Emcore Corporation, a provider of compound semiconductor technologies for global communications, today announced an agreement with BUPT-Guoan Broadband Network Tech. Co. Ltd (BUPT-Beijing University of Posts and Telecom) to distribute Emcore's fiberoptic cable television and satellite communications products in China.

The agreement combines Emcore's Ortel Division, with its experience in Hybrid Fiber/Coax (HFC) and Fiber-to- the-Premise (FTTP) network architectures, products and technologies, and BUPT- Guoan, with its domestic sales and support staff and knowledge of China's broadband marketplace.