Acterna Honored by SBC Communications as Outstanding Supplier.GERMANTOWN, Md. -- Commitment to excellence has earned Acterna recognition as an outstanding supplier this past year to SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SBC), one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers. "We are proud of our longstanding tradition of going beyond the call for our customers," said Maureen Merkle, President, SBC Procurement. "We succeed at that because strategic supply chain partners like Acterna consistently go beyond the call for us." Acterna was one of a select group of 47 suppliers recognized for their work in helping the SBC companies deliver outstanding service to its customers during the past year. Acterna was recognized for its contributions in the Technical Innovation category. "Acterna is proud to be recognized by SBC for our commitment to helping them meet their goals and provide broadband technologies broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. like Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. ," said John Peeler, Acterna's president and chief executive officer. "Acterna is also honored to serve as a value-added supplier to SBC by providing products that meet their increased need for equipment supporting FTTN (Fiber To The Neighborhood or Fiber To The Node) See FTTC. deployment." As part of its annual supplier recognition program, SBC took out a half-page ad in the April 22 edition of the Wall Street Journal to publicly thank the selected companies. About Acterna Acterna is the world's largest provider of communications test solutions for telecommunications and cable network operators. A trusted communications test partner for more than eight decades, Acterna offers an unmatched portfolio of award-winning instruments, systems, software and services that help its customers reduce network costs while improving performance and reliability. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA - with European and Asia-Pacific operations based in Eningen, Germany and Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. - Acterna serves nearly every major communications service provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. and equipment manufacturer around the world through a skilled sales and support organization in 31 countries. All Acterna company or product names mentioned in this press release are trademarks or registered trademarks of Acterna Inc. or one of its subsidiary companies. |
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