Actelis Networks Announces NEBS Level 3 Certification for Its MetaLIGHT Product.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2002 Certification Underlines World-Class Design and Marks a Major Step Forward for Actelis as It Prepares to Deliver Product to the Carrier Market Actelis Networks, 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, today announced that its MetaLIGHT(R) product has successfully completed NEBS Level 3 Certification at MET Laboratories in Union City, Calif. The Actelis MetaLIGHT is a high-speed, symmetrical, point-to-point transport system, which eliminates the last mile bandwidth bottleneck by transforming the existing copper loop into a fiber-quality broadband transport reaching distances to 18,000 feet and beyond. Actelis' product is based on its patented Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM SDM - Schematic Data Model ) technology that optimizes transmission over multiple copper pairs, while complying with established telecom standards. The MetaLIGHT can be deployed within hours, with no need to trench for fiber, for a faster time to guaranteed service revenue at significantly lower cost. "Today's market demands products that are RBOC-ready at the starting gate starting gate n. Sports 1. A series of stalls with interconnected doors that open simultaneously at the beginning of a race. 2. ," said Yossi Saad, vice president of product management. "NEBS certification demonstrates to our carrier customers that they can deploy our product knowing it meets the tough standards established for equipment used in their networks." "Actelis MetaLIGHT attained NEBS Level 3 compliance in record time due to the company's combination of stringent pre-testing, rigorous design requirements, and a potent commitment of personnel and resources," said Gaylon Morris, general manager - Union City Facility, MET Laboratories, Inc. "The synergism synergism /syn·er·gism/ (sin´er-jizm) synergy. syn·er·gism n. Synergy. synergism created by the dedication to quality and expedience ex·pe·di·ence n. Expediency. Noun 1. expedience - the quality of being suited to the end in view expediency exhibited by the Actelis personnel involved, and the aggressive twenty-four hour per day test program, developed by MET Laboratories, resulted in an extremely rapid verification of the MetaLIGHT's conformance to this demanding procurement standard." MET performed the required NEBS testing and Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL NRTL Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory NRTL Non-Random Two Liquid (activity coefficient model) ) certification at its fully equipped facility in Union City, Calif. NEBS requires products to be subjected to extreme environments and phenomena. About MET Laboratories, Inc. MET was the first licensed Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory 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. . The NEBS Certificate of Compliance, issued by MET is recognized by all of the Regional Bell Operating Companies The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against American Telephone & Telegraph. History . Additional information about MET Laboratories Inc. can be found at www.metlabs.com. 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 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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