September 6,2010, Shenzhen, Source Photonics Inc. (a subsidiary of MRV Communications, Inc.), a leading provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks, today announces the CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) GPON OLT and ONT product family.

Source Photonics CWDM GPON OLT and ONT provide an alternative cost-effective solution to expand the total capacity to 10Gb/s or beyond in gigabit passive optical networks (GPON). It is based on the existing mature GPON technology using multiple CWDM channels to expand the total capacity in the single fiber. The CWDM provides a flexible network architecture and pay-as-you-go service providers, enabling increased bandwidth from 2.5Gb/s to 12.5Gb/s downstream and from 1.25Gb/s to 6.25Gb/s upstream. The CWDM GPON transceivers are compliant with the existing GPON ITU standard G.984.2.

“With continuing bandwidth demand to support internet video and 3G wireless network growth, 10G EPON and XG-PON are emerging in the market. However, 10G PON technology has not yet reached maturity and a competitive cost point,” said Darron Young, Senior Director of Product Line Management at Source Photonics. “Our CWDM GPON transceivers are based on the existing mature GPON products, and provide an immediate, alternative solution to allow service providers to expand their bandwidth with minimum investment.”