Fiber To The X Overview ( X=Home, Business, Premise, Curb)

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1 FTTx Solution Guide

2 Fiber To The X Overview ( X=Home, Business, Premise, Curb) Implementing Triple Play (Voice, Video and Data) Services to Improve Your Customers Experience? FACT: Service providers and enterprise organizations that are offering high-bandwidth Triple Play services are creating a distinct competitive advantage in the marketplace. FACT: Bundled Triple Play services greatly increase customer retention rates, reduce churn rates, and create a solid platform for launching new service offerings. FACT: A Triple Play network optimizes your organization s IT investment by streamlining business processes and creating operational efficiencies. Anixter is prepared to support your FTTx initiatives with a total solution. We ve been designing, specifying, and selling premise networks for years. Let us show you how our comprehensive network of technical resources, inventory, and Supply Chain Services can increase your organization s capability to deliver business innovation and stakeholder value. The Anixter FTTx Program serves the following markets: Telecommunications Municipalities Public Utilities Internet and Alternative Service Providers Healthcare Education Home Developers Multi-Dwelling Units

3 From Satellite to Set-Top Box, Let Anixter Be Your Source for FTTx Products and Supply Chain Services! Central Office: Satellite Receiver Infrastructure PON Electronics Ethernet Electronics Optical Line Terminal Fiber Distribution Frames Fiber Entrance Cabinets Fiber Entrance Frames Copper Terminations Racks Fiber Patch Panels Fiber Patch Cords Copper Patch Panels Copper Patch Cords Cross Connect Cables Security/Surveillance Equipment Access Control Equipment Outside Plant Network: Fiber Feeder Cable Fiber Distribution Cable Fiber Drop Cable Multi-Pair Copper Cable Splice Closures Convergence Point Cabinets Building Entrance Protection Pedestals/Access Points Pole Line Hardware Fiber Connectors Fiber Splitters Fiber Couplers Building Entrance Protection Locating Equipment Galvanized Steel Strand Customer Premises Equipment: Optical Network Unit Network Interface Device Fiber Drop Cable Preconnectorized Fiber Drop Cable Splice Closures Building Entrance Protection Cross Connect Blocks Pole Line Hardware Set-Top Box In-Home Cabling (Cat 5e/Cat 6) In-Home Connectivity(Cat 5e/Cat 6) Security/Surveillance Equipment Access Control Equipment Wireless Solutions IP Telephony Home Automation Additional Support Products for FTTx Available from Anixter: Fiber Test Equipment (OTDR) Fiber Tools and Accessories Copper Test Equipment Telecom Test Equipment Electrical Test Equipment Copper Tools Installation Tools Hand Tools Power Tools Cable Tools Fire Stop Identification Products AC Power DC Power Power Protection (UPS) Products. Technology. Services. Delivered Globally.

4 Headline Here Head End & Central Office Equipment

5 Outside Plant Network

6 Customer Premise Application

7 Anixter Supply Chain Services: FTTx Deployments Product Inventory Sourcing Logistics Enhancement Deployment Management & Packaging ebusiness Solutions Regulations, Funding, Competition, etc, etc. These are some of the many variables beyond your control that can create delay and add costs to your FTTx deployment. When planning the aspects of your implementation that you can control, look to Anixter to assist in supply chain optimization and streamlining your operational efforts. Anixter s Supply Chain Services target near and long term savings by leveraging world class systems and support processes. Below are some of the common challenges associated with an FTTx deployment and the Anixter s Supply Chain Services solutions available to help you. Challenge # 1: "Total Solution" Vendor Management GOAL: Reduce the time and expense of finding products, placing orders, and processing payables. ANIXTER SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES: Product specification, vendor and product selection, purchasing, expediting, and returns. Challenge # 2: Effective Service Provisioning GOAL: Ensure delivery of services to the customer, thus allowing for a high degree of satisfaction and optimized revenue recognition. ANIXTER SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES: Custom kitting, whole-order delivery, order tracking, custom labeling, and on-line reporting and ebusiness services. Challenge # 3: Tangible Capital Efficiency GOAL: Offer a broad range of inventory management solutions that provide scalability, operational efficiency, and investment deferral. ANIXTER SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES: Inventory management, vendor managed and consigned inventory programs, warehousing, and reverse logistics. Challenge # 4: Customer Specific Service Bundling GOAL: Decrease installation time and reduce the possibility of ordering excess material by preparing products to your specifications for installation before they are shipped to the job site. ANIXTER SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES: Special labeling, special packaging, and sub-assembly. Challenge # 5: Effective Service Installation GOAL: Manage service demand volumes, inside and outside installations, and efficient dispatching of crews. ANIXTER SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES: Whole order delivery, last mile delivery, multi-site rollouts, installer coordination, custom kitting, Feed-the-Job, and Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery.

8 About Anixter Who We Are and Why We re In Business Anixter is the world s leading supplier of products used to connect voice, video, data and security systems. Anixter is also the leading provider of specialty electrical and electronic wire and cable for building construction, industrial maintenance and repair, and original equipment manufacturing, as well as the leader in providing fasteners and C Class components to OEMs and production lines. We bundle our products with our innovative Supply Chain Services to help control the cost of our customers business processes, reduce their investment in inventory, and ensure they get the right product when and where they need it. Where We re Headed Anixter will continue to listen to our customers to understand their specific requirements in the Enterprise Cabling, Security, Wire & Cable, and Fasteners markets. We will remain flexible, innovative, and aggressive in providing outstanding value to every customer we serve. We will continue listening closely to our customers and working hard every day to earn their business by shipping best-in-class products and providing outstanding service. Robert Grubbs, President & CEO Anixter Global Presence Anixter has over 220 sales and warehouse locations around the world in 45 different countries. Corporate Snapshot: Year founded: 1957 Number of employees: 6, Revenues: $3.3 billion Products: 325,000 Inventory: $675 million Customers: 92,000 Stock symbol: AXE Countries: 45 Anixter Notable Achievements and Awards: Business Week s Top 100 Info Tech List Forbes Best Managed Company Fortune s Americas Most Admired Companies InformationWeek 500 B-to-B Magazine Top 500 ebusiness 5W0023X Anixter Inc Enterprise Cabling & Security Solutions Electrical and Electronic Wire & Cable Fasteners Supply Chain Services Anixter Inc ANIXTER anixter.com World Headquarters: 2301 Patriot Boulevard, Glenview, IL Anixter Inc. is the world s leading supplier of Supply Chain Services and products used to connect voice, video, data and security systems. Anixter is also the leading provider of specialty electrical and electronic wire and cable for building construction, industrial maintenance and repair, and original equipment manufacturing, as well as the leader in providing fasteners and C-class components to OEMs and production lines. We bundle our products with our innovative Supply Chain Services to help control the cost of our customers business processes, reduce their investment in inventory, and ensure they get the right product when they need it. A publicly held company, Anixter, with its subsidiaries, serves companies in more than 45 countries around the world. Anixter s total revenue exceeds $3 billion. Anixter Inc. does not manufacture the items described in this publication. All applicable warranties are provided by the manufacturers. Purchasers are requested to determine directly from the manufacturers the applicable product warranties and limitations. Data and suggestions made in the publication are not to be construed as recommendations or authorizations to use any products in violation of any government law or regulation relating to any material or its use.