Milpitas, California, and Shanghai, September 27, 2006 – JDSU today announced it has been selected by Shanghai China Telecommunications Corporation (China Telecom), the incumbent telecommunications carrier for China, to ensure the installation, maintenance and monitoring of its IPTV services. China Telecom purchased multiple units of JDSU’s HST-3000 IP Video test suite with ADSL2+ options and the JDSU QT-200 xDSL and Triple-Play Probe. Both products will be on display at IPTV World Forum Asia 06 in Shanghai, September 27-29 (booths 42-43).
“An IPTV test and monitoring system is critical and required for IPTV business deployment and quality of service (QoS) assurance,” said Mr. Yu Lifeng, assistant CTO for Shanghai China Telecom and director of the Shanghai IPTV Project. “During the Shanghai China Telecom IPTV system trial, JDSU has provided valuable experience on IPTV testing and IPTV QoS monitoring as well as excellent support.”
Combined, the HST-3000 and QT-200 platforms provide a total solution as required by China Telecom for ensuring IPTV QoS. These requirements include installing, maintaining and monitoring IPTV services and broadly reducing IPTV mean-time-to-repair (MTTR).
“China Telecom wanted a partner to help provide expanded digital video test solutions and JDSU is excited to be chosen,” said John J. Jones IV, JDSU’s vice president of sales and services for the Asia Pacific region. “China Telecom’s selection of JDSU underscores the leadership reputation that our products enjoy in the IPTV and triple-play test market, including technologies carried over copper – providing for a truly all-in-one solution.”
About the JDSU Products
The JDSU HST-3000 meets the test applications required by field technicians responsible for access network service installation and maintenance. It is designed to provide maximum flexibility, through software options and field swappable “service interface modules” or SIMs, to meet specific work group needs. The HST-3000 can be easily upgraded as technology evolves and its automation features improve work force efficiency in the more complex environment of triple-play service support.
The JDSU QT-200, part of the company’s NetComplete service assurance offerings, is a Web-based, open solution both in terms of standards (UNIX/Linux, XML, web-based, ETSI, ANSI, etc.) as well as emerging technologies and customer needs (IPTV, Voice over IP and ATM, G.SHDSL, VDSL, ADSL2). The solution integrates copper testing (narrowband and wideband) as well as triple-play services testing. addressing both customer premise and DSL network (DSLAM, ATM/Ethernet backbone, BAS, Radius Servers, and ISPs) issues.
About China Telecom
China Telecom Corporation Limited is the leading provider of wireline telecommunications services in China, providing voice, data, image, multimedia and telecommunications and information services in 20 municipalities, provinces and autonomous regions in China with a subscriber base exceeding 200 million. Our H shares and American Depositary Shares (“ADS”) are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and the New York Stock Exchange.
About JDSU
JDSU (NASDAQ: JDSU; and TSX: JDU) is committed to enabling broadband & optical innovation in the communications, commercial and consumer markets. JDSU is a leading provider of communications test and measurement solutions and optical products for telecommunications service providers, cable operators, and network equipment manufacturers. Furthermore, JDSU is a leading provider of innovative optical solutions for medical/environmental instrumentation, semiconductor processing, display, brand authentication, aerospace, defense and decorative applications. More information is available at http://www.jdsu.com/.
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