- 23rd October 2006 -

Firecomms Ethernet FOT for POF enables IPTV services through Netopia gateway

The Cork, Ireland, based Firecomms Ltd., announced that its RCLED-based 650 nm Fast Ethernet FOT (fibre optic transceiver) is the light source chosen by
Netopia for its next-generation high-performance MiAVo residential gateway to deliver bandwidth-intensive, QoS-reliant services such as IPTV, video and VoIP over plastic optical fibre (POF).
Firecomms' fully integrated transceiver RCLED-based 650 nm FOT and highly-sensitive receiver FOT have been designed into the POF port on the new MiAVo VDSL2 service provider gateway. Based on Firecomms' proprietary technology for Resonant Cavity LEDs, the Fast Ethernet FOT operates at 100 Mbps for 100 m, making it optimal for high-speed home, office, and industrial networks.
“With its lower bit error rates and longer reach, Firecomms' FOT enables customers to take advantage of the inherent benefits of POF in emerging IPTV applications," says Firecomms CEO Declan O'Mahoney. "Its flexibility and ease of installation, makes POF a cost-effective alternative over traditional networks."
"By leveraging Firecomms' new Fast Ethernet FOT, Netopia is able to broaden its portfolio to deliver IPTV, video, voice and data over POF with the highest quality of service and the lowest cost of deployment," says Ken Haase, vice president of product management at Netopia. "We're excited to showcase not only the MiAVo with the integrated Firecomms transceiver, but also an example of how plastic optical fibre changes the rules for premises wiring."

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