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Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE), a global leader in multi-service access solutions, announced today that Etisalat, the leading integrated service provider in the Middle East, has selected Zhone’s new MXK (TM) intelligent terabit access concentrator for its major FTTx network expansion.

Side by side with solutions provided by two other major suppliers, Etisalat will deploy Zhone’s MXK : Intelligent

Terabit Access Concentrator with zNID : (TM) optical network terminals to business and residential customers in a major network expansion throughout the United Arab Emirates. Etisalat’s plans include GPON installations to provide broadband and a full suite of consumer voice and enhanced video services to its residential subscribers. The company will also use GPON on the MXK platform to provide a suite of sophisticated services, including advanced call processing and ultra high-speed data, to businesses throughout the region.

“Zhone’s FTTx solution gives us unprecedented scaleable bandwidth, robust network control and the ability to serve more customers with greater efficiency,” said Mr. Saleem Al Marzooqi, Senior Vice President/Network Development for Etisalat. “Our rigorous and extensive side-by-side lab trials proved the MXK’s superior performance — and its well-designed architecture makes it among the top future-proof platforms on the market.”

Etisalat’s broad array of advanced services, delivered over a large GPON deployment places stringent demands on traffic management and security resources such as GEMs, VLANs, and priority tags. Beyond sheer bandwidth, Zhone’s new MXK platforms demonstrated in rigorous Etisalat testing, the service intelligence needed to maintain the robust network control and security they require.

“The MXK platform with our proven SLMS access operating system software and complementary zNID ONTs are designed specifically for all-IP networks and intelligent traffic management of massive amounts of bandwidth,” said Mike Scheck, VP of International Sales for Zhone Technologies. “Etisalat’s network is a model application of the new benchmark we’re setting for scaleable, manageable, and service-rich networks, and we’re honored that our solution was selected.”


About Etisalat

Etisalat has been the telecommunications service provider in the United Arab Emirates since 1976 and is the number one mobile operator in the UAE. For three decades, since the birth of the UAE, it has played a key role in driving and supporting the nation's prosperity. Famous for over 30 years for delivering technological excellence, innovation and reliability, Etisalat is on track to be a top 20 Global Telco by 2010 - pioneering technology for tomorrow's customers.


About Zhone Technologies — Access for a Converging World

Zhone Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ZHNE) is a global leader in multi-service access network (MSAP) solutions, serving more than 700 of the world's most innovative network operators. The company offers the industry's only fully-integrated portfolio of MSAP, FTTx, EFM and Wi-Fi access technologies, enabling a full suite of services, including residential and business broadband, VoIP, and High-Definition IPTV.
Zhone's converged multi-service access platform helps operators rapidly deploy premium services using copper, fiber, and wireless while improving network agility and reducing costs. Zhone is headquartered in California, and its MSAP platforms are all manufactured in the USA, in a facility that is emission, waste-water, and CFC free.

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