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Aftermarket Daily News 3 9 Thursday, November 7, 2019 Optical Zonu Streamlines Base Station Hotel Connectivity with ZONUConnect By Gary Grimes, Director Sales RF Solutions, Optical Zonu Corp. With the U.S. wireless service providers moving towards centralized network architectures, connecting to in-building and outdoor distributed antenna systems in the area often becomes a challenge. Base station manufacturers can offer only a CPRI fiber connection to Remote Radio Heads (RRH). However, available fiber can be scarce and expensive. Remote Radio Heads have a fairly large footprint in both space and power consumption, which costs money. This approach also puts the service providers' base station RRHs at a remote location to which they do not have free access. With ZONUConnect™, Optical Zonu offers a streamlined connectivity between any base station configuration and any DAS that minimizes the fiber count as needed with much higher effi- ciency than any other solution, including CPRI-to-RRH. It minimizes the total equipment needed, which results in the lowest cost and rack space. The RF- Over-Fiber solution allows the service provider to keep all its base station equip- ment in the centralized facility with 24/7 access and a common, battery backed-up power plant. This universal, efficient connectivity greatly simplifies the work for network maintenance engineering. This also ensures a clear system respon- sibility demarcation point for the service provider and the DAS owner. The economy of ZONUConnect becomes more dra- matic as the num- ber of bands sup- ported increases. The rack space and fiber required to support three bands is the same as for five bands, and the price tag is much the same. All other solutions become bigger and more expensive for every new service added. This makes ZONUConnect the choice for future-proof interconnections. In addition to transporting multiple bands and sectors over a low fiber count, ZONUConnect includes an Ethernet data connection between the sites over the common fiber. This permits full system self-discovery during computer set up and remote SNMP monitoring and con- trol. The Fiber Transport also features an optional optical switch feature. This per- mits the carrier to route the services to an auto-redundant fiber path. The ZONUConnect Ethernet connection incorporates Optical Zonu's digital SFPs with built-in micro OTDR. If the data path is lost, the unit immediately reports the location of the break in the fiber, enabling a short service outage time. Optical Zonu's ZONUConnect is the only base station-to-DAS intercon- nection truly optimized for any network. It has a proven track record in every service provider's network to every DAS with connections from one sector to large DAS deployments in stadiums, are- nas, convention centers, hotels, race- ways, hospitals and government build- ings. Its efficiency has been exploited for connections from 250 feet to over 10 miles. For more information, visit www .opticalzonu.com. Genovation Cars: The Green Car Company By Steve Keyes, Communications Director, Centigrade for Genovation Cars Genovation's long-term goal is to be a premier provider of high performance sustainable automobiles. Genovation is committed to advancing the state of the art in EV technology with the knowledge that performance EVs will accelerate the delivery of sustainable products for future generations. The Genovation GXE Corvette all electric supercar has broken several significant world records on mul- tiple occasions while reimagining an American icon. Genovation is raising the bar in energy storage, propulsion, com- posite and suspension technologies. We ask our customers to join us on this jour- ney. In recent years, several issues have converged to create a demand for the kind of vehicle Genovation builds: Climate change, due to high carbon dioxide emissions, is now a widely accepted fact. As a global community, we must all take whatever actions we can to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. A recent draft report from the US Government titled Climate Science Special Report finds it "extremely likely that more than half of the rise in temper- ature over the past four decades has been caused by human activity." There has been an increase in the awareness of the negative effects of air pollution, especially on the young and old. The World Health Organization has estimated that up to 2.4 mil- lion people a year die from causes directly attributed to air pollution. Research has shown a correlation between air pollution and the inci- dences of asthma, particular- ly among children. As atmospheric CO 2 lev- els rise, the gas dissolves into our oceans, causing the water to become more acidic. Ocean acidification negatively impacts biodiversity and is par- ticularly damaging to shellfish and kelp, putting fisheries around the globe at risk. The Genovation team is comprised of a small and capable group of engineers and automotive experts that are commit- ted to building world class products. In order to achieve this goal, Genovation has teamed with one of the world's preeminent contract manufac- turers, The Prefix Corporation, to make the GXE a reality. Steeped in Detroit and European automotive know how, Prefix is helping make the GXE a stylish, robust, world class elec- tric supercar. At the same time, we have teamed with a num- ber of smaller technology companies, like Stafl Systems, that bring a fresh approach to innovation in the automotive sector. The combination of large and small, of traditional and new organiza- tions, has resulted in the creation of the world's fastest certified street legal elec- tric supercar, the Genovation GXE. For more information, visit www .genovationcars.com. The Expansions of Original Parts Group Determined to supply Chevelle and El Camino parts to GM enthusiasts and oth- ers in the restoration industry, Dave Leonard, President and Founder of Original Parts Group, started a new enterprise out of a two-car garage in Santa Ana, California, named Chevelle Classics. He found very quickly that he would need more space and moved his business into a larger garage. As the product line grew to over 5,000 parts and accessories, the garage was no longer cutting it. Chevelle Classics moved into its third location, a warehouse large enough to house an enormous amount of product for its growing product line. Chevelle Classics continued to invest in manufacturing, as its number one goal and focus was to produce the largest selection of reproduction parts for Chevelle and El Camino enthusiasts. As its product line continued to expand, Chevelle Classics was forced to pack up and relocate on multiple occasions. By June of 1990, it was in its sixth location and its product line had grown to over 20,000 different restoration and high-per- formance parts. In 1994, parts and accessories were added for Pontiac (GTO, Tempest and Lemans) and Chevelle Classics now had the largest selection of in-stock classic GM restoration parts in the United States. With multiple product lines now avail- able, Dave found it necessary to give his company a more suitable name, and Chevelle Classics officially became Original Parts Group, Inc. Year after year, Dave continued to introduce new product lines for Oldsmobile in 2001 and for Buick in 2002, offering many "restoration industry firsts" includ- ing injection molded interior parts, alu- minum and chrome moldings and bright trim. It was then that sales tripled for Original Parts Group. Towards the end of 2002, OPGI found itself relocating to its seventh location, this time tripling in size to 54,000 square feet to house 50-plus employees and a growing inventory. Five short years later with 100 plus employees and over 50,000 in-stock parts and accessories, OPGI moves to its eighth and largest location. The new facility is over 100,000 square feet and capable of 250,000 square feet with mezzanine. In 2009, OPGI added a new product line to address the needs of classic Cadillac enthusiasts, and then in 2010 came parts for Buick Riviera. A year later, the Pontiac Grand Prix, Bonneville and Catalina product lines were added with the Buick Grand National, T-Type and Regal product pushed in 2016. Last year, OPGI was thrilled to announce that it was working hard on expanding its Cadillac line. The new expansion covers CTS, STS, ATS, XLR and even Escalade/EXT models for all years up to the present day. For the most up-to-date information on OPGI expansions and product offerings, go to www.opgi.com or stop by booth #23987. Owning a Spray Bed Liner Business There's nothing quite like being an inde- pendent business owner. Building your business your way that's set in your own management philosophy can be a game changer. If you have an interest in the automotive aftermarket, becoming a cer- tified bed liner spray owner-operator may be the right business for you. Every so often, the aftermarket receives a new product that is destined to become one of the true hallmarks of the industry. One such product is Bullet Liner, which is making its way into the aftermarket, one step at a time. With all new products, a proven track record is not given – it is earned. Installers, technicians, jobbers and distributors need more than just a promise – they need proven results. On Track to Becoming an Industry Leader At Bullet Liner, one of the hallmarks of the brand is the fact that it is not fran- chised. That's right – since day one, it has been proud to be the market's only " U N " - F r a n c h i s e d Alternative™. And Continued on Page 55