Coherent, FONS enter joint venture to form CFX Communications Systems
Coherent, FONS enter joint venture to form CFX Communications Systems
Coherent Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) and Fiber Optics Networks Solutions Corp. (FONS; Northboro, MA) have entered into a joint venture to form CFX Communications Systems. The new company will develo¥and market a broadband transmission product line to provide cost-effective cable television and high-speed Internet access. The product line will provide both analog and digital transmissions supporting hybrid fiber coax networks, fiber-to-the-curb systems, and fiber-to-the-home systems.
The move caps investments by FONS over the past two and a half years in research, development, and prototyping of a linearized broadband-transmission product line. Michael Noonan, FONS Corp. president and CEO, will serve as president of CFX Communications Systems. The new company will be located in Northboro, MA.