VALERE POWER INTRODUCES UNIQUE NEW WAY TO POWER FIBER-TO-THE-HOME TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Company’s new LP DC Power System offers complete power solution with battery back up in a compact 5U-high package

RICHARDSON, TX — February 15, 2005— Valere Power today debuted the LP DC Power System, a new low-power DC power system that is compact and cost-effective enough to power fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) or business telecommunications service installations that need high-quality power with battery back up.

The LP Power System is unique in its compact size – squeezing rectifiers, power distribution and battery back up capacity into a compact 5U-high (8.6-inch high x 6.43-inch deep) package that is half the size of competing systems. This small package gives carriers a new option for CPE power deployment in voice-based FTTH or business communications services that need to have battery backed-up power.

The LP Power System provides up to 7 amps of 54-volt DC power, with redundant AC-DC power rectifiers for increased reliability. The integrated power distribution is fully connectorized for reduced field wiring time, and offers eight fuse positions. The system can be wall or rack mounted.

An optional battery enclosure for up four batteries providing up to 12 amp hours of reserve power is also available. The battery enclosure can be flexibly deployed either at the same time as the power system or at a later date.

“In many new installations, deploying fiber right up to the customer premises gives carriers much more flexibility to deploy high-value services, and micro power systems are a cost-effective way to power these installations,” said Greg Fasullo, Valere Power co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing. “With the LP DC Power System we’ve been able to leverage our technology strengths to really increase the value provided through reduced size and lower maintenance and power costs.”

The LP DC Power System expands Valere’s family of products for FTTX and remote terminal applications. Included in this family are the recently announced Line Power System, for distributing DC power to remote nodes from a central office, and the Compact DC Power System, a 300 Amp, 2U-high system that provides local power conversion in DSL remote terminals.

All Valere products are based on the company’s patented technology, which increases power conversion efficiency resulting in a 35% reduction in heat dissipation and 50% smaller system size.

The LP Power System is available with either 1-amp, 4-amp or 7-amp rectifiers. All rectifiers are hot swappable for easy upgrades and replacements. The system is NEBS Level 3 compliant, can operate in temperatures ranging from -40 to 65 degrees Celsius, and offers a mean time between failure (MTBF) of more than 1 million hours.

Price and Availability
The LP DC Power System is now available. System price starts at $500 for a 1 amp redundant system.