Atmosphere Networks to Show Service-enabling Optical Access Solutions At United Telecom Council Regional Meeting Southeast.Business Editors/High-tech Writers United Telecom Council (UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, Temps Universel Coordonné) The international time standard (formerly Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT). Zero hours UTC is midnight in Greenwich, England, which is located at 0 degrees longitude. ) Regional Meeting Southeast CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 29, 2000 Atmosphere's Products Enable Utilities to More Effectively Leverage Their Fiber Assets into the Competitive Communication Service Revenues Atmosphere Networks, the leader in providing onramps to the high-speed optical network, will be exhibiting at the United Telecom Council (UTC) Regional Meeting Southeast to be held March 1-3, 2000, at the Biloxi Bay View Resort Convention Center in Biloxi, Mississippi “Biloxi” redirects here. For other uses, see Biloxi (disambiguation). Biloxi ([bəˈlʌksi]) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the U.S.. . Show attendees can go to Atmosphere's booth for detailed information about the company's service-enabling optical access solutions, which empower utilities to tap the explosive opportunities as a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) ) by flexibly mixing voice and data services while simplifying and lowering networks costs. With Atmosphere's products, utilities can more effectively and affordably enter the lucrative market for Community of Interest Networks (COINs) -- providing communications services to universities, municipalities, hospitals, and school districts -- as well as deploy "green-field" optical access networks to create a business-oriented CLEC infrastructure. Capturing the Lucrative Community of Interest Market COINs represent a new revenue source for utilities. COINs such as municipalities or university campuses often have extensive telecommunications needs. They generally require traditional voice services, broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a , and transparent LAN See transparent LAN service. connectivity, and they want flexible services at a low cost. Atmosphere's service-enabling optical access solutions let utilities build a single multiservice optical access infrastructure that leverages fiber assets in a utility's right-of-way for creating, provisioning, and changing services at will, and without a truck roll. Atmosphere's solutions make it possible for utilities to establish CLEC operations while meeting the requirements of diverse COIN customers, increasing revenue for both data and voice services, and reducing subscriber churn. Competitive Advantages of a Green-Field Optical Access Network Succeeding as a CLEC requires a successful competitive strategy, leading-edge equipment and an intelligent network implementation. The large quantity of dark fiber available in the utility's right-of-ways presents a tremendous opportunity for utilities that are interested in becoming CLECs. Utilities can use Atmosphere's service-enabling optical access equipment to build a single multiservice optical access infrastructure in which services can be offered and scaled based on the subscriber demand. This approach gives utilities a low-risk approach to market entry. Atmosphere Products Atmosphere Networks' product suite includes equipment for designing, delivering and provisioning multiservice optical access networks. Carriers using Atmosphere equipment can respond quickly and easily to their customers' needs -- while lowering the cost of their overall network by up to 75 percent -- and thus becoming more competitive, generating more revenue and increasing their market share. Atmosphere's products include the FSN (Full-Service Network) A communications network that provides shopping, movies on demand and access to databases and a variety of interactive services. (Full Service Node) 1200, which blends SONET with an intelligent multiprotocol layer, and the NTU NTU - Network Termination Unit (Network Termination Network Termination - (NT, NT1) A device connecting the customer's data or telephone equipment to the local ISDN exchange carrier's line. The NT device provides a connection for terminal equipment (TE) and terminal adaptor (TA) equipment to the local loop. Unit) 300, which solves the problem of cost-effective and rapid distribution of integrated voice and data services to customers in multitenant and campus settings that exist in the proximity of the carrier's optical access network. The FSN 1200 is the industry's first platform providing multiservice optical access and enabling the delivery of a diverse range of flexible services right to the doorsteps of customers such as COINs and enterprises. The NTU 300 is the industry's most compact multiservice access multiplexer See multiplexor and multiplexing. multiplexer - multiplexor that enables carriers to deliver flexible voice and data service packages directly to their customers' wiring closets. Visit Atmosphere at the show, or contact Gordon Fincham Gordon Fincham (born January 8, 1935 in Peterborough) was an English football player during the 1950's and 60's. Fincham played for Plymouth Argyle, Leicester_City and Luton Town. He also managed and played for teams in South Africa. at 770/521-0034 or Marty Kukol at 770/935-6080, for information about Atmosphere Networks' solutions. About Atmosphere Networks Founded in 1997, Atmosphere Networks is the leading player in providing onramps to the optical network all the way to the doorstep of enterprise customers. Atmosphere enables telecommunications carriers to take full advantage of optical networks' capacities and offer their customers the most flexible voice-and-data service packages. With Atmosphere, carriers can boost their competitiveness, revenues and market share while lowering their network costs by up to 75 percent, while enterprise customers can mix and match the voice, Internet and other data services they demand. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. is backed by Benchmark Capital Benchmark Capital is a venture capital firm responsible for the early stage funding of some very successful startups, including eBay. In 1995, the firm invested $6.7 million in eBay, which became worth more than $5 billion by the spring of 1999 and resulted in one of Silicon , Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP IVP abbr. intravenous pyelogram IVP (Intravenous pyelogram) The use of a dye, injected into the veins, used to locate kidney stones. Also used to determine the anatomy of the urinary system. ), Bowman Capital, Volpe Brown Whelan & Company and other venture firms with proven track records in funding successful networking companies. For more information on Atmosphere Networks, visit the Web site at www.atmospherenet.com or atmospherenetworks.com. Note to Editors: Atmosphere Networks is a trademark of Atmosphere Networks, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned belong to their respective owners. |
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