Aerial density was key for us because we knew we had to get more capacity on these platters. We did not want to add more platters and more heads to achieve the capacity range. There are some fringe benefits such as the ability to reduce the number of components in that drive when your aerial density goes up per gigabit.
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These things are important because users can never get enough bandwidth and control, ... And the great news for users is pricing for Gigabit and Layer 3 switches is coming down because of intensified competition.
There are several applications for our products beyond FTTH. For example, one device under development is intended to double the number of users that can share Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON). With today's preferred Telco video delivery system, RF overlay, our solution enables a 64-way split to accommodate users connected to an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) port at the serving central office, whereas today only 32 users can share such a port. Our future plan also includes products to alleviate the cable TV return path bottleneck, and RF power amplifiers for emerging wireless applications where signal clarity and power efficiency are critical in reducing capital and operating costs.
Proxim's brand name and distribution channel are recognized around the globe, and we are building on these strengths with an expanded product portfolio to enable our partners to pursue new revenue opportunities. Customers can expect to see even more benefits from our combined company as we continue to expand our portfolio of best-of-breed wireless solutions in virtually every arena, from Wi-Fi through wireless Gigabit Ethernet.
Putting the fiber in gives us the ability to go to 1 Gigabit or greater to the desktop.