Scientific-Atlanta Announces New Technology To Enable High-Capacity Digital Reverse Path For Interactive Services
Revolutionary digital technology opens door to new options for reverse path utilization, easier signal manipulation and increased performance
ATLANTA, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (NYSE: SFA) today announced it is developing an innovative technology to increase hybrid fiber/coax network reverse path capacity and improve performance, enabling cost-effective deployment of high-volume interactive multimedia traffic.
The new technology will use the leading developments in digital fiber optic capability, plus the most recent advances in high-capacity data transmission technologies currently being deployed in many of today's most advanced telecommunications networks. By using time division multiplexing and digital reverse lasers at the node, operators will be able to carry more upstream information on a single fiber, which will make the system easier to manage and more cost-effective. It is anticipated that operators will be able to serve up to four times more subscribers with one fiber and transmit signals over longer distances.
"Bandwidth has always been the major roadblock for delivering high-speed interactive services," said Dwight Duke, president of Scientific-Atlanta's Transmission Network Systems sector. "Our digital solution will provide crucial reverse path bandwidth and will be designed to give operators the flexibility to meet the ever-increasing demands of the future."
"This revolutionary technology will represent a breakthrough in the ability to deliver a wide range of revenue-generating interactive services, while also controlling the associated network cost," said Paul Connolly, vice president of marketing and network architectures for Scientific-Atlanta. "This new development, which involves converting the 5-40 MHz signal to baseband digital format at the optical node, will provide the bandwidth solution that many operators have been seeking."
Scientific-Atlanta plans to introduce a complete family of products to support digital reverse transmission for delivery of two-way and digital services. The products will be designed to give operators a choice on where the equipment is placed within the system, which also enhances the cost- effectiveness of the network because the existing architecture can be retained. Scientific-Atlanta expects to have the first products in the family available for shipment later this calendar year.
Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. (http://www.sciatl.com) is a leading supplier of broadband communications systems, satellite-based video, voice and data communications networks and worldwide customer service and support.
"Forward-looking statements," as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause Scientific-Atlanta's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to Scientific-Atlanta's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. |
