Verizon Communications has begun a large-scale FTTP in Keller, Texas to replace traditional copper-wire links. FTTP equipment has already been placed inside Verizon's local central switching office as well as on aerial cables, in underground conduits and buried in the ground throughout neighborhoods in Keller.
Verizon is planning to use the network to deliver download speeds of 5 Mbps, 15 Mbps and 30 Mbps. Verizon expects to begin marketing these products in Keller and elsewhere later this year. The new network will also support video applications and other new services.
Verizon has begun preparatory work for similar FTTP deployments elsewhere in Texas and in several other states. The company reconfirmed previously announced plans to pass about 1 million homes in parts of nine states by the end of the year. http://www.verizon.com/
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- In February 2004, AFC signed a definitive agreement with Verizon to provide its FiberDirect solution for the carrier's FTTP initiative. Under the terms of the agreement -- which extends through 2008 -- AFC's FiberDirect solution will provide Verizon with the central office and premises electronics, or "active" elements.
