3Com's OfficeConnect Gateway Family Earns Jetstream Certification; New DSL Gateway Product Family Fully Interoperable with Jetstream's Leading Voice Services Platform.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2001 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today announced that the 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Gateway Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). (IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. ) has been certified as fully interoperable with the CPX-1000 voice services platform from Jetstream Communications, the leader in Voice over Broadband solutions. The OfficeConnect Gateway was granted certification after passing a series of stringent compatibility tests in Jetstream's interoperability labs which feature state-of-the-art equipment testing real world scenarios. The testing focused on three primary areas; quality of service, voice reliability, and Jetstream's VoiceBand(TM) support. 3Com is also a Gold partner in Jetstream's comprehensive IAD partner program, which includes licensing of Jetstream's VoiceBand protocol and close marketing and technical cooperation. "Jetstream views 3Com as an important partner in enabling deployment of Voice over Broadband," said David Sandford, Director of Product Management at Jetstream. "3Com is known for high-quality 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 CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment , and their introduction of a Voice over DSL solution underscores the momentum towards bundled voice and data services over DSL." "3Com is committed to providing high quality DSL solutions to enable service providers to cost effectively deploy voice and data services to businesses," said Ed Wadbrook, executive director, voice solutions, 3Com Business Networks Company. "3Com was pleased to work closely with Jetstream in facilitating this rigorous testing and ultimately achieving certification." The 3Com OfficeConnect Gateway family, announced in early September, enables service providers to offer high quality voice and data services to businesses. The solution provides the flexibility to easily add up to 12 voice lines as the company grows and businesses can further expand their voice solutions by connecting the 3Com NBX (Network Branch EXchange) A family of IP-based telephony systems from 3Com. The name was derived from "PBX," the traditional name for an enterprise telephone switch. (R) system, a networked telephony solution providing feature-rich voice connections to the OfficeConnect Gateway. The OfficeConnect Gateway is available in ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and SHDSL SHDSL Single-Line High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High-Density Digital Subscriber Line SHDSL Symmetrical High Bitrate Digital Subscriber Line (Ericsson) SHDSL Symmetrical Highspeed Digital Subscriber Loop versions. In addition, the OfficeConnect gateway offers advanced Virtual Private Network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) capabilities so service providers can provide secure connections for employees, suppliers and customers over the public Internet. About 3Com Corporation 3Com simplifies how people connect to information and services through easy-to-use connectivity products and solutions for people and businesses. The company also provides access infrastructures and IP services platforms for network service providers. For further information, visit www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. About Jetstream Communications Jetstream Communications Inc. is the leading provider of Voice over Broadband (VoBB) equipment to ILECs (PTTs, RBOCs, and ITOCs), IXCs, CLECs and ICPs worldwide. Jetstream's Voice over Broadband solutions have driven the standard for bundled voice and data service delivery over DSL, T1/E1 and Wireless broadband access networks, and Jetstream holds the VoBB patent in the United States (US patent no. 76,075,784). Based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Jetstream is a privately held, venture-backed company led by a seasoned management team consisting of veterans from both the telecommunications and data communications industries. All of Jetstream's solutions have received Telcordia compliance as well as NEBS level 3 and GR 303 certification. In addition, demonstrating its uncompromising commitment to quality, Jetstream is the first company to achieve certification for four leading quality standards: ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 (a model for quality assurance, design, development, manufacturing, installation and servicing), ISO 14000 (environment), TL/9000 (telecommunications industry) and TickiT (software). For more information, see the company web site at www.jetstream.com. 3Com, OfficeConnect, and NBX are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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