Zhone Technologies announced that through a partnership with BTC Networks, Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a leading mobile voice and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is utilizing Zhone's industry-leading MXK Optical Line Termination (OLT) for its Greenfield nationwide Fiber network. The network will deliver fixed broadband services to residential and business customers using Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology. The MXK OLT will also be used to provision business services and transport mobile backhaul network traffic. Saudi Arabia remains one of the biggest and fastest growing economies in the Middle East. Currently, fixed telephony lines stand at 4.5 million with over 3.4 million lines in residences and homes, representing roughly 69% of the households in the Kingdom. Fixed…

Celeno Communications announced that the Inteno ZAP100, powered by Celeno's video-grade Wi-Fi technology, is being offered by Telenor Sweden to wirelessly stream HD IPTV to multiple screens within subscriber homes. One of Sweden's major operators, Telenor will provide its Swedish subscribers with a cost-effective, self-installable wireless home networking solution through its wholly owned subsidiary, Bredbandsbolaget. Celeno's OptimizAIR continues to be the technology-of-choice for operators who want to provide subscriber customers with video-grade Wi-Fi home networks. With its agreement to provision customers with the Inteno device, Telenor becomes the 75th operator to deploy Celeno technology, representing a major milestone for the chipset company. "We are thrilled that Telenor has chosen the Inteno ZAP100 Video Bridge to deliver IPTV services wirelessly in…