1. Competences & Technologies
By Carlos Colson
GSM :
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2. FMT Flexible Modular Taps
Outstanding product 1997
Plug-in
filters
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3. NIU with all interactive ports
NIU-2D4TB
Outstanding product 2002
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4. Network competences Patchcords assemblies and prewired patchpanels
Activity started in 1996 (only for Belgian and Luxembourg markets).
And mainly focused on fiber optic solutions.
Patchcords assemblies and prewired patchpanels
Diamond (CH) license
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5. Network competences Distribution of: Digital FO transport systems
Artel (USA): Digilink and DV6000 range
Passive WDM and CWDM
FOC (D)
TDM, xDSL, CWDM, Ethernet converters, modems and mux
Pandacom (D)
KTI (TW)
SFP’s, GBIC
OPTECH (TW)
Industrial FO transceivers
eks (D)
RJ45 Patchcords and Cat5e, 6, 7 cables
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6. Our Optical Products Fiber Optic and Network:
Pigtails, Patchcords and cables
Couplers, Attenuators, WDM
Ethernet Switches
Modems, Multiplexers and Media Converters (Triple Play)
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7. In home, the final frontier?
Research and development of broadband equipment
In home, the final frontier?
A close encounter with the RGU

8. After the last mile, the last meter The indoor challenge
When a telecommunication network is seen from an economical vantage point, every part is a significant cost;
Equipment
number
price
cost
Few expensive head-ends +
++++ ≈
Some cost effective nodes ++
+++
A lot of high quality amplifiers
Heaps of indoor equipment

9. After the last mile, the last meter The indoor challenge
when equipment gets closer to the customer, the price per unit decreases dramatically however the number of units required increases as well;

10. After the last mile, the last meter The indoor challenge
the dreaded last mile has been subdued by the telco players, only to be replaced by another challenge, the last meter;
Meter
Mile

11. After the last mile, the last meter The indoor challenge
all the services available in the street are to no avail if the implementation requires the customer to tear his house apart;
solutions are few and far between, and can be costly.

12. The Coax cable
The ubiquitous coaxial cable in the households has superior performance for data transmission.
It has been used in data transmission for years and is a better medium then even the most modern of twisted pair cablings including CAT 7
This is the reason why signals that require great care have always been distributed over coax (TV, satellite…)
This superior technology has been largely overlooked for the last years.
It is however capable to deliver high speed data for peanuts compared to installing new cabling.

13. The Coax cable, hidden gold
The ubiquitous coaxial cable in the households has superior performance for data transmission.
It has been used in data transmission for years and is a better medium then even the most modern of twisted pair cablings including Cat 7
This is the reason why signals that require great care have always been distributed over coax (TV, satellite…)
This superior technology has been largely overlooked for the last years.
It is however capable to deliver high speed data for peanuts compared to installing new cabling.

14. Ethernet over coax By combining : An existing medium
An existing technology
a reliable and very cost effective solution can be found for the last-meter issues.

15. Ethernet over Coax
The superior quality of the coax cable, the veins of the CATV network, allows us to set up an Ethernet network over the legacy coaxial in home cabling, sending bidirectional data and delivering existing services to the different rooms in the house.
Applications:
Every TV outlet becomes a "PC"-outlet;
Interactive services to set top boxes can be provided over IP via a centralised modem;
IP STB's can be rolled-out using the existing coax cable.

16. Every TV outlet
NIU

17. Every TV outlet becomes a PC outlet
ENIU

18. Ethernet over Coax: How does it work?
The Baseband part of the CATV network is not used in home;
The returnband can be filtered off for in home use;
Return
Path
Radio
Analogue TV
Digital QAM

19. Ethernet over Coax: How does it work?
The Baseband part of the CATV network is not used in home;
The returnband can be filtered off for in home use;
Ethernet is a baseband system, and it's spectrum can be used in stead of the redundant returnband spectrum
These signals are than combined in the E-NIU;
and separated in the outlet.
Ethernet
Radio
Analogue TV
Digital QAM

20. Ethernet over Coax: How does it work?
CATV (Coax)
CATV (Coax)
CATV + Ethernet (Coax)
Ethernet (TP)
Ethernet (TP)
E-NIU
E-Outlet

21. Why Use Ethernet over Coax
It gives the IP world access to the coax in house!

22. E-NIU 47-860 MHz 87-860 MHz 5-65/87-860 5-25/47-860 MHz CM
F-connector
RJ45-connector
E-NIU
MHz
MHz
5-65/87-860
5-25/47-860
MHz CM
10 Mbit/ MHz
10 Mbit/ MHz
100 Mbit/ MHz

23. F-connector
RJ45-connector
E-NIU
STB CM

24. F-connector
RJ45-connector
E-NIU
Eth Sw
STB CM
STB

25. The End
Thank you for your attendance and attention.
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