Actelis Networks Introduces Compact Ethernet-over-Copper Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2004 Actelis' MetaLIGHT 50 Enables Service Providers and Enterprises to Quickly and Cost-Effectively Deliver High-Speed Ethernet Services Over Copper Actelis Networks(R), a leading supplier of solutions that enable profitable, carrier-grade broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. over local loop copper, today announced the availability of its MetaLIGHT(R) 50 Ethernet-over-Copper solution. An addition to the Actelis MetaLIGHT product family, the MetaLIGHT 50 allows service providers and enterprises to cost-effectively and rapidly deliver high-speed Ethernet services to locations only served by copper. Utilizing standards-based extended G.SHDSL A DSL technology from the ITU (G.991.2) that provides symmetric transmission from 192 Kbps to 2.3 Mbps using a single copper pair, depending on distance from the central office (from 20,000 ft. to 6,500 ft.). With two wire pairs, 384 Kbps to 4.6 Mbps can be achieved. G. line code and designed to comply with the emerging IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM), also known as IEEE 802.3ah, is a collection of protocols specified in IEEE 802.3, defining the Ethernet in the Access networks, i.e. First/Last Mile. (EFM (Ethernet in the First Mile) Using Ethernet to provide connectivity from the customer to the carrier. See 802.3ah. ) standard, Actelis' MetaLIGHT 50 can provide 1 to 40 Mbps of Ethernet services to customers and/or locations only served by copper. The MetaLIGHT 50 is additionally powered by Actelis' field-proven MetaLOOP(R) technology which allows it to provide far greater rate, reach and reliability compared to other products available today, while remaining a standards-based solution. The MetaLIGHT 50 covers the whole spectrum of users' needs, delivering over 5 Mbps over a single copper pair and up to 40 Mbps over 8 copper pairs. Environmentally hardened for outdoor deployment, the MetaLIGHT 50's bandwidth capabilities and high reliability make it ideal to support a wide array of applications including transparent LAN services A service from a carrier that links remote Ethernets together. It is called "transparent" because the connected Ethernets are viewed as one Ethernet by the customer, regardless of the technology employed by the carrier in between. , LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. interconnection in·ter·con·nect v. in·ter·con·nect·ed, in·ter·con·nect·ing, in·ter·con·nects v.intr. To be connected with each other: The two buildings interconnect. v.tr. , voice and video over IP. The system is also ideal for backhauling bandwidth to DSLAMs/NGDLCs as well as WiFi and cellular base stations. The MetaLIGHT 50 can also be utilized by enterprises, state and local government agencies, campuses and military organizations that require high-speed LAN connectivity between distant locations and are only connected by copper. The unparalleled flexibility of the MetaLIGHT 50 allows it to serve as either a point-to-point solution or as the customer premise unit for Actelis' MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 point-to-multipoint platforms. The MetaLIGHT 50 flexibility also allows for a simple migration path from a point-to-point link to point-to-multipoint links when utilized with Actelis' MetaLIGHT 130 and/or MetaLIGHT 1300 platforms. This gives service providers the flexibility to cost-effectively begin Ethernet deployments in point-to-point configurations and as demand continues to increase, easily migrate to dense point-to-multipoint configurations, while retaining previous investments. Available in 2, 4 or 8 pair configurations, the MetaLIGHT 50 provides both service providers and enterprises with the ability to quickly and cost-effectively deploy Ethernet services to customers and/or locations only served by copper. "Both service providers and enterprises have been searching for ways to deliver cost-effective broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Ethernet services to businesses and/or locations without completing major infrastructure upgrades," said Yossi Saad, vice president of product marketing, Actelis Networks. "The MetaLIGHT 50 solution not only solves this bandwidth dilemma, but also does it in a remarkably cost-effective manner by allowing service providers and enterprises to significantly drive down the cost of providing broadband services without sacrificing service quality." "In today's market, both service providers and enterprises need to deliver high-bandwidth Ethernet services without incurring additional infrastructure costs. Ideally, both service providers and enterprises can use their existing copper infrastructure to deliver these high-bandwidth services," said Peter Fetterolf, principal at Network Strategy Partners. "Since the first MetaLIGHT product was introduced in 2002, Actelis has been continually expanding their product portfolio to support a wide array of broadband applications throughout the world. The MetaLIGHT 50 is an ideal product for today's market. It's a cost-effective solution that provides the flexibility to be used in a point-to-point configuration, along with serving as an end point for its MetaLIGHT point-to-multi-point solutions." In a separate announcement today, Actelis announced the availability of its MetaLIGHT 130 and MetaLIGHT 1300 point-to-multipoint platforms which allow services providers and enterprises to deliver up to 40 Mbps of Ethernet services to multiple locations, from one centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. MetaLIGHT platform. For more information about the MetaLIGHT product family please visit www.actelis.com. About Actelis Networks Actelis Networks is a leading supplier of solutions that enable service providers and enterprises to deliver carrier-grade, new broadband services using existing copper plant. With the superior rate, reach and reliability of Actelis' standards-based, award-winning MetaLIGHT products, service providers and enterprises can deliver high bandwidth symmetric No difference in opposing modes. It typically refers to speed. For example, in symmetric operations, it takes the same time to compress and encrypt data as it does to decompress and decrypt it. Contrast with asymmetric. (mathematics) symmetric - 1. services to their customers and/or locations without further infrastructure investments. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in the Silicon Valley, Actelis Networks is backed by preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae 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. Actelis Networks, MetaLOOP and MetaLIGHT are registered trademarks of Actelis Networks, Inc. One or more U.S. and foreign patents pending cover the technology and products described above. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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