While the telecommunications industry has long targeted (five nines) service availability, CATV has traditionally been more ‘relaxed’ in its commitment to always-on availability. That attitude has changed. MSOs have become dedicated to reducing service downtime. They are focusing on scalability, requiring the ability to grow their systems, without major rebuilds. Flexibility and ease of expansion are also high on the list, as they're essential for continued growth. | Enabling MSO Advanced Services Delivery Today s MSO customers are demanding always-on service without exception. While the telecommunications industry has long targeted five nines service availability CATV has traditionally been more relaxed in its commitment to always-on availability. That attitude has changed. MSOs have become dedicated to reducing service downtime. They are focusing on scalability requiring the ability to grow their systems without major rebuilds. Flexibility and ease of expansion are also high on the list as they re essential for continued growth. At ADC we know the value that MSOs place on providing high-quality service to subscribers. We know that each and every deployment is crucial that integration is extremely difficult and that it takes a tremendous amount of resources to provide always-on service without exception every time. ADC s commitment to strengthening MSO QUALITY Comprehensive integration solutions for MSOs delivering advanced voice video and data services Delivery of voice video data and wireless services for the quadruple play Solutions that meet the most demanding network deployment requirements AVAILABILITY New hitless technologies provide MSO service continuity during periods of maintenance upgrades and general system reengineering Multidevice compatibility incorporating plug-in type attenuators such as splitters combiners nodes and amplifiers which benefit from hitless technology Signal levels can now be accurately maintained-resulting in uninterrupted service and satisfied subscribers RELIABILTY Qualified to help MSOs design and build reliable and flexible multivendor headends hubs and data centers Holistic approach to reliable network upgrades installations reconfigurations and maintenance projects advanced services delivery FLEXIBILITY Upgrade and expand to meet any future demands HFC and FTTP architectures that are capable of delivering bandwidth-hungry services to residential and small business customers Core IP
