Actelis Networks Adds Industry Veteran Derek Brennan to Its Technical Advisory Board.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Brennan Will Advise Actelis On the Technical and Economic Requirements for Broadband Solutions in the Last Mile Actelis Networks(TM), the first company to enable fiber-quality transport services The collective functions of layers 1 through 4 of the OSI model. over local loop copper, announced today that it has added industry insider Derek Brennan to its technical advisory board. Brennan, who recently retired as senior vice president network for Sprint's Local Telecom Division, was pivotal in guiding the divisions network evolution, which included the deployment of ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and packet switching A network technology that breaks up a message into small packets for transmission. Unlike circuit switching, which requires the establishment of a dedicated point-to-point connection, each packet in a packet-switched network contains a destination address. . Brennan was responsible for network planning, technology assessment and the capital program for the local division. "Derek Brennan understands the technology, economics and operations of the last mile and the challenges of delivering broadband to the subscriber" said Tuvia Barlev, co-founder and chief executive officer of Actelis Networks. "His 33 years experience will allow us to more accurately forecast product enhancements that address the needs of the last mile. Subsequently, all of our customers, whether competitive or incumbent will benefit from this relationship." "Actelis Networks innovative technology, spatial division multiplexing multiplexing, in communication, technique whereby two or more independent messages, or information-bearing signals, are carried by a single common medium, or channel. , has the potential to shift the broadband market back into high gear" said Derek Brennan, member, technical advisory board, Actelis Networks. "I can help them in their understanding of the drivers and economics of network evolution, enabling the engineering team to design better targeted products." About Actelis Networks Actelis Networks is the first company to enable fiber quality transport over local loop copper. By radically boosting the speed, range, and reliability of copper to achieve fiber performance in the local loop, Actelis allows carriers to deliver bandwidth today to points further from the core of the network without further cabling investment. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Actelis Networks is backed by preeminent telecom investors, including New Enterprise Associates, The Walden International Investment Group, U.S. Venture Partners and The Carlyle Group  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. The Carlyle Group is a Washington, D.C. . Actelis was named one of the top 100 private companies 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. by Upside Magazine and one of the Ten Most Intriguing VC fundings of 2001 by Red Herring Red Herring A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEC describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company. Notes: . For more information, please visit the corporate Web site at www.actelis.com. |
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