Profitable New Market Penetration

The GFAST Gigabit Ethernet and Interconnect products combine to give service providers a low-risk way to open new markets. Typically, to enter a new market, service providers are forced to deploy costly optical CO equipment and fiber links to serve one or a few customers, and aggressively pursue broader service penetration to see return on this investment. Instead, with the VFAST products, service providers can begin by deploying lower-cost DS3 facilities and VFAST Ethernet DS3 Converters as needed. This deployment generates immediate return on investment, which grows with each new customer. Then, when they have enough customers, service providers can install fiber, deploy the GFAST Gigabit Ethernet products and switch customers to the new optical solution. They can now offer increased bandwidth to these customers and can cost-effectively support more customers. VFAST Interconnect equipment can be reused in another new market.