Alcatel and Turnstone Systems Streamline DSL Delivery.Business Editors MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2001 Creation of Interoperable System Through Alcatel Connected Partner Program Speeds DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary Deployment and Maintenance At the Global TMN (Telecommunications Management Network) A set of international standards for network management from the ITU. It is used by large carriers such as Sprint, Verizon and AT&T. and OSS Oss (ôs), city (1994 pop. 62,141), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands; chartered 1399. It is a significant industrial center. Manufactures include meat products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, electrical equipment, and metalware. Summit, Alcatel (Paris: CGEP CGEP Commonwealth Graduate Engineering Program (Virginia) CGEP Center for Gifted Education Policy .PA and NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ALA) today announced that Turnstone Systems, Inc. (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 : TSTN TSTN Triple Supertwisted Nematic TSTN Touchstone (stock symbol) TSTN Triple Super Twisted Nematic TSTN tangential signal to tangential noise ), the market leader in xDSL (digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and ) loop management, has joined Alcatel's Connected Partner Program. By integrating Turnstone's technology with Alcatel's award winning network and services management suite, service providers can improve efficiency by automating many of the processes involved in delivering DSL, and reduce overall deployment and maintenance costs. The demand for xDSL to enable new broadband services has exploded, presenting service providers with unique challenges in adjusting operations to meet demand for large service deployment. Turnstone Systems, Inc. develops loop management solutions that address these challenges by enabling local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL services. Turnstone's products enable service providers to automate many operational tasks related to installation, qualification and maintenance of copper telephone lines for DSL service. "Alcatel is well recognized as the worldwide leader in the red hot DSL market among PTTs and incumbent local exchange carriers," said Rick Tinsley, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Turnstone Systems. "Combining Turnstone's technology with Alcatel's powerful network and service management tools unites two industry leaders and brings to market pre-certified interoperable capabilities that will accelerate a service provider's time to market." "Turnstone Systems has demonstrated great vision by architecting advanced loop management solutions with open application programming interfaces that can easily integrate with Alcatel's management solutions," said Alcatel's Jim Ghadbane, vice-president, Network and Service Management, Carrier Internetworking. "This relationship will spawn a best-in-class solution that presents our customers with the cost savings associated with automated business processes. The Alcatel Connected Partner Program once again has attracted a partner that, through product and service excellence, has emerged as a market leader." About Alcatel Connected Alcatel Connected is a selective partnering program with best-in-class application developers that enables interoperable, precertified solutions. Service providers benefit from interoperable applications that fulfill their operational support systems requirements. About Turnstone Turnstone Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL services. Turnstone's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , the Copper CrossConnect(R) CX100, is a loop management platform that is deployed in central offices to enable automation and remote control of physical layer tasks related to DSL installation, qualification and maintenance. Turnstone's Smart Splitter(TM) SX500 platform enables comprehensive loop management solutions for residential DSL services. Turnstone's CrossWorks(TM) software enables service providers to integrate these loop management functions into back-office Operational Support Systems (OSS), enhancing their ability to efficiently scale their DSL service offerings to meet demand. Turnstone is based in Santa Clara Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., and has sales offices worldwide. For more information about Turnstone, visit www.turnstone.com, email info@turnstone.com or phone the toll-free number 877-8-COPPER. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers worldwide. With 130,000 employees and sales of EURO 31 billion in 2000, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com |
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