Aktino, EMBARQ Logistics Sign Multi-Year Agreement for Aktino's AK3000, AK4000 Platforms.IRVINE, Calif. -- Aktino, the technology leader in delivery of business-class broadband services 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. ) over embedded copper loops, has signed a multi-year agreement with EMBARQ Logistics, a division of Embarq (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EQ), the company announced today. The agreement covers Aktino's AK3000 and AK4000 platforms. The AK3000 provides long-reach DS3 (45 Mbps) bandwidth, while the AK4000 enables true 5 to 50 Mbps business-class Ethernet services over copper. Both platforms enable this capacity across the entire CSA. EMBARQ Logistics is the deployment, distribution, and logistics division of Embarq, and serves a vast customer base of telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. in addition to its parent company. With this agreement, EMBARQ Logistics and Aktino will work together to reach a far broader market for the Aktino platforms. "Aktino's Broadband over Copper solutions allow us to continue our commitment to providing innovative solutions with compelling value propositions to our 1,400 telco customers nationwide," said Brad Clark Brad Clark (born 1960 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently the councillor in Ward nine in Hamilton, Ontario. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2003, and was a cabinet minister , Vice President of Marketing and Sales for EMBARQ Logistics. "We selected Aktino because its solution will allow business customers to be able to take advantage of broadband services over their existing copper wires. Plus the product has the ability to reach customers who might not be able to be served with similar legacy offerings." As Clark said in Embarq's own news announcement last week, "We will focus on those customers -- other carriers and RBOCs -- that have similar needs as Embarq Corporation. Thus, we will be supplying to our customers many of the same types of network equipment that EMBARQ will use to deliver broadband services to its customers. It's practical ingenuity and it just makes sense. With the broad purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. of both EMBARQ and EMBARQ Logistics' customers, we offer a product and service portfolio that others simply cannot match." "With a national telecommunications leader like EMBARQ Logistics carrying our product line for its blue chip list of telco customers, it really broadens our reach," said Hamid Lalani, senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development for Aktino. "We will work enthusiastically with our partner to bring these products to EMBARQ Logistics customers, with robust support." Both the AK3000 and AK4000 are based on Aktino's groundbreaking MIMO (Multiple Input/Multiple Output) Pronounced "my-mo," it is the use of multiple transmitters and receivers (multiple antennas) on wireless devices for improved performance. over DMT See DSL. (Multiple Input, Multiple Output over Discrete Multi-Tone Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) describes a version of multicarrier DSL modulation in which incoming data is collected and then distributed over a large number of small individual carriers, each of which uses a form of QAM modulation. ) technology, which reduces crosstalk among copper pairs. This technology also delivers the kind of reliable high bandwidth that enables providers to establish a broad service footprint, one that covers essentially the entire CSA, or 12,000 feet using 24-gauge wire. Both platforms are environmentally hardened and can be line powered. The Aktino AK3000 platform transports business-class services up to DS3 using only one-third to one-half as many copper loops as other bonded solutions, such as 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. and HDSLx. It dynamically load balances traffic across all the loops being used. Because it is T1.417 compliant, it does not interfere with existing services such as ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line and HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line in the same binder group, even at long distances and high bandwidth levels. The Aktino AK4000 platform, an 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. solution, enables true 5 to 50 Mbps business-class Ethernet services and guarantees ubiquity of those services across the CSA. It bridges the service gap between high-bandwidth, high-margin Ethernet over fiber and low-bandwidth DS1 or Ethernet over DS1 HDSL-based solutions. The AK4000 extends Ethernet services to the underserved small and medium-sized enterprise market, transporting a symmetrical 10 Mbps Ethernet service on four copper pairs or a symmetrical 25 Mbps Ethernet service on eight pairs. About Aktino Aktino designs and delivers innovative carrier-class long reach broadband over copper solutions that enable service providers to offer revenue generating business-class broadband services over existing copper loops. Aktino is a pioneer in the use of industry standard DMT (Discrete multi Tone) with MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) in the wireline domain. Aktino's products enable service providers to deliver more services to a larger footprint than any other copper-based broadband solution. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). , Aktino is shipping products to service providers throughout the world. For more information, please visit www.aktino.com. About Embarq Embarq (NYSE:EQ) provides a suite of communications services to customers in its local service territories. Embarq, which is expected to rank among the Fortune 500, brings common-sense ideas, reliable service and a renewed commitment to the communities it serves. Embarq focuses on offering its customers practical, innovative products and competitive pricing. The company has approximately 20,000 employees and operates in 18 states offering local and long distance voice, data, high speed internet, wireless, and entertainment services. For more information, visit www.embarq.com. Aktino is a trademark of Aktino, Inc. |
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