Huawei is China Netcom's largest supplier of optical access solutions

Huawei Technologies recently announced that it is to supply nearly 40 percent of China Network Communications Group's (China Netcom's) optical access solutions making it the operator's largest partner in the optical field.

According to the contract, Huawei will provide its world-leading optical access equipment, the SmartAX MA5600T series, to deliver the best optical access experience to China Netcom's broadband users nationwide. The SmartAX MA5600T series is the only system in the industry that enables real blockless terabit full-optical access. It satisfies customer requirements for ultra-wide bandwidth with a unified full-optical access platform to access the PON and P2P traffic, and provides more choices for the customer increasing their user-experience, enabling China Netcom to provide innovative multi-play services to its subscribers, including voice, video and data services.

"We are glad to have this opportunity to provide industry-leading optical access products and solutions to China Netcom," says Yang Zhirong, president of Huawei Access Network Product Line. "We look forward to working with the operator and helping it to increase its network value."

All Huawei's products have passed the EPON and GPON tests set by the China Ministry of Information Industry and the company is the only vendor in China that owns both EPON and GPON network access licenses. To date, Huawei's SmartAX optical access equipment is serving over 400,000 commercial lines worldwide by operating within the networks of many top-tier operators worldwide.