GCI Deploys CommScope Remote MACPHY Device for DAA
October 06, 2021 at 09:00 am EDT
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With support from CommScope, GCI, Alaska’s largest telecommunications provider, is the first company to successfully deploy the CommScope RD2322 RxD as a Remote MACPHY Device (RMD) into a service-providing network. With the upcoming launch of the service in 19 Alaska communities, GCI will be among the nation’s leaders in 2 gig internet deployment. The RD2322, which CommScopefirst announced in May, can be deployed as either a Remote PHY Device (RPD) or a RMD based on its software image. GCI deployed the RMD in its existing CommScope NC4000 fiber nodes by swapping the node lid, bringing a host of key advantages to the GCI network including a simplified, distributed access architecture (DAA), lower latency, greater headend efficiencies, and higher throughput. CommScope’s end-to-end solution for Remote MACPHY includes the RMD, fiber nodes, video delivery, fiber, cables, and connectors, as well as back-office software to orchestrate, onboard, manage, and scale deployments. The RMD provides an evolutionary path for operators to transition from I-CCAP and Remote PHY to Remote MACPHY—an architecture with a clear path to DOCSIS 4.0 Extended Spectrum DOCSIS.
CommScope Holding Company, Inc. is a global provider of infrastructure solutions for communication, data center and entertainment networks. Its segments include Connectivity and Cable Solutions (CCS), Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN), Networking, Intelligent Cellular and Security Solutions (NICS), and Access Network Solutions (ANS). The CCS segment provides fiber optic and copper connectivity and cable solutions for use in telecommunications, cable television, residential broadband networks, data centers and business enterprises. The OWN segment includes base station antennas, radio frequency filters, tower connectivity, microwave antennas, metro cell products, cabinets, steel, accessories and the wireless spectrum management business, Comsearch. The NICS segment provides wireless networks for enterprises and service providers. The ANS segmentâs product solutions include cable modem termination systems, video infrastructure, distribution and transmission equipment and cloud solutions.