Hargray Communications is gearing up to deliver IPTV services to residents in Sun City Hilton Head, South Carolina with the help of Alloptic, Inc.

"We've been using the Alloptic platform to deliver voice, data and RF Video services for several years," said Gerry Grayson, VP of Technology, Hargray Communications. "With the Alloptic platform we were able to seamlessly add IPTV to our service offering. With this Ethernet-based system, efficient multicast capabilities are an inherent function of the system. Alloptic's solution allows us to deliver 200+ channels without any bandwidth penalties. Additionally, with their IGMP fast leave implementation, our customers don't get bogged down with long channel change delays."

Alloptic is an industry leader in the development and deployment of IEEE Gigabit Ethernet Passive Optical Network (GEPON) technology. Alloptic's access network solution has been deployed around the world and offers the only GEPON solution with five years of field hardened, operational history. The Alloptic solution leverages a standard ITU PON architecture while delivering a gigabit of bandwidth. With a native ability to support traditional TDM voice over an Ethernet-based platform, Alloptic is able to provide today's worry free telephone services while seamlessly supporting next generation services like IP HDTV.