Allied Telesis Joins HomePNA with Interoperable IPTV Gateways.Allied's iMG Gateways Deliver Superior IP Triple Play Experience SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Allied Telesis Allied Telesis is a telecommunications company, formerly Allied Telesyn. Headquartered in Japan, their North American headquarters are in Bothell, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. , a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber infrastructure, today announced it has joined HomePNA (Home Phone Networking Alliance) as one of the alliance's certified See certification. providers. At the center of the Allied Telesis home networking solution is the iMG intelligent Multiservice Gateway 646 family. The iMG646 is the industry's first true plug and play WAN (xDSL and FTTx) gateway with integrated HomePNA 3.0 technology. The iMG residential gateway bridges the gap between WAN interfaces and home networking, allowing service provides to rapidly deliver IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , voice and data services using existing home wiring. "As more companies market and deploy triple play services for the home, product interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. becomes very important," said Allied Telesis Executive Vice President of Global Marketing & Product Development Philip Yim. "With the addition of our HomePNA solution service providers receive the assurance they can deliver quality IPTV to their customers." HomePNA technology leverages the ubiquitous in-home wiring infrastructure of wireline operators to help reduce deployment costs and capture new revenue with easy deployment of new IP-based services. Since its founding in 1998, the alliance has continued to improve upon its unified approach for phoneline networking through three generations. The most recent, HomePNA 3.0, was standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. by the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. in May 2005. "The alliance membership continues to grow as more and more companies discover the value in working together to promote the unique capabilities of the reliable high-speed HomePNA standard for networking entertainment data over existing home wiring," said Rich Nesin, president of HomePNA. Allied Telesis will showcase its end-to-end home networking solution at the 2006 TelcoTV Conference & Expo, November 6-8 in Dallas, Tex. Visit booth #913 to view Allied Telesis' IPTV technology and more. About Allied Telesis, Inc Founded in 1987, Allied Telesis (formerly Allied Telesyn) is a member of the Allied Telesis Group, a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructure. Our POTS-to-10G iMAP integrated Multiservice Access Platform and iMG intelligent Multiservice Gateways, in conjunction with advanced switching, routing and WDM-based transport solutions, enable public and private network operators and service providers of all sizes to deploy scalable, carrier-grade networks for the cost-effective delivery of packet-based voice, video and data services. Visit us online at www.alliedtelesis.com. About HomePNA HomePNA is an incorporated, non-profit association of industry-leading companies working together to help ensure the adoption of networking industry standards using existing home wiring. Members of HomePNA develop industry standards over both phone line and coax cables See coaxial cable. with the intent to rapidly bring to market a range of interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability. data and audio/video home networking solutions. Founded in June 1998, HomePNA's membership includes cutting-edge international companies spanning the networking, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. , hardware, software and consumer electronics industries. For more information on HomePNA, visit www.homepna.org. |
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