[0] Pace Micro Technology Targets VoIP for Cable Operators.Business Editors/Technology Writers WEST YORKSHIRE West Yorkshire, former metropolitan county, N central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county largely embraced the Leeds conurbation and comprised five metropolitan districts: Calderdale, Bradford, Leeds, Wakefield, and Kirklees. , England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2001 Pace Micro Technology has today announced that it is developing a Multimedia Terminal Adaptor (networking, hardware) Terminal Adaptor - (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. (MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. ), targeted at cable operators wanting to deliver voice over internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) telephony. Using Pace's MTA, operators will be able to provide targeted telephony and high-speed data services. The MTA, which will be available in the second half of 2002, is designed to enable cable operators to deploy the most cost-effective telephony and data services possible for residential and small office markets. The product will be easy to install and utilises integrated wireless technology to distribute voice and data services in the home. This removes the need for time-consuming and costly rewiring by installation engineers and will aid earlier profitability. Pace's MTA can be used as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. product or with other Pace digital cable products such as the home gateway (set-top box The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. ) for television services. This approach will enable cable operators to take a more flexible approach in delivering the "triple play" of voice, video and data services by only providing their customers with equipment for the services they demand. As a result operators will no longer need to `over-invest' in equipment their customers do not yet require. Pace's development of MTA products draws on the company's experience in integrating cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. technology into home gateways (set-top boxes) for digital cable television services (in excess of one and a half million Pace products with integrated cable modems are already in consumer homes) and VegaStream's(1) expertise in VoIP technology. The MTA also draws on Pace's Gateway Expander platform, which when plugged into a standard home gateway acts as a wireless and `no new wires' home networking base station for distributing voice and data services around the home. ((1) Acquired by Pace Micro Technology in March 2000) "VoIP telephony will be a major revenue generator for many cable operators," said Andy Trott Pace's Divisional CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "However, for the business case to work customer premise equipment must be cost-effective to buy and install. We have taken on the challenge and our MTA has been designed with the specific needs of cable operators and their consumers in mind. No longer will operators have to buy one product to fit all circumstances, they can now deliver the services they want with no wasted investment." Andy Trott continued: "This is a new market opportunity for Pace. Drawing on our vast experience in digital television, VoIP and wireless home networking, we are providing a fresh and innovative perspective to how cable operators can create enhanced returns on their voice and data capabilities. Pace's approach will dramatically reduce capital expenditure and provisioning costs." VoIP telephony delivered through the MTA uses an integrated DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 1.1 cable modem. The Pace MTA supports the CableLabs PacketCable(TM) standard for VoIP to provide the full range of telephony features to the end user. As Pace develops more solutions utilising VoIP technology, the company has merged its VegaStream business developing VoIP products for business markets with Pace's Networks & Connected Devices division. The new team will use their combined knowledge and experience to target business and consumer voice and data gateway markets. About Pace Micro Technology Plc Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a home gateway to enable sophisticated services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for interactive communications, for consumer devices and services to interact with each other and the outside world. Pace was the largest European supplier of home gateways (set-top boxes) during 2000. Its analogue and digital technology has been installed in over thirteen million homes worldwide since it was founded in 1982. The company is now actively involved in all digital platforms - satellite, terrestrial, cable, wireless and xDSL - through alliances with broadcasters, network operators and technology partners in the UK, USA, Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Australasia and the Far East. These achievements were made possible through the commitment of Pace's 1000 strong workforce, over half of whom are research and development engineers, dedicated to the development of digital technology for the home and small and home office markets. Pace's head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire, with further offices in Bracknell, Cambridge, the USA and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . The company's shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :PIC (1) (Programmable Interrupt Controller) An Intel 8259A chip that controls interrupts. Starting with the 286-based AT, there are two PICs in a PC, providing a total of 15 usable IRQs. ). For further information, please visit Pace's web site at http://www.pace.co.uk |
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