Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (\"Huawei\"), a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications networks for operators around the world, today announced that it is to supply nearly 40% of China Network Communications Group’s (China Netcom’s) optical access solutions making it the operator’s largest partner in the optical field.

As the provider of fixed-line communication services at the upcoming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China Netcom has chosen to centralize the purchase of its optical access equipment to provide ultra-broadband services to end-users. A dozen suppliers in the industry, including Huawei, submitted bids and after rigorous tests China Netcom offered Huawei the biggest share of the work because of its innovative product design, cutting-edge technologies, stable equipment performance and rich experience in commercial applications.

As stated in the contract, Huawei will provide its world-leading optical access equipment, the SmartAX MA5600T series, to deliver the best optical access experience to China Netcom’s broadband users nationwide. The SmartAX MA5600T series is the only system in the industry that enables real blockless terabit full-optical access. It satisfies customer requirements for ultra-wide bandwidth with a unified full-optical access platform to access the PON and P2P traffic, increasing the customer’s experience and enabling China Netcom to provide innovative multi-play services to its subscribers (including voice, video and data services).

\"We are glad to have this opportunity to provide industry-leading optical access products and solutions to China Netcom,” said Yang Zhirong, President of Huawei Access Network Product Line. “We look forward to working with the operator and helping it to increase its network value.\"

Huawei has always invested and innovated in the optical access field, and its efforts have accelerated the commercialization of optical access technologies throughout the world. All Huawei’s products have passed the EPON and GPON tests set by the China Ministry of Information Industry and Huawei is the only vendor in China that owns both EPON and GPON network access licenses. To date, Huawei’s SmartAX optical access equipment is serving over 400,000 commercial lines worldwide by operating within the networks of many top-tier operators worldwide.