Zhone (www.zhone.com)

Zhone Technologies is developing the industry's first complete line of telecommunications infrastructure products for the local access network. Zhone's products bring end-to-end integration and management to the local loop-from the core to the subscriber's premises-making it possible for carriers and service providers to offer a full suite of managed services while optimizing bandwidth, reducing costs, and speeding up provisioning. Zhone is making the local access network reliable, manageable, and cost effective, while providing a trusted pathway toward next-generation technologies. Launched with an unprecedented $500 million in initial funding by highly successful executives with strong telecommunications industry experience, Zhone has the vision and resources to support carriers every step of the way, from solving today's congestion and cost issues to building the next-generation access network.