ever-increasing demand for bandwidth. This will enable customers to enjoy an array of communication services, already present or available in the future. This huge symmetrical bandwidth of a full Gigabit per second, whereby downloading a complete movie takes just seconds, can only be provided through fiber.

The fiber network that CIF Operator builds, is open. “An open network for multiple service providers is a must for our business model”, says Pieter van Grunsven, director of CIF Operator. “In addition to the open network which it enables, the Genexis Gigabit Ethernet home gateway, operating at layer 2, fully matches our requirements. It can operate both at 100 Mbps as well as in a full Gigabit mode, enabling us to upgrade customers without having to enter their homes.”

CIF (Cable Investment Fund) is a Dutch investment fund with a long term investment vision in communication infrastructure, such as masts and fixed networks. Its shareholders comprise of institutional investors and Dutch pension funds. Balancing risk and return through long term contracts with its service providers allows for multiple FTTH projects with an extended investment horizon. CIF’s service provider independent position distinguishes her from alternative network providers.

Cisco has been selected to provide central office equipment and Netadmin provides the overall management of the network. Dimension Data is as system integrator responsible for the installation, support and maintenance of the network.

By converting 100% of the HFC networks in Loenen and Krimpen, CIF offers an infrastructure which allows for all imaginable IP based services, independent of future developments in telecom and IT service structures. Reduced energy costs, up to 60%, are an extra benefit of the fiber network.

“We are delighted to supply our Gigabit home gateways to CIF Operator”, says Ron van Os, sales director of Genexis. “They are the first to provide all their customers in the Netherlands with a Gigabit capability, and have concrete plans to cover a substantial part of the Dutch fiber market. In addition, this confirms that point-to-point Ethernet is the technology of choice for open networks providers, with Genexis as the leading supplier of optical home gateways in Europe.”

About Genexis
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of home gateways for fiber-to-the-home networks. Genexis’ design philosophy takes the full product lifetime into account: from investment and installation through to operation, our FiberXport® product line proves to deliver the lowest cost of ownership. At the same time, we focus on developing new concepts and products aimed to take full advantage of the benefits of optical fiber. Our customers are network operators throughout the world. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands - the centre of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions


CIF Operator installeert Genexis Gigabit modems voor glasvezel uitrol

CIF Operator heeft de Genexis Gigabit modem geselecteerd en installeert deze modems bij een grootschalige glasvezel uitrol in Nederland.

CIF Operator gaat iedere woning in Loenen aan de Vecht en Krimpen aan den IJssel aansluiten met een glasvezelmodem, dat een capaciteit heeft van een volle Gigabit, als antwoord op de toenemende vraag naar bandbreedte. Hierdoor worden deze bewoners in staat gesteld om gebruik te maken van een uitgebreid aanbod van communicatiediensten. Deze enorme bandbreedte van een volle Gigabit per seconde, waarbij een complete film in enkele seconden kan worden gedownload, kan alleen door glasvezel worden geboden.

Het glasvezelnetwerk dat CIF Operator aanlegt, kent een open structuur. “Een open netwerk voor meerdere dienstenaanbieders is de enige logische keuze voor ons business model”, zegt Pieter van Grunsven, directeur van CIF Operator (www.cif-glasvezel.nl). “Naast het open netwerk, voldoen de Genexis Gigabit glasvezelmodems, opererend op laag 2, perfect aan onze eisen. Deze kunnen zowel ingezet worden op 100 Mbps als op een volle Gigabit, waardoor wij heel eenvoudig klanten kunnen upgraden, omdat dit centraal uitgevoerd wordt.”

CIF (Cable Investment Fund) is een Nederlands investeringsfonds dat met een lange termijn visie investeert in communicatie-infrastructuur, zoals zendmasten en vaste netwerken. De aandeelhouders van CIF zijn institutionele beleggers en Nederlandse pensioenfondsen. De zeer lange beleggingshorizon en het verlangen tussen rendement en risico worden met lange termijn huurcontracten van service providers (>10 jaar) goed bediend. De provider onafhankelijke positie die CIF inneemt op de telecommunicatiemarkt onderscheidt haar van overige netwerkaanbieders.

Cisco is geselecteerd voor het leveren van de centrale netwerk-apparatuur en Netadmin voor het management deel. Dimension Data is als systeem integrator verantwoordelijk voor de installatie, ondersteuning en het onderhoud van het netwerk.

CIF zorgt met de 100% conversie van het Hybrid Fiber Coax netwerk van Loenen en Krimpen naar glasvezel voor een infrastructuur waar alle denkbare diensten op basis van IP technologie kunnen worden aangeboden, onafhankelijk van toekomstige ontwikkelingen in telecom en IT dienstenstructuren. Het duurzame karakter van haar glasvezelnetwerk levert tevens tot 60% besparingen in energiekosten op.

“Wij zijn verheugd om onze optische Gigabit modems aan CIF Operator te leveren”, zegt Ron van Os, verkoop directeur van Genexis. “Zij zijn de eerste die al hun klanten in Nederland voorzien van een glasvezelmodem met Gigabit mogelijkheden en hebben tevens plannen om hiermee een aanzienlijk deel van de Nederlandse markt te bedienen. Daarnaast bevestigt dit dat een open glasvezelnetwerk, mogelijk gemaakt door Ethernet over een punt-punt verbinding, de beste keuze is voor netwerk providers, met Genexis als de toonaangevende leverancier van optische modems in Europa.”

Over Genexis BV
Genexis B.V. is een trendsettend Europees bedrijf op het gebied van de ontwikkeling, fabricage en marketing van modems voor glasvezel-communicatienetwerken, ook wel fiber-to-the-home netwerken genoemd. De Genexis ontwerp filosofie gaat uit van de hele levensduur van het product: van investering en installatie tot en met het beheer en onderhoud, de Genexis FiberXport® productlijn bewijst de laagste kostenstructuur te hebben. Tegelijkertijd richt Genexis zich op het ontwikkelen van nieuwe concepten en producten die het volle potentieel van glasvezel kunnen benutten. Onze klanten zijn grote en kleine netwerkbeheerders in Europa. Een optimale prijs-prestatie verhouding wordt gewaarborgd door Genexis’ kennis en vaardigheden op het gebied van glasvezel-communicatietechniek, Ethernet/IP en CATV netwerken. Om in te spelen op de toekomstige ontwikkelingen, is Genexis partner in diverse innovatieve R&D programma’s. Genexis is gevestigd in Eindhoven, midden in één van Europa’s toonaangevende high-tech gebieden. www.genexis.eu

Noot voor redactie
Voor meer informatie over CIF kunt u contact opnemen met E. Blankers van Buro Rietveld B.V., esther@buro-rietveld.nl Telefoon 010-2092111

customer premises equipment (CPE) to offer seamless end-to-end fiber optic networking. Offered by Genexis, the POF-enabled FiberXport® CPE, which will be shown at the 2010 FTTH Council Europe Conference next week, enables a true end-to-end fiber network by converting the glass fiber network into a plastic optical fiber home network.

“Genexis’ new CPE is the first POF-enabled product to provide a seamless fiber-powered home network,” says Hugh Hennessy, vice president of sales and marketing for Firecomms. “By bridging the gap between glass fiber and an Ethernet home network, this new product based on Firecomms’ popular OptoLock technology successfully deploys fiber directly to the set top box.

“Our relationship with Firecomms allows us to bring a highly valuable POF product to the market to meet our customers’ needs,” says Luuk Pals, director new business development for Genexis. “With its unlimited bandwidth, our POF-enabled CPE is a logical step for Genexis as it gives customers a solid, reliable, easy to install and very fast in-house infrastructure. This technology readies our customers for new services like entertainment, healthcare, e-learning, and domotica (home automation).”

The design of OptoLock enables the fiber to be cut and terminated to the exact required length on site, enabling even the most novice consumer to quickly and easily terminate the bare optical fiber. This means that OptoLock enables all the advantages of optical fiber to be brought into the home with do-it-yourself simplicity and costs. The benefits of this simple, robust high-speed interface will be significant as high-speed services like 100 Mb IPTV are delivered into the home.

Firecomms leads the development of devices to drive POF, a low-cost optical alternative to copper cabling. Due to its ease of use, large core tolerances, and low costs, POF is enjoying substantial growth in home network and point-to-point interconnection. The annual worldwide POF market is estimated to be worth over $2.5 billion in 2011, according to market research by Information Gatekeepers.

The 2010 FTTH Council Europe Conference will be held on February 24 and 25 in Lisbon, Portugal. The Genexis POF-based Fiber Termination Unit, with OptoLock, will be shown on stand S28.

About Firecomms Ltd.
Firecomms, a semiconductor company, develops high-speed optical components that drive IPTV home networks and in-car multimedia entertainment systems. The company’s revolutionary OptoLock® technology, licensed worldwide, has created the ability to bring fiber into every home in the world.

Firecomms is headquartered in Cork, Ireland and has facilities in Japan and the USA. Additional information about the company can be found on its web site at www.firecomms.com. OptoLock is a registered trademark of Firecomms Ltd.

About Genexis BV
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of home gateways for fiber-to-the-home networks. Genexis’ design philosophy takes the full product lifetime into account: from investment and installation through to operation, the company’s FiberXport® product line proves to deliver the lowest cost of ownership. At the same time, Genexis focuses on developing new concepts and products aimed to take full advantage of the benefits of optical fiber.

The company’s solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, result in superior product performance. To meet and exceed its customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands—the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions. Additional information can be found at www.genexis.eu.

and upload speeds of 200 Megabit per second to its residents. The Zeewolde project is operated by Glashart, an initiative of FTTH operator Reggefiber, together with Internet provider XMS. Cisco and Genexis have been selected to supply the equipment for this high-speed network. The 200 Megabit per second offering gives a taste of the potential that fiber to the home has. As the demand for bandwidth grows, the bandwidth can easily be increased to 1000 Megabit per second.

Cisco
Cisco has been selected to supply the routers and switches for the FTTH network. Cisco 7609 routers are deployed in the central office, connecting the local fiber network to a high-speed backbone and service providers. The broadband Internet signal is distributed to the homes using Cisco Catalyst 4506 switches. The Cisco equipment is also ready for the next-generation IPv6-technology.

Michiel Panders, Commercial Director Service Providers at Cisco: “The high-speed Internet connection not only enables the basic Internet, telephony and television service package, it also opens a digital highway to the home that has huge potential. With the nearly limitless amount of bandwidth, homes can now watch multiple video streams in HD quality and simultaneously download movies and makes phone call over the Internet. In addition, with its super-fast fiber network, Zeewolde is ready for innovative services such as healthcare at a distance for the elderly through tele-presence and also e-learning and tele-working in order to reduce road traffic.”

Genexis
Genexis, a Netherlands-based company developing and manufacturing equipment for broadband fiber-to-the-home networks, has been selected to supply the Gigabit home gateways to the project. Installed in the home, the Genexis gateway converts ultra-high speed signals on optical fiber to well-known broadband services including voice, television and Internet.

Gerlas van den Hoven, Genexis’ CEO: “The Internet is said to bring the whole world to your doorstep. Indeed, it is used for worldwide communication and business, but surprisingly most of the Internet traffic is local. In regions like Zeewolde, with a strong sense of community, people have many contacts within the same community, and the Internet plays a key role in maintaining these contacts. The Genexis gateway combines the ultimate in communication speed with the ability to provide multiple services from a variety of providers at the same time, enabling the residents of Zeewolde to benefit from the full potential of broadband communication and Internet.”

Reggefiber
Peter Kamphuis, Director Operations at Reggefiber views the launch of the 1 Gigabit network in Zeewolde as the first step towards a new standard in fiber-to-the-home networks. “The 1 Gigabit per second equipment will replace the current 100 Megabit per second equipment. Even within this year, it is our intention to deploy this new future-proof equipment in those areas where we provide the active network.”

Internet services
Starting today, service provider XMS will offer Internet at 200 Megabit per second symmetric speed to the residents of Zeewolde. In the course of 2010, the symmetric speed of 200 Megabit per second will also be introduced in other Glashart FTTH networks in the Netherlands.

About Cisco Systems
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com, http://www.cisco.nl and for mobile users at http://m.cisco.nl. News, background information and photographs can be found at the Cisco Newsroom: http://newsroom.cisco.com.
Cisco-equipment is delivered in Europe by Cisco Systems International BV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc

About Genexis
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of home gateways for fiber-to-the-home networks. Genexis’ design philosophy takes into account the full product lifetime: from investment and installation through to operation, our FiberXport® product line proves to deliver the lowest cost of ownership. At the same time, we focus on developing new concepts and products aimed to take full advantage of the benefits of optical fiber. Our customers are network operators throughout the world. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the centre of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions. http://www.genexis.eu

A Dutch version can be found below.

Snelste internetverbinding in Zeewolde gebaseerd op technologie Cisco en Genexis

1000 Mb/s glasvezelverbinding tot aan de woning voor toenemende vraag bandbreedte

Amsterdam/Eindhoven, 11 februari 2010 - Zeewolde biedt als eerste gemeente in Nederland consumenteninternet met een snelheid van 200 Mb/s down- en uploadsnelheid. Glashart, een initiatief van Reggefiber, biedt deze mogelijkheid samen met internetprovider XMS. Cisco en Genexis leveren de hardware om de snelste internetverbinding mogelijk te maken. De nu geboden 200 Mb/s voor down- en uploaden is het begin van wat er technisch meer mogelijk is met een glasvezelnetwerk tot in de woning. Als de vraag naar bandbreedte stijgt, kan dit netwerk eenvoudig naar snelheden van 1000 Mb/s worden verhoogd.

Cisco
Cisco levert de routers en switches voor het glasvezelnetwerk tot aan de woning. Cisco 7609 routers zijn ingezet op een centraal punt in de stad dat het lokale glasvezelnetwerk verbindt met de backbone en diensten aanbieders. In de wijkhuisjes bevinden zich Cisco Catalyst 4506 switches voor het verbinden van het glasvezelnetwerk met de woningen. De Cisco-hardware is tevens geschikt voor de toekomstige IPv6-technologie. Michiel Panders, Commercieel Directeur Service Providers bij Cisco: “De snelle internetverbinding maakt niet alleen de basis internet-, telefonie- en televisiediensten mogelijk, maar het opent een digitale snelweg naar de woning met een enorm potentieel. Met de indrukwekkende hoeveelheid bandbreedte kunnen huishoudens nu tegelijkertijd meervoudige streaming video op HD-kwaliteit bekijken en films downloaden en bellen via internet. Daarnaast is Zeewolde met het snelle glasvezelnetwerk klaar voor innovatieve diensten als zorg op afstand voor ouderen via telepresence, maar ook educatie en werken op afstand om zo files te vermijden.”

Genexis
Genexis, gericht op de ontwikkeling en fabricage van apparatuur voor breedband glasvezelnetwerken, levert zijn Gigabit-modem aan het project. Het modem wordt in de woningen geïnstalleerd en converteert daar de ultrasnelle signalen van de glasvezel naar de bekende breedbanddiensten waaronder telefonie, televisie and internet.
Gerlas van den Hoven, Directeur van Genexis: “Over het internet wordt altijd gezegd dat het afstanden doet vervagen. We zetten het in voor wereldwijd zakendoen, maar als we kijken waar het meeste internetverkeer vandaan komt, is dat lokaal. In plaatsen met een sterke regionale binding, zoals Zeewolde, hebben bewoners veel contact met mensen uit de buurt, ook virtueel. Het Genexis-product combineert de communicatiesnelheid van glasvezel met de mogelijkheid om meerdere diensten van meerdere dienstenaanbieders tegelijk te leveren, waardoor de inwoners van Zeewolde maximaal profiteren van de mogelijkheden van het internet.”

Reggefiber
Peter Kamphuis, directeur Operations bij Reggefiber ziet dat met de lancering van het 1 Gigabit netwerk in Zeewolde de eerste stap is gezet naar de nieuwe standaard in fiber-to-the-home-netwerken. “De 1 Gb/s apparatuur zal de huidige 100 Mb/s apparatuur vervangen. Het is onze intentie om dit jaar, waar wij de actieve laag verzorgen onze netwerken standaard te voorzien van deze toekomstvaste apparatuur.”

Internetpakketten
Vanaf vandaag zal serviceprovider XMS de pakketten met 200 Mb/s symmetrische snelheid aan de inwoners van Zeewolde aanbieden. Gedurende 2010 zal ook in andere Glashart-netwerken de symmetrische snelheid van 200Mb/s gefaseerd worden geïntroduceerd.

Over Cisco Systems
Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is wereldwijd marktleider op het gebied van netwerkoplossingen. Deze veranderen de manier waarop mensen met elkaar verbonden zijn, communiceren en samenwerken. Meer informatie over Cisco is beschikbaar via http://www.cisco.com, http://www.cisco.nl en voor mobiele gebruikers via http://m.cisco.nl. Nieuws, achtergronden en foto’s vindt u in de Cisco Newsroom: http://newsroom.cisco.com.
Cisco-apparatuur wordt in Europa geleverd door Cisco Systems International BV, een volledige dochteronderneming van Cisco Systems, Inc

Over Genexis BV
Genexis B.V. is een trendsettend Europees bedrijf op het gebied van de ontwikkeling, fabricage en marketing van modems voor glasvezel-communicatienetwerken, ook wel fiber-to-the-home netwerken genoemd. De Genexis ontwerp filosofie gaat uit van de hele levensduur van het product: van investering en installatie tot en met de het beheer en onderhoud, bewijst de Genexis FiberXport® productlijn de beste kostenstructuur. Tegelijkertijd wordt bij Genexis gericht op het ontwikkelen van nieuwe concepten en producten die het volle potentieel van glasvezel kunnen benutten. Onze klanten zijn grote en kleine netwerkbeheerders in Europa. Een optimale prijs-prestatie verhouding wordt gewaarborgd door Genexis’ kennis en vaardigheden op het gebied van glasvezel-communicatietechniek, Ethernet/IP en CATV netwerken. Om in te spelen op de toekomstige ontwikkelingen, is Genexis partner in diverse innovatieve R&D programma’s. Genexis is gevestigd in Eindhoven, midden in één van Europa’s toonaangevende high-tech gebieden. http://www.genexis.eu

s key players, consisting of a mix of SMEs, industry and academic partners, in the fields of component manufacturing, PIC design and applications, photonic CAD, and packaging. It has received €3.75 million funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme (Directorate General for Research, Directorate Industrial Technologies—G2: New Generation Products) to effect a fundamental change in the way applications based on photonic integrated circuits are designed and manufactured in Europe.

The key development is to facilitate access by small companies (SMEs) to development and manufacturing of photonic micro-systems in the form of advanced but very cost effective PICs. EuroPIC will bring forth a new production paradigm to forge a sustainable business sector with the potential for very significant future growth.

This will be done by developing a generic technology that is capable of realizing complex PICs from a small set of basic building blocks. The programme adopts a holistic approach addressing the whole production chain from idea, via proof of concept, design and prototype to product and application. The consortium will carry out research into manufacturing methods and high-throughput processes which will lead to an open-access industrial generic foundry production capability for Europe. It will demonstrate the potential of the generic approach by fabricating a number of Application Specific PICs (ASPICs) with a record combination of complexity and performance, for a wide range of applications in telecommunications, sensors, data communications, medical systems, metrology and consumer photonics. The consortium is in an excellent position to carry out this ambitious task.

Further, EuroPIC is building a strong User Group, many of them SMEs, with committed users from different application fields, which will be actively involved in introducing cost-effective ASPICs in a variety of novel applications, providing Europe with a competitive advantage over the US and the Far East.

Partners in the EuroPIC consortium are:

• Project Coordinator: COBRA, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e), Netherlands


• Willow Photonics Ltd, UK


• Oclaro Technology, plc., UK


• PhoeniX Software, Netherlands


• CIP Technologies, UK


• BB Photonics, Netherlands


• Alcatel-Thales III-V Lab, France


• Genexis, Netherlands


• Photon Design Ltd, UK


• Filarete, Italy


• University of Cambridge, UK


• FiberSensing, Portugal


• Baas B.V., Netherlands vFraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications,Heinrich Hertz Institute, Germany


• MiPlaza, Philips Research, Netherlands


• VanderHoekPhotonics, Netherlands


• EPIC, France

source:www.europic.org

its kind Gigabit Fiber-to-the-Home network. Called the Case Connection Zone, the pilot program will bring true broadband to communities that - up to now - have been left on the wrong side of the digital divide. Instead of providing people with just basic Internet, telephony and television, the Case Connection Zone will provide a high speed network that enables a real jump into the information age.

Fiber-to-the-Home is seen by many as a new technology that can provide more megabits per second to end-users. While true, the real potential of fiber networks lies in their power to influence the way people communicate and interact.

“Access to broadband communication is a necessity for fully engaged economic and social development,” says Lev Gonick, Case’s Vice President for Information Technology Services. “With a Gigabit fiber network, communities can access services such as healthcare and e-learning and at the same time provide people with open access to the economic opportunities that the Internet enables. This combination of strengthening the community structure and providing people with a superhighway to the digital world is vital to improving lives in American cities.”

Genexis will provide its Gigabit per second Optical Communication Gateway to the Cleveland-based initiative. Installed in the home, the gateway converts ultra-high speed signals on optical fiber to well-known broadband services including voice, television and Internet.

“The Genexis unit provides each home with the standard set of communication services plus it enables a whole host of new services in the area of healthcare, security, education and more,” says Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis. “The Genexis gateway combines the ultimate in communication speed with the ability to provide multiple services from a variety of providers at the same time.”

With the first trial scheduled to launch later this quarter, the program aims to connect 25,000 residents in Cleveland. The initiative is joined by many leading Cleveland-based organizations including University Hospitals, The Cleveland Clinic, MetroHealth Hospital System, OneCommunity, the Great Lakes Science Center, public safety forces and the City of Cleveland itself.

“In the end, communications and Internet is not about just technology, it is about people,” Gonick continues. “Genexis has understood this very well, and has developed products for in the home that enable people to use the full potential of broadband in a simple and user-friendly way. In addition, the gateway is power-efficient and installer-friendly, a key factor when installing fiber in urban areas.”

About Genexis BV

Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of home gateways for fiber-to-the-home networks. Genexis’ design philosophy takes into account the full product lifetime: from investment and installation through to operation, our FiberXport® product line proves to deliver the lowest cost of ownership. At the same time, we focus on developing new concepts and products aimed to take full advantage of the benefits of optical fiber. Our customers are network operators throughout the world. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the centre of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions. www.genexis.eu

About Case Western Reserve University

Case is among the nation’s leading research institutions. Founded in 1826 and shaped by the unique merger of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University, Case is distinguished by its strengths in education, research, service, and experiential learning. Located in Cleveland, Case offers nationally recognized programs in the Arts and Sciences, Dental Medicine, Engineering, Law, Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work. www.case.edu

the leading supplier of gateways to Dutch FTTH projects of Reggefiber, KPN and Amsterdam”, says Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis. “This announcement confirms that our solutions are also well-received in the whole European market in which more and more network operators invest in FTTH.”

The Genexis fiber-to-the-home solution will be rolled out in Germany by Stadtwerke Neumünster. Their consultant netzkontor nord gmbh selected the Genexis 100 Mbps point-to-point Ethernet gateway, enabling triple play services, including RF video overlay over a single fiber. In addition, the Genexis management and provisioning system GAPS has been selected, enabling efficient provisioning and day-to-day operation. More cities in the north of Germany could soon follow SWN Stadtwerke Neumünster by rolling out fiber-to-the-home based on the same solution.

Hohentengen, a town in the south of Germany, also selected the Genexis optical gateways. “We are convinced of the CPEs flexibility and modularity,” says Mr. Andreas Nauroth, Broadband-Communication-Project-Leader of the Municipal of Hohentengen and responsible for this fiber project. “In addition, we are very pleased with the technical support provided by Genexis; this will assist us in building a modern FTTH network and bringing broadband to the citizens of Hohentengen”.

Wilhelm.Tel, the leading provider and operator in Norderstedt, has also implemented the Genexis managed gateway in their FTTH network in Germany. In Austria, Xlink made the same decision.

“All these new customers are a direct result of our European market focus, which includes our German office”, says Ron van Os, Sales Director of Genexis. “In addition, we continue our growth in the Dutch FTTH market and are proud to announce that Solcon, a successful internet provider based in Dronten, is also using our optical gateways for their FTTH services in Dronten and 13 other Dutch cities.”

These 5 new projects strengthen Genexis’ position as the leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home equipment in Europe. Customers all over Europe are selecting Ethernet point-to-point gateways since it provides symmetrical broadband in the most flexible and cost-efficient way.

About Genexis BV
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport® product line our customers can revolutionise the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation. Our customers are network operators throughout Europe. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the centre of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.

can be optimally distributed to end-users in response to their actual needs, while simultaneously saving cost and reducing power consumption.

“As we speak, fiber is being deployed to homes in countries and cities all over the world,” says Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis, “Fiber-to-the-home provides a huge improvement over conventional copper cable solutions. Still, the thirst for bandwidth continues to grow. With FlexPON, capacity can be added to fiber-to-the-home networks in an efficient and future-proof way.”

The development of FlexPON was done in a joint project with several partners including Genexis, the Eindhoven University of Technology and optical chip manufacturer LioniX. “The use of multiple colors of light — so-called Wavelength Division Multiplexing technology — is well-known in high-level core networks,” says Prof. Ton Koonen of the Eindhoven University of Technology. “The new innovation in FlexPON is the ability to dynamically switch the colors to the end-user to provide the right amount of bandwidth where needed and when needed.” The joint project was part of the Freeband consortium which aims to develop groundbreaking science and apply the results in the industry.

At Genexis, the FlexPON concept is being applied in new products for the fiber-to-the-home market. “FlexPON is an important addition to our successful line of triple play gateways for in the home,” Gerlas van den Hoven continues, “It is a great honor for Genexis and all our project colleagues that with this prestigious award the ICT community in the Netherlands has recognized our work and the economic impact that our innovation can create.”

The ICTRegie Award was presented on Wednesday evening May 27, 2009 during the National ICT Awards 2009 ceremony in the Nieuwe Kerk in The Hague. Distinguished guests were Deputy Mayor of The Hague Frits Huffnagel and the Minister for Foreign Trade Frank Heemskerk. The award was presented by the chairman of the jury, Gerard van Oortmerssen, director of ICTRegie.

About Genexis
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionize the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation. Our customers are network operators throughout Europe. Genexis’ solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.

About Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven University of Technology aims to achieve optimal knowledge and technology transfer to industry and technology-driven organizations. Within the Electro-Optical Communication Systems group, which belongs to the department Electrical Engineering and the research institute COBRA (COmmunication technologies — Basic Research and Applications), research is done in the area of optical fiber communication networks and their supporting techniques, ranging from ultra-high capacity long distance transport and ultra-fast optical signal processing, to optical fiber techniques for providing broadband services to the user in access networks and in-home networks.





Genexis en de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven winnen ICTRegie 2009 Prijs voor innovatie in glasvezelnetwerken

Genexis BV en de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven hebben de ICTRegie 2009 Prijs gewonnen voor hun gezamenlijke innovatie op het gebied van glasvezelnetwerken voor eindgebruikers. De nieuwe ontwikkeling genaamd FlexPON maakt het mogelijk om meerdere kleuren licht op een enkele glasvezel dynamisch te schakelen naar verschillende eindgebruikers. Op deze manier kan bandbreedte optimaal worden verdeeld naar de eindgebruikers naar gelang hun behoefte, terwijl tegelijkertijd kosten worden bespaard en het energieverbruik verlaagd wordt.

“Op dit moment wordt glasvezel uitgerold naar woningen in landen en steden over de hele wereld,” zegt Gerlas van den Hoven, Directeur van Genexis, “Deze zogenaamde ‘fiber-to-the-home’ netwerken geven een enorme verbetering ten opzichte van de bestaande koperkabelinfrastructuur. Toch blijft de honger naar bandbreedte groeien. Met FlexPON kan de capaciteit in een fiber-to-the-home netwerk heel gemakkelijk worden uitgebreid op een efficiënte en toekomstvaste manier.”

De ontwikkeling van FlexPON is gedaan in een samenwerkingsproject met meerdere partners waaronder Genexis, de TU Eindhoven en optische chip maker LioniX. “Het gebruik van meerdere kleuren licht — ook wel Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) genoemd — is goed bekend in de lange-afstand netwerken,” zegt Prof. Ton Koonen van de TU Eindhoven. “Het nieuwe aan FlexPON is de mogelijkheid om kleuren dynamisch te schakelen naar de eindgebruikers om zo de juiste hoeveelheid bandbreedte te leveren op de juiste plaats en op het juiste moment.” Het samenwerkingsproject was onderdeel van het Freeband consortium dat zich richt op het ontwikkelen van baanbrekende wetenschap en het toepassen van de resultaten in de industrie.

Bij Genexis wordt het FlexPON concept toegepast in nieuwe producten voor de fiber-to-the-home markt. “FlexPON is een belangrijke toevoeging aan onze succesvolle lijn van glasvezelmodems voor telefonie, televisie en breedband internet,” vervolgt Gerlas van den Hoven, “Het is een enorme eer voor Genexis en al onze project collega’s dat met deze prestigieuze prijs de ICT gemeenschap in Nederland ons werk en de economische impact die onze innovatie teweeg kan brengen heeft erkend.”

De ICTRegie Award werd woensdagavond 27 mei 2009 uitgereikt tijdens de Nationale ICT Awards 2009 in de Nieuwe Kerk in Den Haag in het bijzijn van ICT Wethouder Frits Huffnagel van Den Haag en Staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken Frank Heemskerk. De award werd overhandigd door juryvoorzitter Gerard van Oortmerssen, directeur ICTRegie.

Over Genexis
Genexis B.V. is een trendsettend Europees bedrijf op het gebied van de ontwikkeling, fabricage en marketing van actieve apparatuur gericht op glasvezel-communicatienetwerken, ook wel fiber-to-the-home netwerken genoemd. Met de Genexis FiberXport^® productlijn kunnen onze klanten een veelzijdig en open netwerk creëren voor het leveren van breedbanddiensten, waarbij de kostenstructuur van het netwerk sterk verbeterd wordt. Onze klanten zijn grote en kleine netwerkbeheerders in Europa. Een optimale prijs-prestatie verhouding wordt gewaarborgd door Genexis' kennis en vaardigheden op het gebied van glasvezel-communicatietechniek, Ethernet/IP en CATV netwerken. Om in te spelen op de toekomstige ontwikkelingen, is Genexis partner in diverse innovatieve R&D programma’s. Genexis is gevestigd in Eindhoven, midden in één van Europa’s toonaangevende high-tech gebieden.

Over de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven
De Technische Universiteit Eindhoven beoogt een optimale overdracht van kennis en technologie tot stand te brengen naar de industrie en andere technologie-gedreven organisaties. In de groep Electro-Optische Communicatiesystemen, welke tot de faculteit Electrical Engineering behoort en deel uitmaakt van het onderzoekinstituut COBRA (COmmunication technologieis — Basic Research and Applications) wordt onderzoek gedaan op het gebied van communicatienetwerken gebaseerd op optische vezel en aan de daarvoor benodigde technieken. Dit gebied strekt zich uit van het transport van datasignalen met ultra-hoge snelheden over grote afstanden en het ultra-snel optisch schakelen van deze signalen, tot optische vezeltechnieken om de breedband diensten naar de eindgebruiker te brengen zowel in fiber-to-the-home netwerken als binnenshuis.



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and television. The roll-out is already fully underway in more than 10 Dutch cities.

“Fiber-to-the-home is the last step to be taken in order to offer end-users real access to the digital highway,” says Peter Kamphuis, Director Operations at Reggefiber Operator BV, “The Genexis FTTH gateway enables us to deliver triple play and more while maintaining low installation and operating cost.”

Reggefiber is currently rolling-out Europe’s largest FTTH network, whereby each home is connected to the network with its own fiber. According to Reggefiber Operator and Genexis, such point-to-point fiber networks are the best way to provide cost-efficient and future-proof broadband communication services. The Genexis fiber-to-the-home gateway plays a crucial role, offering the end-user an easy to use and reliable portal to the digital highway.

“The choice for Genexis strengthens our position as the leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home equipment in Europe,” says Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis. “Customers all over Europe are selecting our Ethernet point-to-point gateway since it provides real broadband in the most flexible and cost-efficient way.”

About Reggefiber
Reggefiber has taken the lead in the Netherlands to transform towards an open fiber-based communications network for consumers. Reggefiber is building and managing this hypermodern open network. The network will be opened to service providers through a variety of active networks operators, including Reggefiber’s own active operator. Reggefiber has the ambition to connect at least 2.5 million homes in the Netherlands by the year 2013.

About Genexis
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionize the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation. Our customers are network operators throughout Europe. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.





Reggefiber en Genexis tekenen overeenkomst voor grootschalige uitrol van glasvezelmodems

Glasvezel netwerkbeheerder Reggefiber Operator BV en glasvezelmodem leverancier Genexis BV hebben een raamovereenkomst getekend voor de levering van Genexis glasvezelmodems aan Reggefiber. De Genexis FiberXport^® modem wordt in de woning geplaatst en levert de combinatie van breedband internet, voice-over-IP telefonie en televisie. De uitrol is al in volle gang in meer dan 10 Nederlandse steden.

“Fiber-to-the-home, ofwel glasvezel tot in de woning, is de laatste stap die nodig is om eindgebruikers in hun woningen toegang te bieden tot de digitale snelweg,” zegt Peter Kamphuis, Directeur Operations van Reggefiber Operator BV, “De Genexis glasvezelmodem maakt het mogelijk voor ons om een totaal pakket aan hoogwaardige communicatiediensten te leveren, tegen de laagste installatie en operationele kosten.”

Reggefiber werkt momenteel aan de uitrol van Europa’s grootste glasvezelnetwerk waarin woningen aangesloten worden op een eigen glasvezel. Volgens Reggefiber Operator en Genexis zijn deze ‘punt-naar-punt’ glasvezelnetwerken de beste manier om kosten-efficient en toekomstvast, breedband communicatiediensten te leveren. De Genexis fiber-to-the-home modem speelt hierin een cruciale rol omdat het de gebruiker een
eenvoudig-te-gebruiken en betrouwbare toegang naar de digitale snelweg biedt.

“De keuze voor Genexis bevestigt onze positie als de toonaangevende leverancier van fiber-to-the-home modems in Europa,” zegt Gerlas van den Hoven, directeur van Genexis. “Klanten in heel Europa kiezen onze glasvezel modem omdat het een echte breedband verbinding biedt op de meest flexibele en kosten-efficiënte manier.”

Over Reggefiber
Reggefiber heeft in Nederland het voortouw genomen in de transformatie naar een open glasvezelnetwerk voor consumenten. Zij bouwt en beheert dit hypermoderne open netwerk en stelt dit ter beschikking aan actieve operators en via haar eigen actieve operator aan dienstenaanbieders. Reggefiber heeft de ambitie om in 2013 minimaal 2.5 miljoen woningen in Nederland te voorzien van een glasvezelaansluiting.

Over Genexis
Genexis B.V. is een trendsettend Europees bedrijf op het gebied van de ontwikkeling, fabricage en marketing van actieve apparatuur gericht op glasvezel-communicatienetwerken, ook wel fiber-to-the-home netwerken genoemd. Met de Genexis FiberXport^® productlijn kunnen onze klanten een veelzijdig en open netwerk creëren voor het leveren van breedbanddiensten, waarbij de kostenstructuur van het netwerk sterk verbeterd wordt. Onze klanten zijn grote en kleine netwerkbeheerders in Europa. Een optimale prijs-prestatie verhouding wordt gewaarborgd door Genexis’ kennis en vaardigheden op het gebied van glasvezel-communicatietechniek, Ethernet/IP en CATV netwerken. Om in te spelen op de toekomstige ontwikkelingen, is Genexis partner in diverse innovatieve R&D programma’s. Genexis is gevestigd in Eindhoven, midden in één van Europa’s toonaangevende high-tech gebieden.

of 1000 megabits per second for triple play services including broadband internet, HDTV, IPTV, telephony, and more,” says Gerlas van den Hoven, managing director of Genexis. “We have developed this new model because network operators are continuously demanding higher bandwidth for their customers. With this bandwidth our customers can build super-fast and future-proof networks. Moreover, this new unit is fully compliant with industry standards such as IEEE 1000Base-BX10 and 802.3ah, and is designed to be used in open access networks whereby multiple service providers deliver their services over a single fiber infrastructure.”

The new Gigabit version as well as the existing 100 Megabit version that is also available will be supplied with a new and modern housing. Both models offer a combination of multi-services broadband, simple but powerful network management, ease of installation and the possibility to install the passive fiber network first and install the active part of the CPE at a later stage. They are also equipped with 4 active Ethernet ports that can be individually provisioned and managed and can be used for data, IPTV, HDTV and VoIP. Optional are 2 analog voice ports as well as a CATV port. It is also possible to supply the units in a ‘single fiber’ version, whereby the analog TV signal is combined with the digital data signal over a single fiber. All versions, including the Gigabit version, are available for immediate shipping.

“This Gigabit version is a great extension of our product portfolio and offers, besides the higher bandwidth, also smart fiber management with modular active components” says Gerlas van den Hoven. “The introduction of this Gigabit model as well as our growing customer base that includes KPN, Reggefiber and the City of Amsterdam, confirms our leading position in the FTTH market.”

About Genexis B.V.

Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionise the cost-base of their networks and create an open service delivery platform for multiple service providers. Our customers are worldwide network operators. Genexis’ solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

ICT-service provider supports supplier of glass fiber networks with FTTH-projects

Fujitsu Services have announced a five year contract with Reggefiber Operator, which is part of the Reggefiber Group, and a leading provider of glass fiber systems for the business and consumer market in the Netherlands. Reggefiber Operator has selected Cisco's fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)-solutions and Genexis' Customer Premises Equipment (glass fiber modem) for the delivery and maintenance of their glass fiber network infrastructure. This equipment, which is used in large scale European FTTH projects such as in Amsterdam and Paris, enables Reggefiber Operator to offer and monitor their broadband services to customers.

With this press release our leading roll as Fiber to the Home manufacturer is highlighted.

If you would like to receive more information about Genexis B.V. or the Genexis Fiber to the Home products you are welcome to contact us.

Gerlas van den Hoven
Managing Director



Geachte relatie,

Het is ons een plezier om u onderstaand persbericht toe te sturen dat Fujitsu Services vandaag heeft doen uitgaan met betrekking tot Fiber to the Home projecten van Reggefiber.

Fujitsu en Reggefiber slaan handen ineen

ICT-dienstverlener ondersteunt leverancier van glasvezelnetwerken bij FTTH-projecten

Het is ons een groot genoegen u bekend te maken dat Fujitsu Services een vijfjarige raamovereenkomst gesloten heeft met Reggefiber Operator voor de levering en het onderhoud van Cisco’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)-oplossingen en Genexis’ Customer Premises Equipment (glasvezelmodems). Deze apparatuur, die wordt gebruikt bij tal van grootschalige FTTH-projecten in Europa, zoals in Amsterdam en Parijs, stelt Reggefiber Operator in staat zijn breedbanddiensten aan eindgebruikers en Service Providers aan te bieden en ze te monitoren.

Hiermee wordt onze toonaangevende rol als Fiber to the Home leverancier onderstreept.

Indien u meer info wenst over Genexis B.V. of haar produkten dan bent u welkom om contact met ons op te nemen.

Met vriendelijke groet,

Gerlas van den Hoven
Managing Director

Fujitsu en Reggefiber slaan handen ineen

ICT-dienstverlener ondersteunt leverancier van glasvezelnetwerken bij FTTH-projecten,

Het is ons een plezier om u onderstaand persbericht toe te sturen dat Fujitsu Services vandaag heeft doen uitgaan met betrekking tot Fiber to the Home projecten van Reggefiber.

9 OCTOBER 2007 — Fujitsu Services heeft een vijfjarige raamovereenkomst gesloten met Reggefiber Operator — onderdeel van de Reggefiber Groep, toonaangevend leverancier van glasvezelnetwerken voor de zakelijke en consumentenmarkt in Nederland — voor de levering en het onderhoud van Cisco’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)-oplossingen en Genexis’ Customer Premises Equipment (glasvezelmodems). Deze apparatuur, die wordt gebruikt bij tal van grootschalige FTTH-projecten in Europa, zoals in Amsterdam en Parijs, stelt Reggefiber Operator in staat zijn breedbanddiensten aan eindgebruikers en Service Providers aan te bieden en ze te monitoren.

“Wij hebben voor Fujitsu gekozen omdat het een van de wereldmarktleiders is op het gebied van systeemintegratie en een krachtige servicepartner die naadloos aansluit bij onze glasvezelstrategie,” zegt Peter Kamphuis, directielid van Reggefiber. “Gezien de reikwijdte van onze ambitie hebben we een partner nodig die de netwerkproducten van diverse leveranciers met elkaar kan integreren en een dergelijk multi-vendor netwerk tevens kan onderhouden. Daarnaast kan Fujitsu ons helpen onze taak als netwerkexploitant zo goed mogelijk uit te voeren door een ‘lean and mean’

ICT-infrastructuur te creëren.”

“De ambitie van Reggefiber hebben wij tot de onze gemaakt door Telecom als speerpunt in onze bedrijfsstrategie te definiëren en onze organisatie daarop in te richten,” aldus Eric Bouwer, Algemeen Directeur van Fujitsu. “De ondertekening van de overeenkomst met Reggefiber is een belangrijke stap op de ingeslagen weg. Als ervaren systeemintegrator en services-specialist kunnen we Reggefiber optimaal ondersteunen met ons uitgebreide dienstenportfolio en zo ons steentje bijdragen aan de realisering van zijn FTTH-doelstellingen. Eurofiber, iConnext en Lybrandt Telecom, drie dochterondernemingen van Reggefiber die zich — onder andere — richten op fiber-to-the-business (FTTB), leveren we reeds vergelijkbare services.”

Over Fujitsu Services

Fujitsu Services is het Europese IT-services-onderdeel van de Fujitsu Groep: met een omzet van 37 miljard euro per jaar de op twee na grootste leverancier van IT-systemen en -services ter wereld. Fujitsu Services telt 22.000 werknemers, is in meer dan 20 landen actief en genereert een omzet van 3,33 miljard euro op jaarbasis. Fujitsu Services ontwerpt, bouwt en beheert IT-infrastructuren voor bedrijven en instellingen uit velerlei branches en specifieke business solutions voor de sectoren retail, logistiek, gezondheidszorg, reizen, industrie en defensie. Doel hiervan is de prestaties van organisaties te verbeteren, waardoor zij in staat zijn hun klanten sneller en efficiënter te bedienen. Fujitsu Services in Nederland (Maarssen) heeft ruim 750 IT-specialisten in dienst. Zij zijn actief op het gebied van IT-outsourcing of werkzaam bij de internationale Helpdesk en het Remote Management Centre. Fujitsu Services heeft samenwerkingsverbanden met toonaangevende IT-spelers als 3Com, Cisco, Citrix, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, HP, Microsoft en SAP.

Voor meer informatie zie:www.fujitsu.com/nl

signals on a fiber-optic cable to multi-play services: broadband internet, voice-over-IP telephony, television and more.

KPN serves over 6 million voice lines and over 2 million broadband internet connections in the Netherlands. One of the possibilities within KPN’s All IP strategy is the roll-out of fiber to the home, both in greenfield areas, and in specific project locations. “With the Genexis home gateway, we can deliver high quality broadband services to end-users at home” says John Quist, KPN’s Vice President All IP. “The Genexis product exactly matches our model to enable multiple services from multiple providers over a single connection.”

The Genexis FiberXport^® gateway provides each user with a connection of 100 megabit per second, that can be used for broadband internet, voice and television services and more. “The combination of multi-service broadband, simple but powerful network management and ease of installation made the difference for KPN” says Gerlas van den Hoven, Managing Director of Genexis. “Customers all over Europe are selecting our Ethernet point-to-point gateway since it provides real broadband in the most flexible and cost-efficient way.”

Genexis is continuously developing products that match the requirements and expectations of the upcoming fiber-to-the-home market. For its home gateways, Genexis works together with US-based chip-maker Ubicom. “With Ubicom’s processor chips, Genexis can design and deliver the most reliable and versatile solution to its customers” says Bert Lutje Berenbroek, Ubicom’s European Sales Director.

The KPN contract strengthens Genexis’ position as the leading supplier of fiber-to-the-home equipment in Europe.

About Genexis B.V.
Genexis is a trendsetting European company dedicated to the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment for fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionise the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation. Our customers are network operators throughout Europe. Genexis’ solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ future expectations, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.

end-users.

The Genexis FiberXport^® gateway is designed to be installed inside the home and converts signals on a fiber-optic cable to multi-play services: broadband internet, voice-over-IP telephony, television and more.

Glasvezelnet Amsterdam, the Amsterdam city fiber network, is one of the leading fiber-from-the-home deployments in Europe, and enables broadband connections with virtually unlimited bandwidth to the inhabitants and enterprises of Amsterdam. Network operator BBned has designed the network to be open, enabling a multitude of service providers to connect to the end-users. BBned CEO Hans Rietkerk: “Our vision is to provide our customers with the highest bandwidth and a choice of service providers. Genexis makes this vision reality by combining the speed of fiber with the flexibility to meet individual end-user service requirements.”

Optical fiber not only delivers real broadband, its transparent nature also enables remote configuration — dramatically reducing operational cost. This is made possible by GAPS, the Genexis solution for provisioning the home gateways. “GAPS is a simple yet powerful toolbox giving the network operator the ability to remotely manage networks of many thousands of users”, says Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis. “While the Genexis home gateway provides a high performance, cost-effective and user-friendly connection to the home, GAPS gives the network operator the right level of management capabilities to maximize revenue generation.”

The deployment of Glasvezelnet Amsterdam commenced on October 12, 2006 and connects 40000 homes and enterprises in its first phase.

About Genexis B.V.
Genexis is a trendsetting European company in the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment dedicated to fiber-to-the-home networks. With the Genexis FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionize the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation. Our customers are network operators throughout Europe. The Genexis solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ expectations for the future, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs. Genexis is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands — the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.

and versatile module for fiber-to-the-home. The FiberXport^® OCG-16m product is designed to be installed inside the home and converts signals on a fiber-optic cable to triple play services: broadband internet, voice-over-IP telephony and television.

The OCG-16m distinguishes itself by its modular approach. Different modules can be connected together to form a single, easy to install unit. The OCG-16m introduces voice-over-IP and managed Ethernet functions, enabling next generation voice and data services to be deployed at end users. In combination with the Genexis OCG-12m CATV module, the OCG-16m enables full triple play services. The development of the OCG-16m builds on experience from the fiber-to-the-home project in Nuenen, the Netherlands, where Genexis successfully delivered 7500 home modules.

Together with the OCG-16m, Genexis introduces a novel approach to network management through its Genexis Automatic Provisioning System, GAPS. GAPS is a complete provisioning and management tool for the OCG-16m. With GAPS, the OCG-16m has become a building block in fiber-to-the-home systems, enabling network operators to efficiently deploy and manage fiber-to-the-home networks. GAPS is scalable from tens to tens-of-thousands of users, and through its pragmatic user interface and modular software design, it dramatically reduces network operation cost.

“With the OCG-16m and GAPS, fiber-to-the-home becomes a real choice for broadband networks” says Dr. Gerlas van den Hoven, CEO of Genexis. “The market currently consists of proprietary, complex solutions, making the customer dependent on a single vendor. With the introduction of GAPS, building a fiber-to-the-home network is made easy and cost-effective.”

About Genexis
Genexis is a trendsetting European company in the development, manufacturing and marketing of active equipment dedicated to fiber-to-the-home networks.
With Genexis’ FiberXport^® product line our customers can revolutionize the cost-base of their networks and create a versatile and open service delivery platform for maximum revenue generation.

Our customers are network operators throughout Europe.
Genexis’ solid technical knowledge and skills in fiber technology, Ethernet/IP and CATV networks, results in superior product performance. To meet and exceed our customers’ expectations for the future, Genexis participates in several innovative research programs.

Genexis is based in Eindhoven — the Netherlands — the center of one of Europe’s key high-tech regions.