ASC Enters Into Agreement With India's Dishnet; Companies Announce Deployment of ASC Equipment to Enable Cost-Effective DSL-Based Internet Service Across India.Business Editors/High Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 Advanced Switching Communications, Inc. (ASC ASC Ambulatory surgery center, see there ), a leading provider of next-generation broadband services access platforms and Dishnet 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 , a national Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. in India, announced an agreement to purchase ASC equipment as Dishnet DSL rolls out its innovative broadband Internet service throughout India. The agreement covers the initial deployment of ASC's compact A-1240, which will serve as an aggregation platform for DSL services. "ASC is a nimble and responsive equipment provider," said Ted Chun, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ETH eth n. Variant of edh. Inc. and chief technical advisor to Dishnet DSL. "With ASC's equipment in place, we will dramatically lower expenses and rapidly deliver Dishnet DSL service across India." "ASC's flexible architecture and dynamic capabilities represents the next-generation of access network equipment. Innovative service providers, like Dishnet DSL, around the globe can leverage this technology to revolutionize the delivery of broadband services to their customers," said Alex Dobson, vice president of sales at ASC. ASC's compact A-1240 platform will aggregate data traffic from DSL access multiplexors (DSLAMs) to reduce connection costs and speed time to market. This application allows Dishnet DSL to provision bundled E1 connections instead of E3 connections and move to E3 as the level of traffic requires or as they become available. Delivering bandwidth speeds of 34 Mbps, E3 connections are either time-consuming or impossible to provision, considerably more expensive and often exceed bandwidth requirements. ASC's MultiStream technology leverages inverse multiplexing over ATM or IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting to create bundled connections over 2 Mbps that bridge the bandwidth gap between the E1 and E3. With MultiStream's software capabilities, Dishnet DSL can add E1 connections to gradually scale bandwidth as demand grows - without interrupting service. DishnetDSL, which is the pioneer in introducing DSL services in India, is currently rolling out the service in the metropolitan cities of Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. About ASC Advanced Switching Communications Inc. is an innovative provider of broadband access platforms for telecommunications and Internet service providers. ASC's architecture provides flexibility and scalability that enables service providers to deploy broadband services aggressively. ASC equipment is NEBS compliant and interoperable with the industry's leading telecommunications equipment providers. ASC customers include 2nd Century Communications, Intermedia Intermedia - A hypertext system developed by a research group at IRIS (Brown University). Communications Inc. and UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for . Privately held and headquartered in Vienna, Virginia, ASC is led by a management team of executives from high technology industry leaders including 3Com, Newbridge Networks, Netrix and U.S. Robotics. More information about ASC is available online at www.asc.com. About DishnetDSL DishnetDSL (DDSL DDSL Direct DSL DDSL Dishnet DSL (India) ), incorporated in March 1998, is a national ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. holding category A license to offer nation-wide Internet services. The company has its headquarters in Chennai, the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The company offers quality service at affordable prices. It commenced its operations in Pune in the western state of Maharashtra on March 1999. DDSL offers three types of Internet access services, each of which targets a different market segment. The three service offerings are: broadband services, dial-up access services and Hub browsing services. A pioneer in introducing broadband DSL (digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) services, DDSL offers download speeds up to 1.5 Mbps using G.Lite transmission standard under this broadband access service. The company has targeted commercial users, hotels, educational institutions and high-density residential areas. DDSL offers its dial-up access service in 32 cities and towns across India, including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kochi. It has a subscriber base of about 80,000. The company also operates browsing centres called DishnetDSL Hub centres across 20 cities, which targets students, young professionals and others who normally do not have access to telephone or computers. The browsing centers are comfortable and spacious centers offering high speed Internet access through leased lines or DSL service on an hourly basis. The company also offers a variety of value-added services targeted primarily at commercial users, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. Line Services, Dedicated Leased Line Services (64 kbps, 128 kbps, 256 kbps & 512 kbps), Corporate Bulk Dial-Up, Dedicated Web Server, Server Co-Location and Web Hosting. In addition to offering Internet access services, the company also operates portals, www.ddsl.net, a login portal (formerly located at www.eth.net), a local language portal, www.ambalam.com, and a number of content websites focusing on news, education and Indian heritage. |
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