Hanaro Telecom, Korea's leading competitive service provider, has selected Alcatel for its Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) trial in Korea. This commercial pilot signals a major breakthrough for GPON in the Korean market and in the greater North-East Asian region. The GPON trial, which started in October 2006, is using a future-proof fibre access technology capable of delivering ultra-high speeds of 100Mbits/s. Upon the successful completion of the trial, Hanaro Telecom will be able to build an all-fibre access network, enabling advanced triple play services - including high-speed internet, high definition video, and multi-player interactive gaming - much to the benefit of Korean households.
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