[May 04, 2010]

Aurora Networks, Technetix Form Partnership for European Cable Market

Aurora Networks, Inc., the only optical transport solution provider focused on delivering a cost-effective, optimized platform for next-generation cable services, today announced it has strengthened its presence in the European cable market by establishing a reseller partnership with Technetix (News - Alert), a leading European broadband cable and telecommunications equipment supplier.

Through this partnership, the companies are targeting European cable operators with Aurora Networks' solutions, such as Fiber Deep, RFoG and segmentation technologies. The relationship will enhance Aurora Networks' existing European business structure, which supports cable operators across the continent as they evolve their networks for the delivery of advanced services available today and tomorrow.

Technetix, headquartered in the United Kingdom, sells, designs and manufactures market-leading critical network technology solutions to cable operators all across Europe. The company, which has sales and support offices in 10 European countries, has more than 20 years experience in the cable TV business.

What Aurora Networks Says

"Technetix brings to this partnership a cable-focused, synergistic strategy and complementary products that, when combined with our network technologies, provide a compelling set of solutions for the European cable business," said Pirjo Tuomi, vice president of worldwide sales, Aurora Networks. "With Technetix, we will further help European cable operators evolve their networks to meet the current and future demands of their customers."

What Technetix Says

"Through our partnership with Aurora Networks, we are forming a long-term relationship that puts our cable operator customers first, offering a broader, robust selection of future-proof network solutions that enable the delivery of next-generation cable services," said Paul Broadhurst, CEO, Technetix. "We are excited to be supporting Aurora Networks' products and solutions in the European cable market."

Key Details on Aurora Networks' Solutions for Europe

Technetix is supporting sales and distribution of all Aurora Networks' products in targeted European markets; European cable operators are particularly interested in Fiber Deep, RFoG and segmentation solutions along with digital return technology.

• Aurora Networs' Fiber Deep solution enables cable operators to significantly increase network capacity while reducing operating costs and energy consumption by greater than 50 percent, making Fiber Deep a truly-green technology for cable. Pushing fiber deeper into the network eliminates the need for RF amplifiers, which results in the removal of about 70 percent of actives found in a cable network, and that can reduce operational and maintenance costs by as much as 65 percent.
• Industry-leading RFoG and RFPON (RFoG with a smooth migration to full PON) solutions enable cable operators to take advantage of FTTP architectures, incorporating unique components to overcome the deployment limitations associated with traditional approaches.
• Segmentation solutions from Aurora Networks include the company's xWDM technologies and the company's scalable node platforms that enable cable operators to easily and cost-effectively expand their networks.
• Digital return fully supports cable operators launching upstream channel bonding with DOCSIS® 3.0, completely overcoming the performance limitations of analog return. Digital return brings both performance and operational savings to an operator. The scalability of digital return, from return concatenation to full segmentation, provides a compelling fiber-efficient solution.

• All the Technetix cable portfolio supports and complies with the requirements of DOCSIS® 3.0 high-speed Internet services. Solutions the company offers also are compatible with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA), HomePNA (News - Alert) (HPNA) and Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) standards, which are being rolled out worldwide to support the delivery of services over home networking infrastructure.
• Technetix supplies Octos^tm critical network services management systems, the leading solution used across Europe for the roll out of TV on-demand and DOCSIS® 3.0 services.
• Technetix final mile RF solutions include the Ingress Safe^tm ingress reduction solution, Discovery^tm addressable network port management and Modem Safe^tm lighting protection.
• Technetix customers in Europe include Virgin Media, UPC, Ziggo (News - Alert), ONO, Telefónica, Telenor, Comhem, Kabel Deutschland, Numéricâble and TDC.

About Technetix

Driven by increasing demand for media-rich content, the broadband cable market is growing exponentially. Technetix sells market-leading critical technology to all the major cable operators worldwide. This enables them to increase their network capacity, improve operating efficiency and reduce costs. Technetix's solutions have been deployed by some of the world's leading cable MSOs and telecommunications providers. Technetix operates all across Europe having sales and support offices all across Europe. To learn more about Technetix solutions, call +44 1444 251200 or visit www.technetix.com.

About Aurora Networks

Aurora Networks is evolving cable by focusing on innovative solutions that build future-proof networks to accommodate the cable subscriber services of today and tomorrow. Aurora Networks is the only pure-play optical transport solution provider that is focused solely on cable MSOs. Using its proven understanding of cable networks, Aurora Networks delivers unique solutions - such as its Fiber Deep architecture and digital return technology - to address specific issues of the cable industry. A technology leader driven by innovation and industry-firsts, Aurora Networks enables leading MSOs across the globe to compete with a cost-effective, optimized launch pad for next-generation cable services. To learn more about Aurora Networks' core cable solutions, please call 408-235-7000 or visit www.aurora.com.

Aurora, Aurora Networks and the Aurora logo are registered trademarks of Aurora Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Technetix and the Technetix logo are registered trademarks of Technetix Group Ltd in Europe, the United States and other countries. DOCSIS is a mark of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. Other marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only for identification purposes.

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