World Wide Packets Ethernet access platform picked for residential fiber upgrade
lw.pennnet.com
March 9, 2005 Spokane Valley and Seattle, WA -- World Wide Packets, a provider of Ethernet access networking platforms, announced that it has signed a contract with Port Blakely Communities to upgrade its Issaquah Highlands Fiber Network (HFN) from a data-only network to a bandwidth delivery system supporting both current and next-generation subscriber applications, for the development's planned 3200 homes.
The initial contract calls for the immediate installation of the company's LightningEdge switches in 1500 existing homes, as well as in hub locations throughout the development. According to the company, the switches enable simultaneous delivery of telephone, video, broadband data, and Internet access services to any combination of business and residential subscribers, using Ethernet over fiber and copper medium.
"LightningEdge was the best solution because it has allowed us to scale with the growth of the development as well as offer a host of cutting-edge voice, video, and data services, which gives us a competitive advantage," explains Judd Kirk, CEO of Port Blakely Communities.
According to a press release, Issaquah Highlands an urban village community that combines the scale and pattern of traditional town planning with contemporary access and technology, integrating housing, retail, work places, parks, and civic facilities into a close-knit community.
"The migration from simple downstream services such as Internet access to rich, peer-to-peer services is a natural one for fiber-based networks such as HFN," notes Bill Potter, president of the Issaquah Highlands technical advisory group. "We are also partnering with local businesses to bring an HD experience from the fiber directly to new plasmas or LCDs located anywhere in the home."
"The deployment at Issaquah Highlands is another example that demonstrates the power of the World Wide Packets solution to deliver new services to customers using active Ethernet as the catalyst," concludes Dave Curry, CEO of World Wide Packets.
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