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Oakland, Calif., October 31,
2006 -- Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE), a global provider of
advanced communications equipment and a leader in VoIP, IPTV, and Ethernet over
both copper and fiber access lines, will demonstrate the latest advances in IPTV
and VoIP services in booth 713 at TelcoTV in Dallas, November 6-8. Zhone’s
comprehensive product portfolio will also be on display.
The demonstration will feature working IPTV services from a live headend and
show the MALC’s interoperability with IPTV systems and devices. Zhone will also
utilize a range of modem and ONT devices it manufactures to connect IPTV
services to a variety of IP set top boxes.
Zhone's technology partners, Tut Systems, Kasenna, Amino, SecureMedia, Foundry
Networks and MetaSwitch will also participate. The demonstration will
highlight HDTV over MPEG-4 AVC compression from a Tut Astria® headend content
processor to an Amino 130 MPEG-2/MPEG-4 standard and high definition IP set top
box. Kasenna will supply the VOD server for content as well as the middleware
used for the working demo. SecureMedia will provide its conditional access
encryption for digital content. Foundry's Ethernet switch will be used for the
hub and aggregation of IP services, and MetaSwitch will be used for a live VoIP
demonstration over the Internet.
Other TelcoTV activities include a
Zhone sponsored breakfast and panel presentation Tuesday morning featuring guest
speaker Will Flannery, VP, Advanced Services Group, Fox Cable Networks. Tuesday
afternoon from 4:30-5:30, Zhone will also participate in a TelcoTV panel
discussion focusing on IPTV services and emerging opportunities for operators.
"Zhone appreciates our technology partners' contributions and support at TelcoTV,"
commented Steve Klein, Zhone's Director of Video Solutions. "We share common
customers and a common vision, along with a strong commitment to deliver
solutions that enable carriers to successfully deploy IPTV and Triple Play
services. Our enhanced IPTV and VoIP demonstration will highlight the level of
cooperation Zhone has established with its partners to deliver integrated and
proven service solutions."
The IP Triple Play demonstration will feature the
Zhone Multi-Access Line
Concentrator (MALC), the most complete access platform optimized for delivery of
IPTV and Triple Play services over both copper and fiber on the market today.
The demonstration will showcase the MALC's ability to deliver IPTV over ADSL2+,
VDSL2 and Active Ethernet from a single MALC chassis. In addition, the MALC will
act as a distributed multicast router for IGMP.
"This demonstration of multi-vendor IPTV and VoIP services will illustrate how
the MALC is capable of delivering commercially deployable and revenue producing
IPTV and VoIP services from a single access platform, adds Klein."
About Zhone Technologies
Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZHNE) is a global provider of advanced
communications equipment to more than 600 operators in both emerging and
established markets. Zhone's market-leading Broadband Loop Carrier equipment
enables operators to rapidly deploy revenue-generating access services using
their existing infrastructure, while providing a migration path to a
cost-efficient, all-IP access network. The company's products address a broad
range of applications including residential and business broadband, VoIP, IPTV,
and Ethernet over both copper and fiber access lines. Zhone's advanced
networking solutions include the Single Line Multi-Service architecture (SLMS™),
Multi-Access Line Concentrator (MALC™), Raptor™ ATM/IP DSLAMs, Zhone Residential
Gateways (ZRG™), GigaMux™ Optical Transport Systems and Zhone Management System
(ZMS™). For more information, please visit
http://www.zhone.com.
About Tut Systems, Inc.
Tut Systems, Inc. delivers advanced content processing and distribution products
as well as comprehensive system integration services for deploying
next-generation data and video services over broadband networks. Service
providers, content providers and government agencies worldwide use Tut Systems
solutions to deliver broadcast-quality video over broadband networks. Tut
Systems is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR. For more information visit
http://www.tutsys.com/.
About Kasenna
Kasenna – The IPTV Company™ – is a leading provider of video-on-demand (VOD)
content and MPEG-4 ready IPTV applications for triple play services over
broadband networks. Kasenna PortalTV is a fully-integrated IPTV solution that
enables telecom service providers, cable operators and others to generate
additional revenue, increase profits and raise customer satisfaction by
delivering advanced television services. Proven through dozens of global
deployments, Kasenna's patented software technology is built on open standards,
allowing providers to easily customize services and the viewer experience.
Through its subsidiary ViewNow, Kasenna offers the industry's only turnkey IPTV
solution that includes scalable IP video infrastructure, subscriber
applications, and VOD programming. Kasenna is a privately-held company with
headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, and office locations worldwide. For more
information, please visit
http://www.kasenna.com/ .
About Amino Communications
Amino Communications (http://www.aminocom.com) supplies the AmiNET™ series of
set-top boxes renowned for their low-cost and reliability. The AmiNET range
materially reduces service operators' capital expenditure, whilst offering the
full range of specification required; MPEG2 and MPEG4 encoding standards,
standard and high definition TV, personal video recording and home networking.
The high performance coupled with the innovative design of Amino's set-top
boxes, have brought the series industry accolades and the company a leading
position within the IPTV market. Approximately 700,000 AmiNET IPTV set-top boxes
have been used in over 50 countries worldwide by more than 500 customers in
commercial deployments and trials. The set-top boxes have also been sampled by
another additional 700 customers. Amino Communications' principal customers are
telecommunications, broadcast and hospitality service operators. Generally,
AmiNET products are supplied with the IntAct™ IPTV software stack pre-loaded.
Amino Communications is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amino Technologies plc.
Listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM, symbol AMO. Amino is based near
Cambridge, UK, and has offices in Atlanta (Georgia) and Hong Kong.
About SecureMedia
SecureMedia Inc. is the leading provider of proven open platform content
protection software for the delivery of video-on-demand, IPTV, multimedia and
other digital content over broadband IP networks. The Company enables
"Entertainment Everywhere!TM" by providing a range of content security solutions
from the comprehensive Encryptonite ONETM System CA/DRM software suite to
software toolkits, hardware cores and plug-ins for third party media delivery
systems. SecureMedia's customers represent industry leaders and include Cavalier
Telephone, Reeltime Infotainment, TV Sierre, Sony, China Data Broadcasting, Eona
and others.
About MetaSwitch
MetaSwitch is an industry-leading vendor of IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
switching and applications solutions for both packet and circuit-switched
networks. Its widely deployed call agent, media/signaling gateway and
application server platform supports a full range of legacy Class 4/5
capabilities and hosted unified communications services, and scales from a few
hundred to millions of subscribers in both integrated and distributed
configurations. Customers include incumbent and competitive local exchange
carriers, as well as operators of broadband wireless, cable and fiber networks.
MetaSwitch is a division of established telecom technology provider Data
Connection. The company is consistently profitable and privately held, with main
US offices in California and Virginia, and European headquarters in London, UK.
For more information:
http://www.metaswitch.com/ .
About Foundry Networks
Foundry Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: FDRY) is a leading provider of high-performance
enterprise and service provider switching, routing, security, and Web traffic
management solutions including Layer 2/3 LAN switches, Layer 3 Backbone
switches, Layer 4 - 7 application switches, wireless LAN and access points,
access routers and metro routers. Foundry's 10,000 customers include the world's
premier ISPs, metro service providers, and enterprises including e-commerce
sites, universities, entertainment, health and wellness, government, financial,
and manufacturing companies. For more information about the company and its
products, call 1.888.TURBOLAN or visit
http://www.foundrynetworks.com/.
Contacts:
Investors
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Email:
investor-relations@zhone.com
Media:
Tel : +1 510-777-7020
Fax : +1 510-777-7001
Email: public-relations@zhone.com
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