ADTRAN Announces Alliance with Copper Mountain to Deliver Interoperable Technologies in Voice Over DSL Market.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000 Alliance Provides Comprehensive Solution Set Using ADTRAN's Ultra-flexible 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. with Copper Mountain's DSL Concentrator ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADTN ADTN Administrative Data Transmission Network ADTN Administrative Data Telecommunications Network ) today announced an interoperability alliance with Copper Mountain Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:CMTN) to offer voice over DSL solutions to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, and Inter-Exchange Carriers. ADTRAN's Total Access 850(TM) 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) and Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) 200 DSL Concentrator deliver cost-effective, carrier-class access solutions to the voice over DSL market. ADTRAN's Total Access 850 system is a next-generation carrier-class IAD that benefits communications providers who require a customer premises device to integrate voice and data functions. The Total Access system offers a complete, immediate, and easy-to-deploy solution allowing a seamless migration path from TDM-based applications services to SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line and G.shdsl. Copper Mountain's CopperEdge 200 DSL Concentrator enables carriers and other service providers to offer high-performance data and voice services using DSL technology. It is the ideal platform for customers seeking increased return on investment via DSL service offerings. "ADTRAN's strategy to interoperate with an industry leader such as Copper Mountain ensures broad integration and accelerates our commitment to offer powerful, cost-effective solutions to the rapidly expanding DSL market," said Everett Brooks, ADTRAN product line manager, competitive service providers. "Copper Mountain is pleased to add ADTRAN's Total Access 850 IAD to our family of CopperCompatible(TM) devices for voice over DSL solutions," said John Nevius, CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment marketing manager at Copper Mountain Networks. "Ample IAD availability makes the Copper Mountain solution more attractive to service providers and carriers, and lets users with ADTRAN brand loyalty upgrade to voice over DSL using a brand they know and trust. By working with market leaders such as ADTRAN, Copper Mountain can help facilitate faster and broader market acceptance of DSL and the applications it powers." The Total Access 850 system offers superior features and unparalleled flexibility, such as IP/IPX routing supporting Frame Relay and PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) The most popular method for transporting IP packets over a serial link between the user and the ISP. Developed in 1994 by the IETF and superseding the SLIP protocol, PPP establishes the session between the user's computer and the ISP using , FXO and FXS interfaces for analog voice, and DSX-1 for digital voice. It also offers a V.35 interface for connecting with external routers or video-conferencing equipment. The CopperEdge 200 DSL Concentrator is a carrier-class platform that supports multiple types of DSL concurrently, including ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , G.lite, IDSL See DSL. , and SDSL. The CopperEdge provides bandwidth of up to 8 Mbps on a DSL line using a single copper pair. In addition, Copper Mountain's CopperEdge DSL concentrators support multiple services over DSL, including Internet access, toll-quality voice services, corporate virtual private networks (VPNs), and Frame Relay. This multi-service capability enables service providers to differentiate their service offerings, enhance revenues, and retain customers. About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTN) develops and markets a comprehensive family of DSL solutions that enable high-speed internetworking over existing copper facilities. The company's mission is to enable carriers and other service providers to offer a full range of high-performance, cost-effective data and voice services over DSL that are easy to deploy, use, and manage. Customers wanting more information about Copper Mountain products can contact Diana Helfrich at 650/687-3314, or visit the Company's World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com. For investor relations information, call toll free 877/INFO-CMTN (463-6268) or contact us at IR@coppermountain.com. About ADTRAN Established in 1985, ADTRAN, Inc. is a leading provider of deployment and access solutions for carrier and enterprise networks. ADTRAN technologies support more than two million local loops worldwide. More than 500 ADTRAN products support all major digital technologies, including T3, T1, E1, Frame Relay, DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S , HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line , HDSL2, DSL, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , wireless transport, and network management. According to Dataquest and IDC, ADTRAN holds revenue-leading positions in the Integrated Access, Frame Relay/DDS, ISDN Extension and HDSL/T1/E1 markets. ADTRAN customers include the Regional Bell Operating Companies, interexchange carriers, GTE, domestic independent service providers, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers, corporate end users, international customers, and original equipment manufacturers. For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800/923-8726) or via e-mail at info@adtran.com. On the web, visit www.adtran.com. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion