June 25, 2008

Videotron selects Aurora for Next-Gen HFC Network

Aurora Networks announced today that its Fiber Deep products are being deployed by Vidéotron Ltd as they roll out the next generation of their network architecture, positioning it for unlimited consumer bandwidth. This network will be deployed throughout the Greater Montréal Area, passing 1.8 million homes. Vidéotron is using Aurora’s Fiber Deep solution to evolve its network to cost-effectively support the growing bandwidth demands of their customers both now and into the future.

“We were looking for an optical transport partner who could deliver a high-value, cost-effective next generation network architecture in a timely manner,” said Daniel Proulx, Senior Vice-President, Engineering, Vidéotron. “Armed with an extensive product tool box, Aurora was able to achieve our goals with a Fiber Deep architecture which provides the platform to launch tomorrow’s evolving bandwidth-hungry products. Coupled with their service and support offering, Aurora was the logical choice for this project.”

“Vidéotron is a leader in new technologies, making them a perfect partner for Aurora,” said Guy Sucharczuk, Aurora’s Chairman, President and CEO. “As a company, we are dedicated to innovating and developing new technology solutions that help the cable industry fulfill its subscribers’ needs.”

Aurora has optimized its tool box of solutions to enable MSOs to cost-effectively realize both the network capacity and operational savings associated with a Fiber Deep deployment. By eliminating RF actives from the network, operators will typically halve their power costs and quarter their operational costs while gaining a ten-fold increase in narrowcast bandwidth per home. Aurora’s optical transport product line has many unique aspects, such as patented digital return, an Essential Features Node, and the Light-Plex™ product family, which together enable key design advantages and flexibility for Fiber Deep deployments. Aurora has made Fiber Deep a viable option for MSOs who had previously been unable to take advantage of its benefits. With a Fiber Deep architecture, cable operators can leverage other next generation access tools from Aurora, including Fiber on Demand™, Node PON™ and BitCoax™, further protecting their network investment.


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