July 8, 2011

QCOL Hires Zhone For GPON Network

Zhone Technologies scored a new customer - QCOL, a western Pennsylvania-based Internet services and triple play provider. QCOL will deploy Zhone’s MXK as its primary Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) access platform for the new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network.

Zhone’s MXK solution will equip QCOL to deliver high speed Internet access, VoIP and video services to more than 2,000 subscribers across Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Garrett County, Maryland and Preston County, West Virginia, all in the northeastern United States beginning in August 2011.

The Zhone platform provides utilization of up to one gigabit (1GB) capacity in the home and the ability to support the extreme bandwidth demands generated by multiple high-definition TV screens, HD digital video recorder content and video streaming within the home.