26 August 2015
Networking equipment specialist ZyXEL says it is one of the first CPE vendors to have its modem products conform to BT’s Modem Conformance Testing (MCT) for VDSL2 self-install devices.
The company says the move to accredit its VMG8324-B10A and dual band VMG8924-B10A modems comes as the need for engineer installs and two box solutions decreases rapidly.
“User self installations are now becoming the norm, as they remove the hassle of organising a costly engineer visit,” states the firm. “The VMG8924-B10A and VMG8324-B10A enable ISPs to break their reliance on costly engineer installations for modems. Moreover, they provide greater choice for ISPs in delivering a self-install FTTC services to customers.”
Both devices support ADSL2+. ZyXEL says that means ISPs can deploy them to ADSL2+ customers without having to invest in new devices when users migrate from ADSL2+ to VDSL2.
It adds that the two modems also feature dedicated Ethernet WAN ports which support Gigabit throughput, so ISPs can roll out to FTTH or LTE customers.
The VMG8924-B10A supports 802.11ac to provide wireless data rates of up to 1.3Gbps, while the VMG8324-B10A has 802.11n to deliver up to 300Mbps.
According to ZyXEL, both provide stable, reliable wireless connections for high-speed data and multimedia usages. Their 802.11ac/n technology empowers them to eliminate dead zones and extend coverage while retaining backward compatibility with any Wi-Fi certified device.
The vendor also says service providers can freely design their QoS policies and prioritise mission-critical services, such as IPTV and VoIP, based on their service plan offerings.
Alan Turner, ZxXEL’s service provider product manager for UK&I, says service providers now have the option of providing FTTC consumers with two “high performance and cost effective” modems that have the flexibility of a self-install option.
He adds: “Our focus for accrediting the VMG8324-B10A and VMG8924-B10A was to enable ISPs to continue to provide FTTC services to consumers and decrease the reliance on expensive Openreach engineer installs and undesirable two box solutions.”
