, one of
Europe's leading manufacturers of products for broadband connections and the
digital home, today announced they have
successfully achieved interoperability of S&T Iskratel’s XGS-PON Optical Line Terminals (OLTs) with AVM’s
FRITZ!Box, an integrated access device with built-in XGS-PON frontend.
The two major European vendors joined
forces again with their flagship XGS-PON products, S&T
Iskratel’s Iskratel
Lumia C16 and AVM’s FRITZ!Box 5530. This follows the
two companies' previous successful interoperability announcements, such as GPON
interoperability in 2019.
Iskratel
Lumia C16 is a compact 16-port Combo PON OLT, able to serve up to 4,096
users over XGS-PON. Its record-low energy consumption helps operators cut
energy bills, implement their sustainability strategy and reduce their impact
on the environment. The unique dual nature of Iskratel Lumia C16 facilitates a
controlled and cost-effective virtualisation. It allows operators to skip hardware-upgrade
cycles which slashes their capex and delivers the lowest possible five-year TCO,
resulting in cost savings from 30% to 70%. Iskratel Lumia C16’s industry-leading
temperature range from –40 °C to +65 °C makes it deployable at central office
and in less controlled remote locations such as street cabinets.
FRITZ!Box 5530 Fiber integrates a router and a fibre optic modem
(Optical Network Terminal) as a combined device and is connected directly to
the optical fibres. This saves electricity and ensures easy and convenient
operation. Internet, Wi-Fi, streaming, telephony, Smart Home and much more –
FRITZ!Box Fiber is the perfect choice for all fibre connection types. The
BBF.247 certification for XGS-PON fibre optic technology and the certification
from the Broadband Forum (BBF) for GPON technology confirm the conformity with
important standards and thus the smooth operation of FRITZ!Box in the different
fibre optic networks.
Dr Mitja Golja, S&T Iskratel’s Director
of Business Development at Business Unit Broadband, said: “Our superior
fibre-access platform repeatedly proves its versatility to operate with leading
ONTs in the market. The interoperability with AVM is another milestone in
providing an open portfolio that fits the needs of fibre-optic providers in
Germany.”
Henning Kroll, AVM’s Product Manager Fiber
Optics, adds: “With the
FRITZ!Box 5530 Fiber, providers can offer customers a product directly at the
connection that is easy for users to operate and enables a range of services
such as streaming, cloud gaming, VPN, data transfer, telephony and Smart Home
to be integrated and scaled as desired. The BBF.247 certification from the
international Broadband Forum confirms seamless deployment for high-performance
fibre optic networks.”
More information on the
companies' interoperable XGS-PON portfolio is available at S&T
Iskratel and AVM webpages, or at Connected
Germany 2022, which takes place at Mainz Congress from 6th to 7th December
2022 in Mainz, Germany.