménagement et de Construction) tobridge the digital divide in the French capital.

Alcatel-Lucent’s GPON solution willenable Neuf Cegetel to offer triple-play services,including 18 television channels that are high-definition television (HDTV) ready, high-speedInternet access, and VoIP. Alcatel-Lucent willalso provide Neuf Cegetel with installation andcommissioning services.

“We renewed our confidence in Alcatel-Lucent’s future-proof GPON solution as itsupports the introduction of advancedapplications such as HDTV to a significantlyincreasing number of end-users,” said JérémieManigne, general manager of the BroadbandDivision of Neuf Cegetel. “Alcatel-Lucentenables us to seamlessly extend full triple-playservices to all of the OPAC’s apartments in theParis region and to build on this infrastructureto wholesale our network to other applicationsproviders.”

AT&T files franchise in Tennessee

As a direct result of a new state law thatencourages statewide video competition, AT&TInc. has announced plans to offer video servicesin communities across Tennessee and to investapproximately $400 million during the nextseveral years in fiber network upgrades, furtherbroadband deployment and Internet-basedtechnologies to bring new services, including IP-based television, to Tennessee consumers.

These upgrades are a directconsequence of House Bill 1421, passed by theTennessee Legislature and signed into law inMay by Gov. Bredesen.

“The Legislature and the governor havecreated a competitive environment for videoservices, and consumers are the real winners,”said Gregg Morton, president, AT&T Tennessee.“We commend Gov. Bredesen, Speaker Naifeh,Lt. Gov. Ramsey, Comptroller Morgan,Chairman Curtis, Chairman Jones, Rep.McDaniel, Sen. Ketron, Sen. Jackson, Sen.Finney and all of the members of the TennesseeLegislature for their vision.”

FINANCING

PacketFront raises EUR26 million

PacketFront, a supplier of purpose-builtFTTH solutions, has closed a EUR26 millionfinancing round to address new marketopportunities in the broadband sector. Thefinancing round was completed by the existing


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stakeholders European Equity Partners,Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd., and TLcomCapital LLP.

PacketFront has established a positionas a leading supplier of broadband solutions tocity and greenfield carriers in Europe and theMiddle East and is now looking to take itscapabilities into the carrier segments of themarket.

“From the outset, PacketFront has beenrecognized for delivering feature rich, serviceaware broadband infrastructure and, as ourcurrent customer base expands, thesecapabilities are being recognized by the carriercommunity,” said PacketFront chairman andEuropean Equity Partner Hans Blomberg. “Wehave seen many of our customers transform tosmall Telecom Operators in their own right, andthis give us the platform to address the muchlarger Telecom Operator market.”

“The fundings will be used to expand ouraccess portfolio to include GPON and to makethe total solution more open, standard basedand modular,” said PacketFront CEO NiclasSonesson. “Our intentions are to go head tohead with the large traditionaltelecommunication equipment vendors.

“Our unique selling point will be the sameas with our existing city carrier customersoffering purpose built and feature rich accessproducts and customer premises equipment.PacketFront’s award-winning BECSTM networkcontrol system enable operators the ability tolower operational costs by automating businessprocesses, network provisioning andmanagement tasks”

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

TranSwitch to acquire Centillium

Communications

TranSwitch Corp. has entered into adefinitive agreement to acquire CentilliumCommunications Inc. TranSwitch, provider ofcarrier-class semiconductor equipment for

Ethernet-over-SONET/SDH, broadbandaccess, and Carrier Ethernet applications, saysthe acquisition will further diversify its productportfolio to include rapidly growing fiber-to-the-home and VoIP offerings.

The combination strengthensTranSwitch’s position in the next-generationcommunications semiconductor market, saycompany representatives. They claim thecombined companies will have greater scale, asignificantly improved expense structure, and atruly global reach. Management of TranSwitchhas identified approximately $10.5 million ofannual expense savings and expects thetransaction to be accretive to earnings in thefirst full quarter after closing and significantlyaccretive in 2009.

Per the agreement, TranSwitch will issuean aggregate of 25 million shares of commonstock and $15 million, which will be allocatedpro rata among holders of Centillium commonstock and vested, in-the-money, stock optionsoutstanding at the closing of the merger. Basedon Centillium’s capitalization as of July 9, 2009,Centillium shareholders would receive 0.5958shares of TranSwitch common stock and $0.36in cash for each share of Centillium commonstock. Based on TranSwitch’s closing shareprice on July 9, 2008, the total considerationvalues Centillium at $42.8 million, orapproximately $1.02 per share on a fully dilutedbasis. Centillium shareholders will ownapproximately 16 percent of the combinedcompany.

“We are delighted to welcomeCentillium’s customers, employees, andshareholders to join the TranSwitch team,”contended Dr. Santanu Das, CEO ofTranSwitch. “Centillium has a large number ofimportant customers, including Alcatel-Lucent,OKI, Samsung, ZTE, and Tellabs. Their productshave won significant industry recognition, andtheir Mustang chip is currently being used inOKI’s ONU platform, which is part of NTT’sEPON-based FTTH deployment. We are


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particularly excited about Centillium’s secondrecent design win in the FTTH platform of asecond prominent supplier for this deployment,”he noted.

“This platform is currently beingqualified, and we anticipate a ramp in early 2009.The Japanese government has made a majorcommitment to rolling out FTTH, and NTT’s goalis to reach 20 million homes by 2010. Thisrepresents a major revenue opportunity for thecompany.

“This combination further strengthensTranSwitch’s position in the platforms of Tier-1equipment suppliers with contracts at carriersthat have made significant financialcommitments to upgrade their currentinfrastructures,” Das continued.

“These contracts include carriers in theUK, Korea, China, India, and now Japan. Webelieve that as these deployments begin to rampin volume, the combined company has thepotential to significantly increase its revenue in2009. As a larger company, we will enjoy asignificantly better expense structure as well asstronger relationships with both customers andsuppliers.”

“We are very pleased to be joining theTranSwitch team,” added Faraj Aalaei, co-founder and CEO of Centillium, who will alsoserve on TranSwitch’s board upon closing of thetransaction.

“Consolidation in the communicationsindustry is both good and necessary, and thecombined company will be significantly strongerand more profitable than either one by itself.”

The boards of directors of bothcompanies have unanimously approved thetransaction, which is subject to customaryclosing conditions, including the approval ofCentillium’s shareholders.

The transaction is expected to close inthe fourth quarter of 2008. Upon completion ofthe transaction, TranSwitch will haveapproximately 158 million fully diluted sharesoutstanding, with current TranSwitch

shareholders owning approximately 84 percentand current Centillium shareholders owningapproximately 16 percent of the combinedcompany’s shares.

Enablence acquires DuPont Photonics’ PLC-

based assets

Enablence Technologies, a supplier offiber-to-the-home (FTTH) equipment for triple-play residential and business services andoptical components and subsystems for access,metro, and long-haul markets, announced thatit has signed a definitive Asset PurchaseAgreement with DuPont Photonics TechnologiesLLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, toacquire certain assets of DuPont Photonicsbased in the Boston suburb of Wilimington,Massachusetts, subject to certain approvals,conditions, and consents. Concurrent with theagreement, DuPont will make a cash investmentin Enablence.

Per the agreement, Enablence will issuecommon shares equivalent to $9.5 million basedon a 30-day average share price prior to theclosing of the transaction for the assets and theinvestment. All shares issued will be subject tothe statutory 120 days hold period. Theconditions are expected to be satisfied on orbefore July 24, 2008.

DuPont Photonics has developed aswitching fabric using planar lightwave circuits(PLCs) that enable such devices as integratedreconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers(ROADMs); 1xN, MxN, and NxN switches; andvariable optical attenuators.

All the intellectual property andassociated know-how will be transferred toEnablence under the terms of the agreement.

“DuPont Photonics’ product portfolio iscomplementary to our current component andsubsystems offerings and is consistent with ourvertical integration strategy that allows us tobuild on our core technology strength with highervalue added products,” explained ArvindChhatbar, CEO of Enablence.


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“Our acquisitions allow us to focus oncapturing innovative products and technologiesthat will help us solidify our Planar LightwaveCircuit (PLC) leadership position in the access,metro, and long haul markets.

We are also pleased with the investmentDuPont is making in Enablence, which willpermit us to continue to build on the productportfolio we are acquiring from DuPont,” headded.

Enablence also announced that it hasmade changes to its corporate structure andmanagement team to expedite the integrationof DuPont Photonics and other recentacquisitions. DuPont Photonics, AlbisOptoelectronics, and ANDevices will now formthe Optical Components and SubsystemsDivision of the corporation and be headed byDr. Jacob Sun, who was previously the CEO ofANDevices.

He will continue in his role as chiefoperating officer of Enablence and serve aspresident of Enablence’s new OpticalComponents and Subsystems Division. PeterCairoli, the president of Enablence’s AlbisOptoelectronics, will now head Enablence’sEuropean operations to assist in streamliningthe corporation’s operations in that region.

Dan Hilton, the current vice president offinance and administration, has been givenadditional new responsibilities as senior vicepresident for corporate development andadministration and will lead Enablence’sintegration efforts related to recent mergers andacquisitions. Ronald I. Benn, a CharteredAccountant with several years experience asCFO in several publicly traded and privatecompanies, has been appointed as vicepresident of finance, taking over the financefunction.

Tom Tighe, the former CEO of Wave 7Optics, will lead Enablence’s efforts in buildingour FTTx global deployments in his capacity aspresident of Enablence’s new FTTx NetworksDivision.

Opnext to acquire StrataLight

Communications

Opnext Inc. announced that it hasreached a definitive agreement to acquireprivately held StrataLight Communications Inc.

StrataLight Communications designs,develops, and manufactures 40Gbps line-sideoptical subsystems and advanced dispersioncompensation modules for the communicationsindustry.

The company says it has shipped morethan 2,500 units to its customers, which includemany of the world’s largest communicationsequipment manufacturers. StrataLight’ssubsystems, together with the optical systemsof its customers, are widely deployed in severalof the world’s largest Tier 1 service providernetworks, claim company representatives.

“Through this acquisition, Opnext willprovide a complete 40G solution, which webelieve will make us the market leader in 40G,”contended Harry Bosco, president and CEO ofOpnext. “Opnext is known for one of the mostcomprehensive and best performing productportfolios in the marketplace and now, byincorporating StrataLight’s leading 40G line-sideproducts into our portfolio, we will be able toaddress both the line- and client-sides,significantly expanding our addressablemarket,” he reports.

“The combined expertise andtechnologies of Opnext’s client-side andStrataLight’s line-side products will positionOpnext to address current and future 40Gapplications as well as the emerging 100Gapplications.”

“With its industry-leading technology andsolid customer base, StrataLight is wellpositioned as the leader in commercialdeployment of 40G optical transmissionsubsystems,” added Shri Dodani, president andCEO of StrataLight Communications. “Togetherwith Opnext, we will be positioned to lead inhigh-growth and strategic segments of themarket, leveraging Opnext’s strength in module


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development, complementary product portfolio,and proven track record of delivering qualitycomponents.”

As per the agreement, which has beenapproved by the boards of directors of bothcompanies, Opnext will acquire StrataLightCommunications for a total consideration ofapproximately 26.55 million common shares and$30 million in cash. Based on Opnext’s closingshare price of $5.35 on July 8, 2008, thisrepresents a value of approximately $172million. Upon completion of the acquisition,StrataLight Communications’ shareholders willown approximately 29 percent of the combinedcompany.

The completion of the proposed mergeris subject to the satisfaction of customary closingconditions, including the approval of thestockholders of Opnext and StrataLight and thereceipt of required regulatory approval. Underseparate agreements, the significantstockholders of Opnext and StrataLight holdinga sufficient number of shares to approve thetransaction have agreed to vote in favor of thetransaction. The combination is expected toclose in the fourth calendar quarter of 2008.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE

FTTH group studies usage

According to a new report from the FTTHCouncil Europe, improvements in broadbandconnectivity speeds are having a direct impacton consumer bandwidth usage, with demandper broadband home growing at almost 20percent per annum over the last five years. Theresearch, undertaken with Ventura Team LLP,is believed to be the first of its kind to directlytest the hypothesis of Nielsen’s Law of Internetbandwidth against patterns of fiber and ADSLbroadband usage in Europe.

Joeri Van Bogaert, president of the FTTHCouncil Europe, explained, “Everyone is familiarwith Moore’s Law for Computing, and Nielsen’sLaw takes a similar approach to measuring

Internet bandwidth. Whilst Moore seescomputing power grow 60 percent annually,Nielsen states that the bandwidth available to ahigh-end user grows at 50 percent per year. Forthe first time, we wanted to find out if thisincrease in available speed is true and is relatedto an increase in consumer demand and usage.”

In summary, the FTTH Council Europereport findings are as follows:

- European broadband speeds arerising at 50 percent+ per annum;

- High-end broadband usage per homeis growing at 20 percent per annum;

- FTTH broadband homes drive threetimes more traffic than ADSL inEurope.

The first part of the research testedNielsen’s Law from a technology perspective. Itwas found that a decade after it was firstconceived, Nielsen’s Law is still working well asa guide to the trend in broadband speeds, asthe growth rate of 50 percent per annum heldtrue for all European countries evaluated.

Secondly, the study tested Nielson’s Lawfrom a usage perspective, examining Europeanbroadband traffic patterns across a sample of100,000 broadband homes using FTTH. Theresults of this research show that high-speedbroadband usage is growing at an annual rateof 20 percent.

To further qualify this growth in userdemand for increased bandwidth, the studycompared fiber broadband usage with ADSLacross four European countries and found thatfiber homes currently drive three times moretraffic than ADSL homes.

Floyd Wagoner, of the FTTH CouncilEurope’s Market Intelligence Committee thatheaded up this research, explained, “This risein usage when fiber networks are in use issignificant at this stage of market evolution.Already there is a large difference between thetraffic used by ADSL and fiber users, and thisdespite the fact that many of the mass marketapplications that will realise the potential of fiber


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are not even available yet. We expect this toincrease significantly as fiber adoption continuesto increase across Europe and further servicesare developed with fiber in mind.”

According to Van Bogaert, the messageis simple: “When customers have fasterconnections they use them more. Whendiscussing FTTH business cases andinvestments, two basic questions aboutbandwidth always arise: Who needs all thatbandwidth and what will they use it for? I thinkthe findings provide a compelling answer. Forexample, despite the advancement in the motorindustry, the average speed of today’s moderncar is actually under 30km/h, but that doesn’tmean that the driver never exceeds this speed.The same can be said for broadband usage;when the opportunity to utilise it to its fullpotential arises, consumers grasp it with bothhands.”

Study: FTTH favors incumbents

Definitive research released at the HighSpeed Europe conference is the first to analyzethe business case of rolling out next-generationfiber networks across Europe.

The study, carried out by WIK, aEuropean telecoms research and analysis firms,shows overwhelmingly that only incumbentoperators, with their extensive infrastructure andcustomer bases, can profitably roll out high-speed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) lines to largeparts of Europe. This raises the possibility thatincumbents could once again increase theirmarket share, reversing the trend towards morecompetition in telecoms.

The research, which was commissionedby the pro-competition group ECTA, covers sixmajor countries (Germany, France, Spain, Italy,Portugal, Sweden) and combines results fromthese with independent research carried out forregulators, governments, and the OECD in othercountries, which reaches a similar conclusion.The WIK study demonstrates that, because ofsubstantial economies of scale, replication of

fiber access lines for high-speed services is noteconomically viable on any widespread basis.

The research shows that it is significantlymore cost-effective for incumbents to roll outfiber networks than it is for entrant operators todo so. Incumbents can save up to 30 percent oftheir investment compared to standaloneoperators. The three key reasons are thatincumbents already own ducts on a nationwidebasis; they can make substantial efficiencysavings compared with their current networkstructure; and they already have the number ofrequired subscribers that would pay for theinvestments simply by switching customers fromtheir existing lines. In some of the countriesexamined, significant viability was found forincumbents to roll out next-generation accessnetworks even with a relatively conservativereturn on capital of around 10 percent, which iscommensurate with returns made on today’sregulated copper access networks.

Dr. Karl-Heinz Neumann, director of WIK,said, “Incumbents have accepted in principle theconcept of open ducts, but this research clearlyshows this is not enough. Europe needs opennetworks and not just open ducts to generate acompetitive environment and to develop anoptimal degree of replicability and investmentin a next-generation access environment.Dominant firms should construct their networksfrom the outset to foresee access. Opennetworks in a competitive next-generationaccess environment make good business senseand incumbents should improve their businesscases by pursuing a positive attitude toinfrastructure sharing and access.”

Report: Bandwidth famine looms

An independent Global Bandwidth Study,commissioned by CIP Technologies, hasrevealed that the bandwidth glut is history andthe world’s consumers are facing a bandwidthfamine.

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set to exceed 160Tbps by 2010 — an annualdemand that exceeds the equivalent of thecombined broadband network usage of theprevious decade (1998-2008).

The demonstrable explosion ofconsumers’ use of online video and dataservices, which includes the BBC’s iPlayer andYouTube, has seen the demand for Internetbandwidth soar. The BBC reported that over 21million programs were requested on iPlayer inApril 2008 alone, only four months after goinglive.

The author of the new independent study,David Payne, formerly of BT and now with theInstitute of Advanced Telecommunications atSwansea University, has calculated that theincreasing demands are not a temporary changein behavior, but the beginning of a massiverequirement for additional bandwidth as the useof online video and data services increases.

Explained Payne, “Around the turn of themillennium, we used to talk about a bandwidth‘glut.’

There was a lot of idle capacity. Networksnow are being used in a way that few peopleforesaw, for example early take-up ofpersonalised video, rather than broadcasttelevision, dominating Internet video services.Based on a range of service scenario models,it is clear that demands for bandwidth willcontinue to put increasing pressure on existingnetwork infrastructures.

By 2018, assuming that this capacity ismade available by the operators; usage couldgrow to 40 to 100 times the levels seen innetworks today. However it is difficult to see howoperators can economically grow existingnetwork architectures to meet this demand, andfurther consideration of the types of networksand the technology deployed is required if theyare to ensure profitability.

“A significant investment is needed toensure that businesses can share large files andsend high quality images (for health, design andvideoconferencing purposes) and home users

are able to access and enjoy high definitionInternet television (IPTV), on-line gaming andother services requiring large data transfers athigh speed such as video-clip and imagesharing.”

David Smith, chief technology officer forCIP, said, “The Global Bandwidth Studydemonstrates that current telecom networks willbe unable to cope with the scaling demands forbandwidth.

A step-change in technology is neededthat can not only deliver this bandwidth demandat economic cost but also significantly reducethe amount of energy required to power and coolit.

The current technology will be physicallytoo large and energy-hungry to deliver the levelsof bandwidth growth demanded by users. A newtechnology is required that will help deliver thebandwidth and support the telcos’ challenge toreduce costs and their carbon footprint. CIPbelieves that photonic integration will beincreasingly the way forward to provide the stepchange cost reduction per unit bandwidthnecessary to economically meet projecteddemand.”

GPON sales up 33 percent in 1Q08

Communications market research firmInfonetics Research reports that the nascentGPON market posted healthy sequential growthworldwide in 1Q08, driven by service providerinvestments in broadband access networks todeliver bandwidth-intensive services such asIPTV bundled with voice and high-speed Internetservices.

Infonetics’ report, “PON and FTTHEquipment and Subscribers,” shows that duringthe same period, BPON equipment salesdeclined significantly and EPON sales dipped,together bringing the overall PON market down3 percent to $417 million worldwide in 1Q08.

“Service providers increasingly turn toPON as the next generation of residentialbroadband access, primarily in areas where DSL


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service penetration has reached maturity andoperators are looking to increase averagerevenue per user (ARPU),” said Mark Showalter,directing analyst for broadband networks atInfonetics Research.

Other report highlights

- The top 3 overall PON market shareleaders maintained their positions in1Q08, with Mitsubishi leading,followed by Tellabs and Hitachi;

- Between 4Q07 and 1Q08, worldwideGPON manufacturer revenueincreased 33 percent and portsclimbed 38 percent;

- Alcatel-Lucent retains 1st place inworldwide GPON revenue, followedever more closely by Huawei;

- In 1Q08, worldwide Ethernet FTTHequipment revenue fell 6 percentsequentially but is expected toincrease 75 percent by 1Q09, asoperators in Asia continue usingEthernet in metro areas to connectapartment buildings and businesses.

Updated quarterly, Infonetics’ PON reporttracks PON equipment revenue and ports,including BPON, EPON, GPON, WDM-PON,and OLTs and ONTs with FTTH vs. FTTB splits;Ethernet FTTH equipment (CPE vs. serviceprovider); and total FTTH equipment (CPE vs.non-CPE). The report also tracks PON, POTS,Ethernet, and DSL ports; and PON, PON FTTH,and Ethernet FTTH subscribers. The reportprovides worldwide and regional market size,worldwide market share, and forecasts.

Companies tracked include Alcatel-Lucent, Allied Telesis, Alloptic, Calix, CarrierAccess, Cisco, Corecess, ECI, Ericsson,FiberHome, FlexLight, Fujitsu, FurukawaElectric, Hitachi, Huawei, Mitsubishi, Motorola,NEC, Nokia Siemens Networks, Novera Optics,Occam Networks, PacketFront, Sagem,Samsung, Sumitomo, Telco Systems, Tellabs,UTStarcom, Wave7 Optics, World WidePackets, ZTE, and others.

China and India lead worldwide telecom

carrier CapEx and revenue growth

Communications market research firmInfonetics Research reports that worldwideservice provider CapEx (capital expenditures)totaled $248.8 billion in 2007, a 7 percentincrease from 2006. Infonetics’ report, “ServiceProvider Capex, Opex, ARPU, and Subscribers:Worldwide,” projects a spike in worldwide carrierCapEx in 2008, followed by a plateau in 2010and a decline in 2011, and emphasizes that theweak US dollar is inflating current growth ratesin Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, andJapan.

“Our CapEx analysis indicates we are inthe fourth year of an investment phase, and wemay be reaching the plateau this year in bothNorth America and Europe, where large serviceproviders’ capital intensity (the ratio of CapExto revenue) will likely be as low as 12 percent.

Meanwhile, China and India will drive asignificant jump in carrier CapEx in 2008 as aresult of network construction projectscombined with currency appreciation againstthe US dollar. Both countries are still postingdouble-digit revenue growth in their nativecurrencies, which, converted in US dollarscreates a big spike in worldwide carrier revenueas well,” said Stéphane Téral, principal analystat Infonetics Research and lead author of thereport.

Other highlights from the report includethe following:

- Telecom service providers earned acombined $1.5 trillion in annual worldwiderevenue in 2007, up 10 percent from 2006, withcurrency appreciation making up the bulk of thegrowth, while the rest came from wirelessservices;

- Carriers are increasingly investing inapplication software (vs. hardware) for mediarich applications such as content, storage, andsecurity for broadband-based wireline andwireless services;


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- Current investment drivers for carrierspending include convergence between IT,media, Internet, and telecom, which is addingnew competitive pressures to carriers, and theshift from legacy TDM to next-generation IPnetworks;

- The world’s 10 largest serviceproviders (ranked by 2007 revenue) are AT&T,Verizon, NTT, Deutsche Telekom, FranceTélécom, Vodafone, Telefónica, China Mobile,BT, and Sprint;

- The next-largest service providersinclude Telecom Italia, Comcast, and KDDI,which, according to their most recent growthrates, are poised to join the top 10;

- The incumbent share of NorthAmerican carrier CapEx jumped from 56 percentto 63 percent in 2007; MSOs are expected toincrease their share of North American carrierCapEx by 2011;

- The Asia-Pacific telecom industry issqueezed between two opposite market forces:a saturated market made up of Australia, HongKong, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, andTaiwan characterized by flat to decreasingCapEx, and a fast-growing market driven byChina and India, characterized by double-digitgrowth for both CapEx and revenue;

- Caribbean and Latin America (CALA)service provider revenue jumped 29 percentbetween 2006 and 2007;

- Mobile infrastructure makes up thebulk of total equipment CapEx in 2007,accounting for about 20 percent, followed byvoice infrastructure, optical equipment, andbroadband aggregation equipment;

- WiMAX equipment spending byservice providers as a portion of total carrierCapEx has roughly doubled each year since2004 and will continue to increase its share inthe near term, driven by major WiMAX projectsin the US, India, and Latin America.

Infonetics’ report tracks revenue, CapEx,CapEx-to-revenue ratios, OpEx, ARPU,subscribers, and access lines of 154 public and

semiprivate/government-owned serviceproviders. The report includes actual data andforecasts, market drivers, in-depth analysis,service provider demographics, and pivot tablesfor customizing analysis with data viewable byservice provider, service provider type, andequipment category. Much of the data andanalysis is updated monthly; the rest is updatedbiannually.

Infonetics publishes CapEx reports forNorth America, Europe/Middle East/Africa(EMEA), Asia-Pacific, Caribbean/Latin America(CALA), and Worldwide.

Fiber subs overtake cable in q1

The latest data from Point Topic revealthat in Q1 2008, fiber-optic broadband for thefirst time added more subscribers than cable.While there were 2.5 million cable broadbandsubscribers added worldwide in the first 3months of 2008, fiber grew by over 4.2 millionusers.

“It’s a significant milestone for fiber-opticbroadband, where it is available consumers willtake fiber over other broadband technologies,”said Oliver Johnson, Point Topic CEO. Therehave been doubts expressed that consumerswill find additional speed necessary or attractive,but the evidence is that users value bandwidth.A significant factor in their choice of technologyis price.

“If you look at the cost per megabit thenDSL comes in at around $20 per megabit permonth taking global averages. Cable does betterat roughly $12 but they are both completelyeclipsed by fiber where costs can get as low as50 cents per megabit per month,” continuedJohnson. There are sizeable variations fromcountry to country, region to region, and operatorto operator, but a rule of thumb is that DSL cancost the consumer 15 times as much as fiber toget a megabit of bandwidth and cable is seventimes as expensive.

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cable and DSL are losing subscribers to the fibertechnologies. In the US, UK, France, andGermany, low availability means low adoption.

“There are problems in the de-regulatedmarkets when it comes to major infrastructureinvestment. Fiber deployment is expensive andin the US and Europe there are significantregulatory hurdles to overcome,” said Johnson.

“It’s difficult to persuade operators tomake the sort of commitment needed when theycan’t guarantee their returns. In most western

markets regulators frown on monopolies and it’svery difficult to sanction government expendituregiven the self-imposed legal frameworks.Without some form of centralised fundinghowever it will be a long time before consumersin these markets get access to cheaperbandwidth,” concluded Johnson.

China also continues to gain momentumin terms of broadband overall. At the momentit’s still No. 2 in the world, after the USA, in termsof total broadband subscribers, but the gapcontinues to close.

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