Japan Telecom, a wholly owned subsidiary of SOFTBANK, awarded a contract valued at approximately $290 million to UTStarcom to supply its new iAN-8000 Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) equipment and to manage a sales promotion program. Japan Telecom will deploy the multi-function broadband access platform to support approximately ten million existing and new subscriber lines.
Japan Telecom is deploying UTStarcom’s iAN-8000 as part of a next-generation network it is building that it believes will ultimately provide fixed-line service to all of Japan, from Hokkaido in the north to Kyushu in the south.
UTStarcom expects it will deliver the majority of the iAN-8000 equipment during the third and fourth quarters of 2004. Promotional services are expected to occur over the next nine to twelve month period. http://www.utstar.comhttp://www.japan-telecom.co.jp/english/
- UTStarcom introduced a high-density access platform that incorporates the functionality of its AN-2000 IP DSLAM and its iAN-2000 VoIP Media Gateway platform, as well as the functionality of a traditional Digital Loop Carrier (DLC). The new iAN-8000 Multi-Service Access Node (MSAN) can be configured to deliver a range of narrowband and broadband voice and data applications to subscribers over a wireline network infrastructure. When deployed in a central office (CO), the integrated platform delivers TDM voice, VoIP, and both Asymmetric DSL 2 (ADSL 2) and ADSL 2+. The IP network uplink uses either Fast Ethernet or Gigabit Ethernet. In emerging markets, the carrier could use Ethernet over E1 to support low-cost DSL services. As a media gateway, the platform initially offers MGCP / H.248 VoIP-based supplementary and Centrex services (V5.1/V5.2). Support for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is scheduled for the second half of 2005. Density is another key design attribute. The iAN-8000 supports up to 384 ports per chassis and up to 5 chassis can act as a single systems, giving a total density of 1,920 ports per system.