Alphion Corporation Announces Selection by BSNL as GPON Technology Provider

GPON network equipment to support deployment of multiple play services in the
India Telecoms Network
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Alphion® Corporation announced today that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL),
the largest government telecommunication service provider in India, has selected
Alphion GPON technology for the deployment of next generation multiple play FTTx
services in the western and southern zones of India. The initial BSNL contract
for the Alphion GPON equipment, the first phase in a multi-year program, will
provide services to 259,000 Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) subscribers.

The Alphion GPON product family consists of state-of-the-art Optical Line
Terminal, Optical Network Terminals, and Passive Optical Splitters. The Alphion
Optical Line Terminal offers 40 protectable GPON ports per shelf, an ultra-fast
redundant 200 gigabit per second backplane, and 56 gigabit per second uplink
capacity. The solution supports PON architectures with path and equipment
redundancy, and includes Optical Network Terminals for single family residences,
small businesses, and multiple dwelling units. Alphion is showing its full line
of GPON equipment at the ITU Telecom World 2009 exhibition (booth 5175), October
5th to 9th, in Geneva, Switzerland.

"The selection of Alphion technology for a major share of the GPON network
equipment being procured by BSNL, is a significant achievement and establishes
Alphion as a leading supplier of GPON access solutions in the Indian Telecom
Networks," commented Dr. Bharat P. Dave, Alphion Chairman, President and CEO.
"Alphion is fully committed to supporting the roll-out of GPON equipment in
India. This initial contract is the first phase of BSNL`s planned multi-year
deployment of GPON networks and our deliveries of Alphion equipment, the first
GPON shipments in India, are well underway."

ABOUT ALPHION

Alphion Corporation develops, manufactures and markets communications systems,
subsystems, integrated and discrete photonic components based on its proprietary
QLight® technology platform. Alphion products are sold world wide to service
providers and OEMs in the Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP), telecommunications,
CATV, fiber optic sensing, test & measurement, medical imaging, and defense
system markets. Alphion offers a growing line of broadband access products,
which support complete end-to-end GPON network solutions. The AOLT-4000 Optical
Line Terminal, AONT-100/200/300 Optical Network Terminal family, and Passive
Optical Splitter family are in full compliance with the International
Telecommunications Union`s standard for GPON equipment (ITU-T G.984). This
ensures that the Alphion product family meets the stringent carrier-class
requirements and interoperates with a broad spectrum of other manufacturers`
GPON equipment. Alphion is a member of both FSAN (www.fsanweb.org) - a
consortium of carriers and equipment suppliers developing tomorrow`s broadband
network standards and the ITU (www.itu.int). For more information about Alphion
and its products, visit our website www.alphion.com.

Alphion Corporation
Christopher Peterson, +1-609-936-9001 x7049
Mobile: +1-908-720-1250
cpeterson@alphion.com

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