Avail Networks and Tdsoft Announce Interoperable Voice-Over-Broadband Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich. & HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2001 Avail's Frontera(TM) Solutions and Tdsoft's VoNGATE(TM) Voice Gateway Platforms Enable Packet-Based Voice Services for International Markets Avail Networks and Tdsoft today announced certified interoperability between Avail's Frontera Integrated Concentration Devices (ICDs) and Tdsoft's VoNGATE voice access gateway for voice over broadband service See broadband and broadband service provider. delivery. As a result of this achievement, Integrated Communications Providers worldwide now have new capabilities for delivering profitable multi-line packet voice services, in addition to high-speed data, to subscribers located in environments such as commercial multi-tenant units (MTUs), office parks, and single business locations. "Achieving interoperability with Tdsoft is an important milestone for Avail," noted David Hartmann, 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 Avail Networks. "Packet voice services are a major emerging opportunity internationally, and Tdsoft's VoNGA solutions offer an excellent complement to our Frontera ICD ICD International Classification of Diseases (of the World Health Organization); intrauterine contraceptive device. ICD abbr. platforms as we serve our global customer base. Our combined solution allows packet voice service delivery to businesses regardless of location, distance from central switching offices, or local-loop technology used." Avail's flagship products - the Frontera(TM) Integrated Concentration Devices - combine key features of compact DSLAMs, IADs, and ATM switches, and are purpose-built for deployment by Integrated Communications Providers serving clusters of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. subscribers. Frontera ICDs allow providers to leverage a single platform across multiple subscribers for in-building 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 concentration as well as packet voice services such as VoDSL, regardless of a facility's distance from service provider central offices. "The successful interoperability of VoNGATE(TM) with Avail's Frontera ICDs is an important milestone for Tdsoft, and will further expand Tdsoft's offering to include the MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. market segment in which Avail is an industry leader," said Eytan Radian, President and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Tdsoft Communications, Inc. "We see increasing need for platforms like the Frontera ICD, and look forward to deploying our VoNGATE platforms in concert with them," adds Mr. Radian. Tdsoft's VoNGATE(TM) is a voice access gateway that enables incumbent and emerging carriers and telecom service providers to provide high-quality voice services over a variety of broadband access technologies such as xDSL, cable, and wireless. Because it is an open platform, the VoNGATE(TM) is capable of supporting a combination of PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. switch interfaces, access infrastructures and access technologies at the same time. VoNGATE(TM) is the only commercial V5 gateway in the marketplace today. It supports: -- V5.2, GR-303, TR 008, CAS or proprietary voice switch interfaces -- Next Generation Access Networks based on Cable, xDSL or Broadband Wireless infrastructure -- ATM, IP and TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. access technologies About Tdsoft Tdsoft designs, develops, markets, and sells Voice Access Gateways and Access Concentrators for the telecommunications industry. Tdsoft is known as the world leader in telecom products using V5 protocol, the predominant standard for the interface between access equipment and telecommunications voice switches. Tdsoft open solutions enable service providers to add voice services over broadband access infrastructure (Cable, xDSL, and Wireless). Tdsoft products demonstrated interoperability with more than 50 access equipment vendors and 16 voice switches in 25 countries. Tdsoft's systems provide voice services to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Established in 1994, Tdsoft is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. financially backed by leading US and international venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Tdsoft Ltd. is headquartered in Israel with offices in Dallas (Texas, USA), Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, and Hong Kong. For more information, please consult the Tdsoft site at www.tdsoft.com About Avail Networks Avail Networks designs, develops, and markets network access solutions worldwide for next-generation convergence applications such as integrated data, voice, and video over single broadband connections. Avail's flagship products - the Frontera(TM) family of multi-service access platforms - enable service providers to deliver integrated broadband communications services to end-user sites in commercial office buildings, office parks, and single-business locations. Avail is privately held, financed by U.S. and international venture and strategic investors including Blueprint Ventures, EDF (algorithm) EDF - earliest deadline first. Ventures, and Blue Chip Venture Company. For more information, visit http://www.availnetworks.com. Avail Networks, Frontera, and all Avail product names are trademarks of Avail Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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