Jan. 17, 2006 — NeoPhotonics announced that it has shipped 1 million bi-directional (Bi-Di) transceivers for fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) applications, primarily for networks in Japan. NeoPhotonics made the announcement at the Fiber Optic EXPO (FOE) in Tokyo, where the company is exhibiting its line of Bi-Di transceivers and other products.

“The fact that we shipped over 1 million Bi-Directional transceivers in the last two years indicates the high quality and reliability of our product line,” said Zhangyong Huang, president of NeoPhotonics China (formerly Photon Technology Co., Ltd.). “Bi-Di transceivers that operate over a single strand of fiber are key to reducing capital and operating expenditures in FTTH deployments. The single fiber concept reduces system cost, doubles capacity and simplifies network design and fiber management.”