BroadLight Announces Partnership with AlCircuits to Enhance Rapid Adoption of GPON and High-Speed Fiber Access Solutions in Brazil Market

BroadLight | December 15th, 2010 | Santa Clara, Calif.
BroadLight, the leading supplier of fiber access processors, announced today that it has signed AlCircuits, a leading supplier of optical and semiconductor solutions for the Brazil market, as its exclusive distributor in Brazil. “AlCircuits has unique technology and logistics know-how to serve our existing customers in Brazil, and an intimate knowledge of the telecom/fiber access market in Brazil that will grow both BroadLight business and accelerate adoption of GPON and high-speed fiber access technology in Brazil and elsewhere in South America.”, said Wade Giles, Vice President of Americas Sales at BroadLight. Access equipment makers worldwide have their eye on Latin America as one of the potential high-growth areas for fiber access and GPON in particular.  BroadLight is uniquely positioned to serve the Brazilian market, with six local licensees of BroadLight technology.  BroadLight believes AlCircuits will help existing and future licensees take advantage of “local content” competitiveness in Brazil. Marcos Tadeu, President and Owner of AlCircuits, added “We are very pleased to add BroadLight to the list of world-class components we distribute, ensuring a cost-effective and fast time-to-market solution for the telecom fiber market in Brazil.”
About BroadLight BroadLight is a fabless semiconductor company supplying processors to equipment vendors for fiber access applications around the globe.  BroadLight enables service delivery with its highly integrated processors and software for central office and customer premises equipment. A worldwide leader in fiber access semiconductor, BroadLight powers all the GPON deployments worldwide.  For more information, please visit http://www.broadlight.com.
About AlCircuits AlCircuits is a leading distributor of electronic,  fiber, and access components for Brazil.  At Alcircuits youl find a full line of top-tier electronics, from multiple brands. The goal of AlCircuits is to meet the expectations of its customers through transparency and punctuality in business.  For more information, please visit http://alcircuits.com.br.
Press Release via BroadLight