ADTRAN Introduces Environmentally Sealed, Line-Powered DSLAMs; Fit-Anywhere OSP DSLAMs for Pole and Pedestal Mounting.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 ADTRAN(TM), 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 ), The Network Access Company, and leading provider of telecommunications equipment, today announces the first in a new line of environmentally hardened DSLAMs, the Total Access(R) 1100 Series of Outside Plant (OSP (Online Service Provider) See online service. OSP - Optical Signal Processor ) DSLAMs. These line-powered DSLAMs can be mounted in any outdoor environment including pedestals, poles, cross-boxes, remote terminals and other challenging locations. The first in this series, the Total Access 1124, delivers 24 ports of ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line with integrated splitters from a DS1 network uplink (1) Transmitting from an earth station to a satellite. Contrast with downlink. (2) A port on a network device that is used to connect to another network device rather than a client or server. See MDI port. . In a small footprint, the Total Access 1124 is easy to install, and can be remotely managed. "ADTRAN's new OSP DSLAMs will greatly broaden the carrier's ability to extend 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 delivery without costly infrastructure upgrades," states Jay Wilson, Director of Product Management. "It's the ideal solution for meeting customer demand to deliver DSL in areas that, in the past, have not been economically feasible." The Total Access 1124 is a self-contained OSP DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. that is weather-tight, temperature-hardened, and has integrated primary protection. The unit can be powered to beyond 80,000 feet utilizing ADTRAN's Line Powering Units (LPUs) from the central office. Also available with local power, the Total Access OSP DSLAM line complements ADTRAN's existing line of Total Access DSLAMs including the Total Access 3000, a central office or remote terminal, high-density DSLAM delivering up to 1,344 ports of DSL and the Total Access 1200 Series of 1U high Mini-DSLAMs delivering 24 ports of DSL. ADTRAN understands the needs of Telcos and Service Providers, and designs products such as the Total Access 1100 OSP DSLAMs to meet cost, operational, and growth objectives for its customers. About ADTRAN ADTRAN, Inc. is one of the world's most successful telecom equipment suppliers, with a 17-year history of profitability and a portfolio of more than 1,000 solutions for use in the last mile of today's telecommunications networks A telecommunications network is a of telecommunications links and nodes arranged so that messages may be passed from one part of the network to another over multiple links and through various nodes. . Widely deployed by both carriers and enterprises alike, ADTRAN solutions enable voice, data, video, and Internet communications across copper, fiber, and wireless network infrastructures. ADTRAN solutions are currently in use by every major domestic service provider and many international ones, as well as by thousands of public, private, and government organizations worldwide. ADTRAN products are RUS accepted and feature a five or ten-year warranty on every product. For more information, contact the company at 800 9ADTRAN (800 923-8726) or via email at info@adtran.com. On the web, visit www.adtran.com. |
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