Fixed vendor strategies - 09/05/07

OpVista, a ROADM maker, has secured $15m in a new roand of funding led by ComVentures, while

Cyan has received $8m funding.

Texas Instruments has introduced the Puma 5, a cable modem chipset based on Docsis 3.0, allowing speeds of 100 Mbit/s.

Cable operators in the US are speeding the deployment of the OpenCable Application Platform (OCAP), as well as CableLabs -led enhanced TV (ETV) platform that applies to legacy and OCAP-based set-tops.

ADVA and PhyFlex Networks, the leading provider of FTTx solutions for HFC cable systems, are partnering on Carrier-Ethernet interoperability.

Gilat will resell Proxim WiMAX products under an OEM purchase agreement.

Motorola has introduced a new “cable PON” offering emulating a traditional HFC network and interoperable with current set-top and DOCSIS equipment. The goal is to convince the industry to install PONs now and to eventually upgrade to full Gigabit PON (GPON) fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) technology later.

Cisco has completed a national DWDM network deployment for Urktelecom.