BroadBand Technologies introduces industry's first Ethernet fiber modem.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 1997 -- Adds Powerful Member to Integrated Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Solutions BroadBand Technologies Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BBTK) the leading provider of interactive switched digital broadband access systems today announced the NetFLX(tm) Ethernet Modem, the latest addition to BroadBand's FLXConnect(tm) product line operating on BroadBand's FLX FLX Finger Lakes (New York) FLX Fort Lauderdale Executive (airport code) FLX Federal Learning eXchange FLX Flatfishes (r)-2500 open standards-based platform. NetFLX delivers high-speed Ethernet data rates over dedicated bandwidth to any PC or workstation for a broad spectrum of applications including Internet and remote LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. access for home, business and small office/home office See SOHO. (SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ) users. The NetFLX Ethernet Modem is a self-contained external Ethernet 10BaseT adapter that runs on BroadBand's FLX-2500 platform and provides a dedicated low latency Low latency allows human-unnoticeable delays between an input being processed and the corresponding output providing real time characteristics. This can be especially important for internet connections utilizing services such as online gaming and VOIP - VOIP is not as important as end-to-end ATM path over the twisted pair A thin-diameter wire (22 to 26 gauge) commonly used for telephone and network cabling. The wires are twisted around each other to minimize interference from other twisted pairs in the cable (Alexander Graham Bell invented this and was awarded a patent for it in 1881). copper drop running directly to the home or business. NetFLX easily connects with any PC or workstation to deliver up to 10Mbps data payload. NetFLX enables users with off-the-shelf software to access information providers, Internet access providers, corporate intranets and remote LANs across the FLX broadband access system. Bandwidth-hungry applications such as web site downloading, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , video-on-demand and interactive games are easy and fast to access and use. "With NetFLX, BroadBand has upped the ante in the high-speed data access arena, by providing an Ethernet connectivity solution that links stand alone PCs and workstations to networked data applications, such as high-speed Internet See broadband. and remote LAN access by leveraging the power and flexibility of the public network," said Steve Shmania, product line manager, BroadBand Technologies. The NetFLX Advantage: -- Operating system independent -- accommodates PC, MAC or UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). users with Ethernet cards. -- Supports industry standards for IP over ATM and UNI 3.1 connection management. -- Supports industry standard 10BaseT Ethernet. -- Provides substantial dedicated bandwidth via BroadBand's customer-proven FLX-2500 platform. -- Hundreds of times faster than standard voice grade modems. -- Compatible with Web browsers, e-mail and other popular IP and IPX-based networked applications. -- Utilizes fiber-to-the-curb and copper-to-the-home technologies. FLXConnect Product Line The FLXConnect product line enables network providers to offer high-speed data access for the end user on the FLX broadband access system. FLXConnect is an open systems solution enabling any type of PC or workstation connectivity to the full service network. BroadBand developed NetFLX with ATM Limited, a leader in ATM access switching solutions and end-point technologies, using their ATOM Accelerator chips and development environment. In addition to the new NetFLX, FLXConnect includes the StarFLX(tm) PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). adapter card developed with Intel. This is designed to meet the needs of millions of bandwidth hungry PC users who require high-speed Internet and data access on new pentium, Windows 95 and Windows NT PCs. StarFLX provides lightning fast (51mbps) communication between networked Windows data applications across the FLX access system. StarFLX and NetFLX empower users with a robust, high-speed data solution. "Only BroadBand furnishes telecommunications network service providers with a complete, full service network offering today that can meet market demand and allows them to tap into the growing revenue streams for voice, data and video all over a single network," added Shmania. In addition, BroadBand's FLX-2500 platform provides ATM-based digital broadcast and interactive video to television owners directly from a broad range of digital set-tops from industry leaders, including Samsung, StellarOne and Thomson enabled by the open systems architecture of the FLX-2500 platform. BroadBand's FLX-2500 Platform BroadBand's FLX-2500 platform, is the only field-proven switched digital broadband product presently available. The FLX-2500 is an open standards-based system that features interoperability with a wide range of leading vendors, making it the most flexible solution for delivering voice, video, Internet access and remote LAN access. The FLX-2500 switched digital global core access platform, currently being deployed by Bell Atlantic, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. and Korea Telecom and in laboratories and trials in over 30 locations around the world, makes it possible to deliver full range telephony, data, and video services to SOHO business/campus, and residential locations. Telecommunications service providers select the FLX System secure in the knowledge that as their network grows and evolves, they won t be locked into a proprietary solution, instead they will be able to choose the best solutions available. Pricing and Availability NetFLX laboratory units are shipping right now, and BroadBand Technologies is taking orders for field deployment for NetFLX. NetFLX is priced competitively with cable modems. About BroadBand Technologies, Inc. BroadBand Technologies Inc., based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., was founded in 1988. Its mission is to deliver products and services that enable network and service providers to offer consumers robust, economical electronic access to advanced communication, entertainment and information services See Information Systems. . -0- This press release contains forward looking statements about the company's performance. The Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. , Form 10-Qs and other documents on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward looking statements. However, forward looking statements are beyond the ability of the Company to control and in many cases the Company cannot predict what factors would cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward looking statements. For more information on BroadBand Technologies, please see the BroadBand Technologies home page at http://www.bbt.com Note to editors: FLX is a registered trademark of BroadBand Technologies Inc. FLXConnect, NetFLX and StarFLX are trademarks of BroadBand Technologies, Inc. All other trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: BroadBand Technologies Inc. Copithorne & Bellows Patty Jordan Joann Anderson/Jack Varley (919) 405-4722 (617) 450-4300 jordan@bbt.com jack.varley@cbpr.com |
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