Alpha Technologies to power NYNEX's new multiservice system.BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 1995--Alpha Technologies, a leading manufacturer of broadband network power products, announced that they have signed an agreement with NYNEX NYNEX New York-New England & X for the Unknown (Telephone Company) NYNEX New York Network Exchange to provide power products to their new broadband network currently under construction in the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. area. As part of the terms of the contract, Alpha will provide power supplies for NYNEX's new full-service video, telephony and digital services network. Initially this network will serve 330,000 households in eastern Massachusetts and 60,000 households in Warwick, Rhode Island Warwick is a city in Kent County, Rhode Island, United States. It is the second largest city in the state, with 85,808 people. Its mayor, since 2000, has been Scott Avedisian. Founded by Samuel Gorton in 1642, Warwick has witnessed major events in American history. , and will have the capacity to carry hundreds of channels. The system will allow subscribers to receive both expanded cable television and traditional telephone service via a 750 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. fiber optic network. Each power node is capable of serving as many as 500 homes and is equipped with the most advanced status monitoring system available in the industry. With this network management system, NYNEX will be able to diagnose problems remotely and manage their network without dispatching service trucks. "Alpha was chosen because of their long history in providing reliable power products to the cable industry," commented Charlie Romano, staff director of technology selection at NYNEX New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . "Power has become a critical element to the success and reliability of these new combined service systems, and we're seeing a lot of interest from the major service providers," commented Eric Wentz, Alpha Technologies marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales manager. "With extensive experience in providing reliable power to both cable television and telecommunications, Alpha is well positioned to meet the specific needs of these changing industries. Obviously, we're pleased to be working with NYNEX on this project," added Wentz. Alpha's initial deliveries to NYNEX for this project began in November 1994 and will continue through 1996. As a result of geographic differences and urban density variations throughout the NYNEX territory, Alpha has developed variations of their power node that can be ground and pole-mounted or located in underground vaults -- without sacrificing any system functionality. Alpha Technologies pioneered the combined powering of cable television and telephony service in the United Kingdom in 1991. Deployment of combined service using this powering solution now exceeds a million passings and continues to grow as operators recognize the benefits of consolidated powering. In addition to this latest NYNEX build, Alpha is currently powering several major test sites in 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. , including an active 60,000 passing combined voice/video deployment in Omaha, Nebraska “Omaha” redirects here. For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). Omaha is the largest city in the State of Nebraska, United States. It is the county seat of Douglas County.GR6 As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 390,007. . CONTACT: Alpha Technologies Inc. Eric Wentz, 206/647-2360 |
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