ADC's Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch Expands its Share of the CMTS Market in the First Half of 2002.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 2002 Leading Supplier of DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. 1.1 Platforms Continues to Gain Ground in Cable Broadband Access Market During the first half of 2002, ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com) won 19% of the $181.9 million worldwide cable broadband access platform market, according to a recent report published by Gartner Dataquest. With this share, ADC is now the second largest supplier of DOCSIS-qualified cable broadband access platforms that incorporate cable modem termination system A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ) functionality, as reported in the study, "Cable Broadband Access Platforms: Market Share for 1H02 and Forecast, 2002-2006." "We continue to see growing acceptance for our Cuda product line," said Hilton Nicholson, president of the IP Cable Business Unit at ADC. "ADC is pleased to see these results which show we are now second in the cable broadband access platform market with first half revenues for 2002 have already more than doubled our revenue for all of 2001. Four of the top six domestic MSOs have placed orders for the Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch, and we are further penetrating the MSO (1) (Multiple System Operator) Typically refers to a cable TV organization that owns more than one cable system, but it may refer to an operator of only one system. market in Europe and Asia as the demand for next generation IP services increases." ADC's Cuda 12000 is the world's most widely deployed next generation, DOCSIS 1.1-qualified carrier-class CMTS platform and provides multiple system operators (MSOs) with a carrier-class foundation for advanced services such as tiered data and IP voice. In addition, the Cuda 12000 enables commercial services and future IP-based capabilities such as gaming and streaming video. PacketCable compliant and DOCSIS 2.0-ready, the Cuda 12000 offers end-to-end quality of service (QoS), robust routing capabilities, extremely high availability and comprehensive system redundancy. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of network equipment, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT) has sales into nearly 100 countries and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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