Zhone, Hickory Telephone Company team up for new copper- and fiber-based RF triple-play deployment

摘要

Zhone Technologies Inc., a provider of FTTx network access solutions, was chosen to help Hickory Telephone Company deliver advanced triple-play services — including radiofrequency (RF) video, voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), and high-speed data — to consumers and local businesses throughout western Pennsylvania.Zhone's MXK solution is serving as the core multiservice access platform for Hickory Telephone Company's new copper- and FTTxbased networks, providing intelligent Gigabit passive optical network (GPON) connectivity within the operator's network to facilitate a quick and efficient migration from its legacy POTS system to the new infrastructure model."We've been offering communications services to the local Hickory community for more than 100 years and understand how influential our ability to continuously innovate is on the growth and livelihood of our residential and business customers," explained Grier Adamson, CEO of Hickory Telephone Company.