May 28 2010
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE), a global leader in network access solutions for fiber, copper and wireless broadband infrastructures, today announced that BH Telecom (SASE:BHTSR) has selected Zhone’s flagship MXK multi-service access platform (MSAP) to deliver GPON and mobile backhaul services to its customers in Sarajevo.
BH Telecom is the largest telecom operator in Bosnia Herzegovina, and will be the first in the region to deliver high performance GPON providing 1Gbps service to enterprise customers and 100Mbps service for residential triple play. For residential customers, this amounts to more than a 25x increase in broadband speeds and sets the stage for sophisticated IPTV services and smart home networking using Zhone’s zNID optical network terminals (ONTs).
In addition to Fiber to the Home (FTTH), BH Telecom will serve Fiber to the Basement (FTTB) and extend ADSL and POTS services to Multi-Tenant Unit (MTU) subscribers using Zhone’s EXpress Packet (XP) 1RU platforms.
In addition to being first to market with GPON, BH Telecom was the first provider to introduce wireless services to the region and will bolster its Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network using Zhone’s MALC for Pseudowire (PWE) E1 termination and as a full service voice gateway in the Central Office. The company’s network is integrated via Zhone’s exclusive Access Operating System software. In addition to greater network control, Zhone’s Access Operating System gives BH Telecom an industry leading feature suite, integrated security and lower operational costs for training, sparing, and back office management.
“Zhone’s MXK serves as the bedrock platform for a new class of elite broadband services that further strengthens our position as an innovator and market leader,” said Mr. Nasuf Hadziahmetovic, Manager of BH Telecom’s BH Line Department. “We see improved broadband connectivity as foundational to economic growth and enriched opportunities from entertainment to education.”
"In addition to performance, service intelligence and sizeable operational savings with the MXK, BH Telecom has an unsurpassed level of flexibility and readiness in this rapidly changing market,” said Brian Caskey, CMO for Zhone. "With industry-leading subscriber density and twice the capacity of any other MSAP on the market, BH Telecom is well positioned to drive growth and service innovation well into the future."