Ameritech Names Alpha Technologies as Power Vendor.BELLINGHAM, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1995--Alpha Technologies, the leading manufacturer of broadband network power products, has been selected as the power vendor for Ameritech's $4-billion broadband network building project. As part of the terms of the contract, Alpha will provide power supplies and related services for Ameritech's new two-way video network. Using a hybrid fiber/coax architecture, Ameritech will deploy 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. video overlay The placement of a full-motion video window on the display screen. There are various techniques used to display video on a computer's screen, depending on whether the video source has been digitized or is still in analog NTSC format. system that will deliver interactive programming, home shopping Home Shopping commonly refers to the electronic retailing / home shopping channels industry, which includes such billion dollar companies as HSN, QVC, eBay, ShopNBC, Buy.com, and Amazon.com. and games. Alpha's XM Series CableUPS(R) uninterruptible power supplies will be used to power the video system. Additional products to be provided by Alpha include enclosures that will integrate special status monitoring and surge protection See surge suppression and traffic surge protection. equipment. Aerial plant products will be acquired directly from Alpha, while ground mounted units will be shipped and installed in node cabinets supplied by ADC Telecommunications ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) is a communications company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis. History In 1935, Ralph Allison founded ADC Telecommunications in the basement of his south Minneapolis home, inventing ADC's very , chosen earlier as the network integrator. Production deliveries began in early 1995 and will continue through the year 2000. Ameritech has already begun construction on the new two-way video network and expects it to be operational in some midwestern communities by the end of 1995. The company plans to provide the expanded video services to 6 million homes by the year 2001. "Reliable power is critical to the success of these new expanded services, and we're seeing many of the major service providers choose proven solutions," 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. "Alpha is very pleased to be working with both Ameritech and ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. on this project." 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 Ameritech's commercial deployment, Alpha is currently powering several major test sites in the United States, including an active 60,000 passing combined voice/video deployment in Omaha and NYNEX's multi-service build in New England. CONTACT: Alpha Technologies Inc. Eric Wentz, 206/647-2360 |
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