Salira Optical Network Systems announced a partnership with Teknovus to develop EPON systems that comply with the IEEE 802.3ah EPON standard. The EPON standard being developed by the IEEE 802.3ah task force is expected to be ratified by June 2004. The standard encompasses key technical elements needed to deploy broadband Ethernet services to business and residential users.
Standards-based chipsets from Teknovus will be used for new Optical Line Cards (OLCs) and Optical Network Units (ONUs) that can be installed in the existing Salira 2000 Platform. In future product releases, Salira will introduce a standards-only system. The new standards-based system, known as the Salira 3000 Platform. Salira expects to begin shipping standards-based products in volume by the fourth quarter of 2004. http://www.salira.com
- In February, Salira Optical Network Systems expanded its Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) access system with additional network interfaces, two new customer premises devices and a web-based management system. It announced that China Unicom will use its Salira 2000 Platform to deliver broadband services in five cities (Foshan, Shunde, Nanhai, Shansui and Gaoming) in the province of Guangdong.
- In December 2003, Salira announced that Lucent Technologies is reselling its line of Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) solutions in the Asia-Pacific region. Under the arrangement, Lucent Worldwide Services will provide network design, deployment, maintenance and post-sale services to carrier customers. The companies have completed thorough systems and services integration, and Salira’s products are scheduled for live customer trials to begin in 2004.