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Casa Systems introduces Fiber Extension Solutions portfolio to deliver FTTH
June 2021 by Marc Jacob
Casa Systems, Inc. announced the introduction of Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions portfolio and recent deployments with top-tier service providers in the United States and Europe. Casa Systems’ market-leading Fiber Extension solutions accelerate the delivery of high-quality, high-capacity broadband services and solve the “last mile” fiber problem, enabling service providers to deliver broadband services to homes and businesses previously deemed too difficult to connect.
Fiber Extension: Solves the Fiber-Anywhere Dilemma
Fueled by dramatic increases in broadband demand, Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) deployments are on the rise with service providers around the world. FTTH offers the promise of higher-speed, lower latency services for end-users but these deployments can be challenging, impacted by several factors that limit access to the premises, such as harsh terrain, historical buildings, or contractual restrictions.
Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions remove these challenging physical barriers enabling service providers to maximize existing FTTH deployment investments and extend broadband services to unserved or underserved end-users. Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions are well suited for U.S. Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) and communications infrastructure programs designed to bring broadband to rural areas around the globe. Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions open new opportunities for service providers to gain access to larger markets and provide end-users with access to fiber-like symmetrical upstream and downstream gigabit speeds.
Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension Portfolio
Casa Systems’ extensive Fiber Extension solutions portfolio addresses a broad range of use cases and deployment types, ensuring availability of a device that meets the service provider’s requirements. The introduction of the new 1-port Distribution Point Unit (DPU) further expands Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions portfolio which includes a comprehensive set of DPUs that can be deployed anywhere, handle the elements, and are designed with the service provider’s existing network in mind. Service providers benefit from new revenue opportunities, while customers in underserved communities gain access to symmetrical upstream and downstream gigabit speeds.
Interoperable with a service provider’s existing fiber access nodes and management platforms, Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solutions are equivalent to an ONT in the network. Casa Systems’ flexible range of in-home Network Termination Devices (NTDs) can be self-installed by end-users, removing the need for costly professional installation. With Casa Systems’ Fiber Extension solution, deployment is easy and efficient for both the service provider and the end-user.
A push to bridge the digital divide and connect all citizens with gigabit-speed broadband is driving new subsidization and investment programs in broadband access networks, especially in the U.S. where the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund and a recently proposed multi-billion dollar infrastructure program are gaining traction. With our extensive Fiber Extension solutions portfolio, Casa Systems offers service providers a variety of solution options that bring affordable and reliable broadband connectivity to all communities.
