'Mr. Watson, Come Here! I Need You!'; New Hampshire Governor Craig Benson Makes 25 Millionth VoIP Call at Cedar Point Communications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DERRY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2003 New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). governor Craig Benson Craig Benson (born New York City, October 8, 1954) came to public attention by founding Cabletron Systems, now known as Enterasys Networks that became one of the largest employers in New Hampshire, and was governor of the state from January 2003 to January 2005. found the appropriate words in telecommunications history Thursday when he made the 25 millionth voice-over-IP call from the Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one Communications' packet-based integrated voice-over-cable switching system, SAFARI C(Cubed), serving the company's office complex here. "Mr. Watson, come here! I need you," Benson opened, during the call to Dave Watson :For the 1970-80s footballer, see David Watson (footballer). Dave Watson (born November 20, 1961) is a former professional footballer who made 12 appearances for England. He was born in Liverpool and played for Liverpool F.C. , executive vice president of Comcast Corporation, as part of a two-hour event at Cedar Point. The event included a ribbon-cutting commemorating the 25 millionth call, remarks by Benson and Comcast executives Rian Wren wren, small, plump perching songbird of the family Troglodytidae. There are about 60 wren species, and all except one are restricted to the New World. The plumage is usually brown or reddish above and white, gray, or buff, often streaked, below. (senior vice president and general manager of Telephony Operations) and Kevin Casey (senior vice president, New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Region), a citation from the Governor's office and a reception for Cedar Point staff and guests. Governor Benson, founder of Cabletron Systems, likened Cedar Point's situation to his own experiences with Cabletron. "You are on the precipice of success," he said. "I can see it in all of your faces." Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) Media Switching System is the first packet-based solution to integrate all of the functions necessary for carrier class cable telephony See cable telephone. . SAFARI C(Cubed) is at the heart of the office deployment, a fully functional HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. cable VoIP infrastructure that uses Cedar Point's own technology to provide 100% of the telecommunications needs for the company's offices. The only integrated carrier-class voice-over-IP solution designed exclusively for the cable industry, SAFARI C(Cubed) utilizes a unique set of PacketClass(TM) technologies to bring the high quality and reliability of today's Class 5 voice switches to a packet environment. SAFARI C(Cubed) provides superior performance and reliability, significantly reducing capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs for cable operators offering telephony services while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications has created and commercialized SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, an entirely new category of voice switching equipment tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, SAFARI C(Cubed)'s totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony solution is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed soft-switching cable telephony options, and provides an elegant migration path from legacy circuit voice deployments. Founded by telephony and data veterans, Cedar Point has assembled a management team and an advisory board that also include cable operations, broadband communications and manufacturing experts. Cedar Point has received funding from a high-level group of investors that includes STAR Ventures, Charles River Charles River River, eastern Massachusetts, U.S. The longest river wholly in the state, it flows into Boston Bay after a course of about 80 mi (130 km). Navigable for about 7 mi (11 km), its estuary separates the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Ventures, Battery Ventures, Comcast Interactive Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. The company is based in Derry, N.H., with additional offices in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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