ADTRAN Delivers Revolutionary VoIP Migration Platform

NetVanta 7000 series to support both premises and cloud-based voice service models to enable greater flexibility for service providers and enterprises

HUNTSVILLE, Ala.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

ADTRAN®, Inc., (ADTN), a leading provider of cloud connectivity, virtual mobility and enterprise communications solutions, today announced a revolutionary voice migration platform that answers market demand for multiple-voice deployment on an efficient single-solution platform. Designed for service providers and enterprises, the NetVanta® 7000 family has a new software configuration that enables deployment of premise-based PBX functions or cloud-based and hosted VoIP services all with a single hardware platform. The all-in-one design for voice, data, video, and wireless services creates business efficiency and capabilities that today’s businesses need to remain competitive.

Historically, voice deployments demanded purpose-built platforms to act as either a PBX or a gateway for cloud-based and hosted services. With the NetVanta 7100, this has changed. Now, service providers who previously deployed hosted VoIP solutions can offer alternate deployment scenarios. Those deploying premise-based PBX solutions now have the option to provide a platform that has a migration path to hosted services. By taking this approach, the service providers protect their existing investment in technology and resource support. In addition, for either hosted or premise based solutions, local survivability is supported. This provides the end users additional peace of mind when next generation communication technologies are deployed.

“Given the rapid rise of hosted and cloud-based voice service applications, as an alternative to premises-based PBX, a single hardware platform to address both introduces a new level of efficiency in scale and management to the market,” said Rob Arnold, program manager, Unified Communications and Collaboration at Frost & Sullivan. “With the new NetVanta 7000 series voice migration capability, ADTRAN is enabling their channels to easily address end-user’s needs to migrate from one type of service to another as their business demands.”

While the NetVanta 7000 series enables end-users with the ability to select different communication services and preserve network infrastructure – IP phones, switches, gateways, wireless access points – it also provides multiple benefits to service providers and the reseller channels that support these customers. Benefits for the channel include:

• Lower inventory carrying costs – With a single SKU for either premises PBX or hosted VoIP UC, resellers are able to carry less inventory and reduce costs.
• Competitive differentiation – Channel partners focusing on pure play cloud-based and hosted or premises based UC can now offer a migratory platform which supports both types of deployments.
• Reduced training cost – With the same equipment utilized for both premises and hosted scenarios, both sales employees and end users are able to undergo one training session for the equipment regardless of the scenario.
• Service diversification – Resellers can grow their practice with a single solution that supports the three most widely demanded communication infrastructures: on-site customer PBX, managed PBX, or hosted PBX.

“As the industry leader in IP Business Gateways, ADTRAN has extensive knowledge of the various SIP trunking and cloud-based service offerings that are present in the market today,” said Chris Thompson, ADTRAN’s director of product management, Cloud Connectivity Solutions. “This, combined with our experience in premises-based IP telephony, has given us a unique opportunity to create a single-solution platform that is well suited for all types of deployments. Service providers can now support multiple deployment scenarios with a single platform. End users can be assured that their equipment investment is protected as their communications and business needs evolve.”

About ADTRAN

ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by service providers, private enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adtran.com.

Verimatrix Extends ViewRight ONE Multi-Network Home Gateway Client With Secure Format Translation Support

ViewRight Gateway Offers Extended Security Envelope for In-Home Distribution and Consumption Models

LONDON–(Marketwire – Mar 19, 2013) – TV Connect — Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, today announced ViewRight Gateway, a new component of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority (VCAS) architecture, and one of the options available in the award-winning ViewRight ONE multi-network client security suite. ViewRight Gateway efficiently and securely manages the format translation process for both incoming linear (broadcast) content streams and for local assets recorded on a DVR, extending the operators’ revenue security regime for home networking models and optimizing subscribers’ quality of experience (QoE).

ViewRight Gateway features a set of functions that enables secure translation between incoming content streams from a managed video delivery network and corresponding stream formats that are optimized for in-home distribution and consumption. To support secure media redistribution within the home to the widest variety of consumer devices, the initial secure formats supported are DTCP-IP and enhanced HTTP live streaming (HLS) security. In each case the fine grain control mechanisms required by content owners are managed through the single security authority VCAS™ head end and maintained across the translation boundary.

Supported network types include IPTV content streams protected by VCAS for IPTV and RF broadcast streams protected by VCAS for DVB. To extend the applications of this sophisticated Gateway capability, the same enhanced HLS security is available to expand content redistribution business models from legacy broadcast delivery systems.

“Multi-network, multi-screen video services are playing a increasingly vital role in successful pay-TV operators’ service portfolios,” said Steve Oetegenn, chief sales and marketing officer, Verimatrix. “We’ve enhanced our ViewRight ONE framework with ViewRight Gateway to provide additional home networking options with robust, unified rights management capabilities. This is all with the goal of offering a range of solutions that can serve as the foundation of a compelling service value proposition.”

ViewRight Gateway has been developed in conjunction with home networking specialist partners within the Verimatrix ecosystem, including ACCESS, whose award-winning NetFront Living Connect DLNA technology component plays an important role in the new solution. These partners enable the specific head end and metadata management integration that support content discovery and navigation in home networking deployments. ACCESS also contributes detailed packaging implementation logic from their vast experience in home networking standards.

“Maximizing the monetization of content across a multi-network, multi-screen delivery environment is not without challenges, including those associated with home media sharing,” said Joerg Eggink, product director, Connected Home, ACCESS. “We are pleased to work with Verimatrix in developing a studio confident solution. ViewRight Gateway is of tremendous value to any operator wanting to enhance revenue security and increase subscriber QoE. In addition, the solution is interoperable with a large amount of CE devices, which will help the operator reach more screens and also reduce the volume of customer support calls.”

Verimatrix will be demonstrating ViewRight Gateway during TV Connect 2013, 19-21 March at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, London in booth #173.

About Verimatrix
Verimatrix specializes in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe. The award-winning and independently audited Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) and ViewRight® solutions enable cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV and OTT operators to cost-effectively extend their networks and enable new business models. As the established leader in cardless security solutions, the company has leveraged its innovative 3-Dimensional Security approach to provide harmonized rights for premium content delivery to a range of devices over new hybrid network combinations.

Maintaining close relationships with major studios, broadcasters, standards organizations and its unmatched partner ecosystem enables Verimatrix to provide a unique perspective on video business issues beyond content security as operators introduce new services to take advantage of the proliferation of connected devices. Verimatrix is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. For more information, please visit www.verimatrix.com, our Pay TV Views blog and follow us at @verimatrixinc, Facebook and LinkedIn to join the conversation.

TV Connect 2013: Motorola Mobility’s GT-3 MBR Transcoder Creates High Quality Viewing Experiences to Any Device

Motorola GT-3 brings unprecedented channel density for TV service providers; record-breaking transcoder supports three gigapixels per second of processing, which equates to the transcoding of nearly 50 HD channels simultaneously

LONDON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — TV Connect 2013 — Motorola Mobility is bringing its record-breaking transcoder to the UK for the first time. Showing at TV Connect, London Olympia, 19 – 21 March 2013, the Motorola GT-3 will be on display throughout the three-day event at Motorola’s booth #99.

Motorola Mobility’s GT-3 Multiple Bit Rate (MBR) Transcoder brings rich multi-screen video quality and channel density to service providers. It is the first device to be capable of processing three billion pixels of video content per second, dramatically exceeding traditional server-based MBR transcoders. Its launch represents an unrivalled opportunity for service providers to provide the best possible content viewing experience to any device, over managed and unmanaged networks.

Key Benefits for Service Providers

• First, it enables a broader selection of video data rates and resolutions to match the dynamic bandwidth of unmanaged networks
• Second, its efficiency in video compression can provide higher-quality video using the same amount of bandwidth, or the same video quality at much lower bitrates—a windfall for bandwidth-constrained networks
• Finally, from full HDTV at 1080p for ‘main’ TVs down to lower resolution formats for smaller mobile devices, the Motorola GT-3 offers the highest channel density available for streaming video whilst saving valuable equipment space and power

The Motorola GT-3 uses the latest silicon technology and Motorola’s custom video compression algorithms to enable rich, multi-screen HD and SD everywhere experiences from a 1RU, energy-efficient device. It represents the latest, most innovative way for service providers to provide the kind of rewarding HD, multi-screen, multi-room experiences that consumers crave. Additional benefits include ad insertion support and system-level redundancy for 24×7 availability.

As a result, subscribers benefit from better experiences on TVs, PCs, tablets and smartphones.

According to Motorola Mobility’s Fourth Annual Media Engagement Barometer, released this week, UK consumers are embracing the multiscreen home – watching content on multiple screens in different rooms. The living room TV set is still the epicenter of home content experiences – 75 per cent of Brits watch broadcast TV in the Living room. 38% are watching VOD services in the main bedroom (compared to 24% who do so globally). Tablets and smartphones are driving many of these multiscreen, multi-room behaviors. Just over 40 per cent are using a tablet or smartphone to watch content in the bedroom, while 66 per cent and 55 per cent are using tablets and smartphones in the living room respectively.

Steve McCaffery, VP and General Manager, EMEA for Motorola Mobility’s Home business, said: “Consumer demand for multi-screen viewing experiences is growing as we’ve seen this week in our own research. We’ve introduced the GT-3 to allow service providers to capitalize on this demand quickly and in an energy-efficient way, allowing consumption of time-shift, live HD broadcasts and DVR recorded media anywhere in the home whilst lowering operation costs, reducing rack-space and reducing carbon footprint. For bandwidth constrained operators, this means that they can go to market with rich multi-screen services without costly network upgrades.”

The GT-3 by the Numbers:

• THREE – three billion pixels of video content per second, blowing away traditional server-based MBR transcoders
• FIFTY – processing up to three billion pixels of video content every second is equivalent to nearly 50 full resolution HD programs – setting a new industry standard
• SIX – more than six times the density of legacy server-based MBR solutions and dramatic improvements over ABR hardware solutions, which means the same transcoding capability now fits into a much leaner and more efficient unit, requiring fewer transcoders to meet the demands of today’s multi-screen HD and future higher-resolution content applications
• TWENTY-FOUR and SIXTEEN – support for up to 24 inputs and up to 16 output streams per input program, for flexible support of more video display devices
• BOTTOM LINE – higher processing performance and greater density equals energy efficiency and cost savings for service providers

Motorola has a long history of firsts in digital video—including digital TV and HD video services. With GT-3, Motorola is advancing the standard for video compression and leading the way for high-resolution multi-screen experiences.

GT-3 and Motorola Medios+
The GT-3 is the new network component that forming part of the Motorola Medios+ Platform, which is Motorola’s modular end-to-end platform for delivering next generation multi-screen experiences; from the cloud, over any network to the home and the individual.

The GT-3 is responsible for taking live TV content and creating the multiple versions of the content required for the various screen sizes and ABR streaming, as delivered by Motorola SecureMedia® HLS+ and ABR component. It combines with Motorola’s leading technologies – including nDVR and time-shift TV to produce seamless multi-screen experiences across tables, laptops and the main TV.

Motorola at TV Connect
For more on Motorola @ TV Connect, contact us (see below) or, to see a demonstration of the GT-3 technology, visit us at the Motorola booth #99. Please visit our blog, MediaExperiences2Go for more news from TV Connect 2013.

About Motorola Mobility
Motorola Mobility, owned by Google, fuses innovative technology with human insights to create experiences that simplify, connect and enrich people’s lives. Our portfolio includes converged mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets; wireless accessories; end-to-end video and data delivery; and management solutions, including set-tops and data-access devices. For more information, visit motorola.com/mobility.

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Oplink to Unveil Its 100G CFP2 Transceiver at OFC/NFOEC 2013

New Transceiver Enables High Density 100G Applications in Smaller Form Factor

FREMONT, Calif., March 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oplink Communications, Inc. (OPLK), a leading provider of photonic telecommunications components, intelligent modules and subsystem solutions, today announced that it will unveil its 100G CFP2 transceiver solution at OFC/NFOEC 2013.

Designed to support both 100GbE LR4 and OTU4 10km applications, Oplink’s 100G CFP2 transceiver has a smaller size and lower power usage compared to 100G CFP transceivers that are currently being deployed. Its smaller size and higher performance enable high density switch, router and transport equipment to support bandwidth upgrade requirements more cost-effectively.

“This new 100G CFP2 transceiver nicely complements our other 100G solutions, including our 10×10 40km CFP and our 4x28G DWDM CFP,” commented Dr. Rang-Chen Yu, Vice President of Business Development of Oplink. “This product highlights Oplink’s continued commitment to develop leading edge 100G solutions to accommodate increasing bandwidth demands being driven by next-generation mobile Internet applications.”

The live demo of the CFP2 transceiver will be showcased together with Oplink’s 10×10 40km CFP and Twin Multicast Switch. Oplink will also have on display highlighted products from its broad portfolio of optical products, including its latest WSS, amplifiers, passive devices and advanced transceiver solutions. Visit Oplink at OFC/NFOEC 2013, March 19-21, at the Anaheim Convention Center, Booth #2901.

About Oplink

Incorporated in 1995, Oplink is a leading provider of design, integration and optical manufacturing solutions (OMS) for optical networking components, modules and subsystems. Oplink offers advanced and cost-effective optical-electrical components and subsystem manufacturing through its facilities in Zhuhai and Shanghai, China. In addition, Oplink maintains optical-centric front-end design, application, and customer service functions at its offices in Fremont, California and has research facilities in Zhuhai and Wuhan, China and Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park in Taiwan. Oplink’s customers include telecommunications, data communications and cable TV equipment manufacturers around the globe. Oplink is committed to providing fully customized, photonic foundry services incorporating its subsystems manufacturing capabilities. To learn more about Oplink, visit its web site at: http://www.oplink.com/.

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Go!Foton Introduces PEACOC™, an Ultra-High Density Fiber Patch Panel with Enhanced Access for Compact Optical Connectors

SOMERSET, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Go!Foton Corporation proudly announces the introduction of its new Ultra High Density PEACOC™ Fiber Management Frame for data center and telecom applications. The Go!Foton PEACOC (Patch panel with Enhanced Access for Compact Optical Connectors) Frame boasts easy, tool-less access to 144 standard simplex LC terminations per 1RU for 19” racks and 162 standard simplex LC terminations per 1RU for 21” racks, an industry first. Higher density fiber distribution frames allow telecom and data center providers to more efficiently and more cost effectively manage the explosive growth of fiber connections. The PEACOC frame is scalable in increments of 1RU for “pay as you grow” convenience and cost efficiency. A single, fully loaded frame supports over 6000 fiber terminations using standard LC connectors. The port density can be increased even further with the use of smaller form factor connectors, or by using multi-fiber push-on (MPO) connectors. This novel design incorporates Go!Foton’s patent pending PEACOC technology, an innovative, “large finger friendly” fiber jumper management solution that requires no special tools. The Go!Foton PEACOC technology addresses the biggest drawback associated with the use of high density fiber distribution frames today, namely, the difficulty in handling the compact optical connectors to perform fiber jumper management. With PEACOC technology, each individual optical connection can be easily isolated from adjacent optical connections providing a generous region of unobstructed handling space for safe, error free fiber management.

As fiber optic distribution frames become increasingly more densely populated with compact optical connectors, telecom and data center personnel experience great difficulty to isolate and manage the fiber interconnections. With Go!Foton’s PEACOC™ technology, 144 terminations using LC connectors (per 19” 1RU shelf) are arranged in six sub-groups of 24 terminations each. Each 24 count subgroup is accessible via a slide out tray. Within each tray, the 24 adapters can be conveniently “fanned out” for easy isolation and management by craft personnel, regardless of the size of their fingers. All fiber terminations are easily accessible from the front side of the frame to mitigate the potential for mishandling. Each 1RU shelf is rigidly attached to the frame providing durability under routine fiber management activity.

While the high frame density showcased at OFC 2013 in Anaheim is achieved with LC type connectors, an SC connector option is also available. Other available options include a full or partial pre-termination with standard or angled connectors assembled on state of the art 1.2mm fiber optic jumper cordage. The 1.2mm fiber optic jumpers are optionally available with ITU-T G.657 bend optimized fiber.

The PEACOC frame design is based upon the rigorous industry standards set forth in Telcordia GR-449, GR-63, and Verizon TPR.9464. Engineered jumper slack management hardware protects and retains the jumper slack during handling and tracing and assures that the minimum fiber bend radius is properly maintained during all phases of installation and routine management.

The explosive growth in data center construction driven by social media, internet commerce, digitization programs in healthcare/finance/consumer profiling, and the pervasive demand for ubiquitous upstream/downstream video over smartphones creates a fertile market for ultra-high density optical distribution frames in telecom and datacom equipment centers. With data storage growth rates in enterprise data banks growing at a rate of 50% per year, datacom managers will increasingly seek out space efficient equipment solutions in the never ending challenge to achieve the greatest value per cubic foot of equipment room space. “The Go!Foton Ultra High Density PEACOC Fiber Management Frame, which offers industry leading density, scalability, and accessibility is the right solution at the right time,” states Simin Cai, Go!Foton President and CEO. Simin continues, “From SELFOC micro lens technology introduced more than 40 years ago to PEACOC fiber management technology today, Go!Foton is a proven technology innovator in the optics industry to bring light to life!”

Go!Foton is showcasing the PEACOC fiber management frame at OFC/NFOEC2013, March 19-21 in Anaheim, California. Booth 2309

Go!Foton, formerly known as NSG America, was created through a management buyout of NSG Group’s telecommunication device business in July 2009. The company provides a variety of telecom solutions for long haul, metro, and broadband access applications, as well as supplying optical materials and components to the imaging, medical, and instrumentation markets. A global company, Go!Foton has sales offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan, in addition to development and manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Japan, China and the Philippines.

For further information, please go to www.gofoton.com.

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