Altice Labs has achieved new international recognition, this time with a patent granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Entitled "Dual GPON Small Form-Factor Pluggable Optical Module", the patent refers to a compact and innovative optical module that doubles the capacity of GPON ports in telecommunications equipment.
This technology, developed for application in Optical Line Terminals (OLT) in telecommunications centers, significantly increases the density of passive optical network (PON) terminals per device. The innovation responds to the growing demand for greater capacity and speed in telecommunications networks, driven by the exponential increase in users and connected devices.
"This achievement, which we are very proud of, reinforces Altice Labs' position at the forefront of innovation in telecommunications," says Paulo Firmeza, Managing Director of Altice Labs. "Our commitment to developing advanced technologies is the key to continuing to provide effective and robust solutions that respond directly to the needs of a constantly evolving market."
The new US patent adds to Altice Labs' growing intellectual property portfolio, which in 2024 has already won several patents. In addition to the "Dual GPON Small Form-Factor Pluggable Optical Module", the following stand out:
- Method for natural language processing based on multimodel segments: Applied to the BOTSchool intelligent conversation platform, this solution makes it possible to interpret spoken and written language in order to offer users more natural and effective interactions.
- Distributor of load rate limits for the admission of discrete service requests: Software component that optimizes the performance of data processing systems, such as the Online Collection System (OCS), by intelligently distributing resources and adapting load limits across multiple interfaces.
- Altice Labs has also decided to strengthen the protection of several inventions with patent applications already submitted in Portugal. It has recently submitted new European patent applications - in the areas of passive optical networking, digital platforms, advanced audiovisual content management and analysis, natural language processing and artificial intelligence, and optical network management - but also in the United Kingdom, in passive optical networking, and in the United States of America, in the areas of passive optical networking and optical network management.
Throughout 2024, the company also submitted several patent applications for innovations in network management, information security and the implementation of data governance mechanisms in complex data ecosystems.