[0] Tdsoft and 2Wire Announce Partnership to Provide Voice Services Over DSL for the International Market; Partnership Will Enable Integrated Voice and Data Services Over DSL.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUPERCOMM 2000 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 Tdsoft Ltd., a developer of Voice over Next-Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions for telephone companies, competitive carriers and service providers, and 2Wire, Inc., the leading provider of residential gateways, today announced a partnership to deliver Voice over DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary (VoDSL) to consumers in the international market. This partnership combines the award-winning 2Wire HomePortal(TM) residential gateway with Tdsoft's VoNGATE(TM) voice access gateway to create a value proposition for carriers to enable them to deliver integrated data, telephony, and entertainment services to the home. "Our partnership with 2Wire strengthens Tdsoft's position in the voice over next-generation access worldwide market," said Ezra Mizrahi, marketing director for Tdsoft. "For carriers that are looking to penetrate the residential market for voice access over DSL, with the 2Wire HomePortal products, we are able to offer a superior joint end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. that delivers voice services together with fast Internet access See how to access the Internet. ." "We have seen a dramatic increase in the demand for both residential broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a using DSL and home networking. The next application that DSL will drive is advanced voice services brought to the home in a very simple and intuitive manner," said Roy Johnson About Tdsoft Tdsoft develops and markets Voice over Next-Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions, access concentrators, and switch simulators for the telecommunications industry. Tdsoft open solutions enable service providers to add voice services over existing next generation access broadband infrastructure (Cable, xDSL, and Wireless). More than 45 carriers and telecom equipment vendors in 25 countries use Tdsoft's products, which have been tested with 15 different switches, worldwide. Established in 1994, Tdsoft is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. financially backed by leading international venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . For more information, please consult the Tdsoft site at www.tdsoft.com. About 2Wire, Inc. 2Wire delivers a full suite of broadband products and services to the residential marketplace. 2Wire HomePortal products are the first intelligent residential gateways to integrate the wealth of options available through the Internet and create a complete home data, voice, and entertainment network. 2Wire's web site (www.2wire.com) offers comprehensive, impartial information on DSL, the future of broadband services, and home networking, and the most complete and accurate DSL look-up service in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . 2Wire was recently named as one of the Hot 100 Private Companies by Upside Magazine. The 2Wire HomePortal series was recognized with three significant honors at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, including Best of Show. Note to Editors: 2Wire, the 2Wire logo and HomePortal are trademarks of 2Wire, Inc. |
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