Accelerated Networks and Unisphere Solutions Forge Strategic Partnership for Integrated Broadband Access Solution.MOORPARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 1999-- Agreement with newly created Siemens subsidiary to address burgeoning integrated access market Accelerated Networks today announced a global OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement with Unisphere Solutions, a newly formed company wholly owned by telecommunications leader Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. whereby Unisphere Solutions will incorporate Accelerated's award-winning family of integrated broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. products into its family of products. Unisphere Solutions will offer the Accelerated Networks products to enable service providers to offer a spectrum of bundled voice and data services over a single T1 or xDSL access facility. Unisphere Solutions products are aimed at service providers in the rapidly evolving North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. telecommunications market who are offering voice and high-speed data/Internet services to small and medium-sized businesses. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry sources, the market for integrated broadband access equipment in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. alone is expected to grow from $1.5 billion in 1999 to $3.7 billion in 2002.(1) "Unisphere Solutions understands that the emerging `new public network' relies on a cost-effective, efficient, ATM-based transport for deployment of high-speed data and carrier-class voice with guaranteed QoS. By combining our leadership in the telecommunications industry with Accelerated's end-to-end access solution, we will be able to quickly offer carriers an integrated platform to allow them to deliver services rapidly and effectively," said Marty C. Clague, 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 Unisphere Solutions. Under the terms of the multi-million dollar agreement, Unisphere Solutions will market the full range of Accelerated Networks products. These products include the customer-located AN-20 and AN-30 Integrated Access Devices (IADs) and the central-office AN-3200 series of Multi-Service Access Platforms (MSAPs). This end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. , in addition to integrating a full range of voice and data services over a single local access facility, dramatically simplifies service provisioning through Dynamic Service Selection (DSS (1) (Digital Signature Standard) A National Security Administration standard for authenticating an electronic message. See RSA and digital signature. (2) (Digital Satellite S ) and flow-through provisioning. By utilizing ATM transport, the Accelerated Networks products also provide greater bandwidth efficiency The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , strict QoS guarantees, and on-demand access to basic and enhanced services. "Accelerated Networks developed its solution specifically for the new breed of access providers," stated Suresh Nihalani, President and CEO of Accelerated Networks. "Our relationship with Unisphere Solutions is an ideal opportunity to jointly address this evolving market, and leverage Siemens' years of telco expertise with our vision of integrated, on-demand access networks." About Unisphere Solutions Unisphere Solutions, Inc. a Siemens company, addresses the need for converged global voice/data and high-powered IP-based (Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) networks. The company will provide innovative product and service solutions that leverage investments in existing wireline and wireless networks. While seamlessly and cost effectively transitioning to emerging technologies. Unisphere solutions is based in Burlington, Massachusetts. More information on Unisphere Solutions can be found at www.unispheresolutions.com. About Accelerated Networks, Inc. Accelerated Networks Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Southern California, develops award-winning integrated broadband access solutions for local access providers. These systems enable providers to offer a full complement of bundled voice and data services over a single, low-cost access line. In addition to allowing providers to offer enhanced services and generate additional revenues, Accelerated's products dramatically reduce the costs of provisioning and operations. Accelerated Networks received funding from New Enterprise Associates, US Venture Partners, ONSET Ventures, and Walden International Investment Group. Since the company's introduction in September 1998, it has been granted a number of prestigious industry awards, including Best of Show/Grand Prize at NetWorld+Interop Atlanta 98 and Data Communications' Hot Product of the Year 1998. More information on Accelerated Networks and its Accelerated Networks product line can be found at www.acceleratednetworks.com.
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