Actelis Networks Enables Vital, Broadband Link for Transatlantic Business Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2003 With No Fiber Available, Penn Telecom Used the Actelis MetaLIGHT 1500 Solution to Deliver DS3 Connecting People in London and Washington, D.C. with an International Business Conference in Pittsburgh, Including a Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. by HRH HRH abbr. Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH Her (or His) Royal Highness HRH abbr (= His (or Her) Royal Highness) → S.A.R. Prince Andrew, Duke Of York The Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward; born 19 February 1960) is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the title of Duke of York since 1986. Actelis Networks(R), a leading supplier of solutions that enable profitable carrier-grade broadband services over local loop copper, announced today that Penn Telecom has successfully deployed its MetaLIGHT(R) 1500 broadband over copper solution to provide DS3 service to the American Business Council's Transatlantic Business Conference held Oct. 24-27, at the Sheraton Station Square Conference Center in Pittsburgh. One of the key concepts of the conference this year was to broadcast sessions within North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and across the Atlantic to the UK in real time using the Marconi ViPr(TM) Virtual Presence System. The ViPr enables users to experience the intimacy, immediacy and productivity of face-to-face discussions even if they are half a world apart, however it requires a broadband connection See broadband and wireless broadband. approaching DS3 speed to deliver this quality of connection. There was no fiber in place between the Sheraton Station Square Conference Center and the serving Central Office (CO). Local competitive service provider Penn Telecom Inc. established the network connection between the Sheraton Station Square Conference Center and the CO utilizing Actelis Networks' MetaLIGHT 1500 broadband over copper solution on leased UNE copper loops. This allowed Penn Telecom to immediately turn up a broadband link to the Sheraton Station Square Conference Center using the existing copper infrastructure. "With the conference titled `No Barriers... Just bridges,' we had to find a solution for this problem, and fiber wasn't available. Fortunately, from our past work with Actelis, we knew that Actelis' MetaLIGHT solution was a viable option for us," said Frank Macefe, president, Penn Telecom Inc. "We were able to bring up the solution quickly and without a hitch for the conference." "Actelis' MetaLIGHT solution enabled Penn Telecom to quickly respond to Marconi's high bandwidth requirement and rapidly turn up the new services to the Sheraton Station Square Conference Center by simply using the existing copper plant," said Bruce Hammergren, vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales, Actelis Networks. "Since over 80% of business locations are not served today by fiber, MetaLIGHT transforms the business prospects for a product like the ViPr." "We are impressed with the Actelis MetaLIGHT solution's ability to rapidly deploy and support the ViPr system. A true virtual presence solution relies on a high-quality network link and Penn Telecom achieved that using the MetaLIGHT 1500," said Rich Kushner, vice president of industry relations, Marconi Corporation. "Many businesses are turning to virtual presence solutions to eliminate travel time and costs, and a solution such as Actelis' MetaLIGHT can bring the business benefits of ViPr to locations where fiber is not available." Based on Actelis' patented MetaLOOP(TM) technology, Actelis' MetaLIGHT solutions provide high-speed, fiber-quality, broadband services over the existing copper plant. MetaLIGHT solutions are designed to complement a service provider's fiber network by allowing them to use their existing copper plant to offer fiber-quality broadband services to business customers who only have access to copper. MetaLIGHT systems are simple to deploy without the need for loop pre-qualification. They provide far superior rate, reach and reliability compared to other products on the market and they allow service provides to maximize the available revenue from customers throughout the Carrier Serving Area (CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. ) and beyond. About Actelis Networks Actelis Networks is a leading supplier of solutions that enable telecom operators to generate carrier-grade new broadband service revenues using existing local loop copper. With the superior rate, reach and reliability of Actelis' award-winning MetaLOOP technology, carriers can deliver high bandwidth symmetric services to their customers without further infrastructure investments. 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 is shipping generally available products to customers throughout 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. , as well as in Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.actelis.com. About Penn Telecom Penn Telecom, based in Cranberry Township Cranberry Township is the name of two townships in Pennsylvania, United States:
More information is available at www.penntele.com. About Marconi Corporation plc Marconi Corporation plc is a global telecommunications equipment, services and solutions company. The company's core business is the provision of innovative and reliable optical networks, broadband routing and switching and broadband access technologies and services. The company's customer base includes many of the world's largest telecommunications operators. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. under the symbol MONI and on 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 under the symbol MRCIY. Additional information about Marconi Corporation can be found at www.marconi.com. Actelis Networks and MetaLIGHT are registered trademarks of Actelis Networks, Inc. MetaLOOP is a trademark of Actelis Networks, Inc. One or more U.S. and foreign patents pending cover the product described above. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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