The Cable, a service provider in St. Kitts, is upgrading parts of its network to RF over glass (RFoG) using equipment from Alloptic.

Two high-end developments on St. Kitts are now leveraging The Cable’s fiber-based broadband services. At one of the two properties, The Cable has wired a model home to demonstrate a home automation system that would allow home owners to remotely monitor and control all electronics, including electronic hurricane shutters.

The Cable’s general manager, Bill Ewing, said: “The Cable prides itself in providing not only traditional video, but also in providing exceptional voice, data and specialized communications services. Our high-speed FTTx enabled by the Alloptic RFoG system provides the reliability and quality required by advanced applications, such as remote access and control of ‘Smart Home’ home automation systems by off-island owners.”

Alloptic's equipment provides expanded bi-directional bandwidth for additional video content and premium data services, while reducing overall costs. Purchased power savings – as much as 96 percent – are a major component of these cost benefits, Alloptic said.

Additional cost savings of their RFoG deployment come from opex (operating expenses) improvements such as reduced repair truck rolls and the elimination of coax line and amplifier maintenance. Power continuity is also an issue prevalent in many island communities, Alloptic continued.