Question-and-Answer Session
Operator
(Operator instructions) Our first question comes from Michael Coady with B. Riley & Co. Mr. Coady, your line is open.
Michael Coady – B. Riley & Co.
Thank you. Hi, Tom.
Tom Steipp
Hi.
Michael Coady – B. Riley & Co.
Welcome aboard, Justin. Nice quarter. Was there anything anomalous on the DTI side? You mentioned a wave of modular CMTS purchases or deployments in the quarter. Is that expected to be a steady ramp or was it a big blip in the quarter that might not repeat itself?
Tom Steipp
Yes, I think you need to take a look at the backlog we mentioned towards the end of last fiscal year. We built a pretty substantial backlog. We have been trying to work down the lead times on this product because it tends to be something that people want immediately. We were able to do a lot of that in Q1. So, while we have solid expectations for the product going forward, Q1, at least for the next several quarters, will probably be a high watermark, but we would expect over the course of the year, continued sales of our DTI products. The strongest time for us will probably be in the second half of our fiscal year as MSOs get new capital budgets.
Michael Coady – B. Riley & Co.
Okay. Thanks. And then on the sync upgrade activity with the RBOX, is that progressing as planned? And then as a second part to that, what do you see as the potential opportunity of India, Japan and China?
Tom Steipp
The first part of the question is, yes, we see the progression of things with AT&T and Verizon on the upgrade, pretty much along the lines of what we had put into our plan for the year. Just to reiterate, for the last three years, at least, the first half of our fiscal year has been the second half of their fiscal year, and it's clearly been lighter in terms of bookings and shipments. We don't see any change to that trend this year. Obviously, in light of the current economic environments, we're staying as close to those folks as we possibly can. In terms of opportunities in India, Japan and China, we see some near-term opportunities in India, but longer term, we see significant opportunities in both China and Japan as well. So as those come in, we'll be announcing those on the calls.
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