Broadband Gateways, Inc. and Jetstream Communications Partner to Provide Wireless Voice and Data over Broadband Solution.Business Editors & Technology Writers PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2000 Innovator of Intelligent Premises Gateway Licenses Top VoDSL Solution to Deliver New Breed of Broadband Premises Devices to Mass Market Broadband Gateways, Inc., innovator of the first Intelligent Premises Gateway (IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ), and Jetstream Communications, Inc., a leading provider of Voice over 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 (VoDSL) equipment, today announced their partnership to provide a new, intelligent voice and data broadband solution into the small business and residential markets. Broadband Gateways is licensing Jetstream's LES standard messaging protocol The rules, formats and functions for exchanging messages between the components of a messaging system. The most widely used messaging protocol is the Internet's Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). , VoiceBand(TM), which will allow Broadband Gateways' new Intelligent Premises Gateway (IPG) solution to seamlessly operate with Jetstream's CPX-1000 broadband voice gateway. "Jetstream's CPX-1000 is deployed or in trials with more than 35 customers around the U.S. and has paved the way for voice over DSL networks to become mainstream," commented Rashid Skaf, vice president of marketing and business development at Broadband Gateways. "Jetstream's leadership in the evolving VoDSL market complements our strategy to provide a product that meets the growing demand for high quality voice services by the small business and residential markets." Broadband Gateways' IPG is a new breed of integrated access device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). -- an intelligent platform that brings wireless and wireline, voice and data to the small business and residential markets. Jetstream's CPX-1000 platform will support Broadband Gateways' product to offer service providers and customers a broader range of features than currently available. As a result, the new system will take broadband beyond Internet access See how to access the Internet. . It will allow integrated communications providers to profit by taking multi-line, data and voice, wired and wireless services into the mass market. Jetstream's Stephen Gleave, Vice President of Marketing, explained, "Broadband Gateways' addition of wireless voice and data technology finally brings to service providers and operators their most sought after capability in an integrated access device. This capability makes it easy to deploy a third, fourth, fifth or sixth line -- no wiring changes or adapters, just enable it in the network. Plus, small businesses and consumers get the convenience and portability they've been demanding." Broadband Gateways recently joined Jetstream's JetPowered Partner program, which brings together best-of-breed products for customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ), access products, and management tools. The JetPowered partner program is designed to assist carriers and service providers by providing them the widest selection of equipment that will deliver inter-operable, end-to-end solutions for the fast deployment of Voice over Broadband solutions. Broadband Gateways will launch its new Intelligent Premises Gateway on June 26 at the Broadband Year 2000 exhibit in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. Broadband Gateways Inc. designs intelligent integrated access devices in the broadband voice and data market. The company's innovative Intelligent Premises Gateway (IPG) for residential and small business applications is the world's first intelligent platform, driving the convergence of voice and data, wireless and wireline. This new system takes broadband beyond high-speed Internet See broadband. access, distributing wireless voice, data, and multimedia services within the premises more simply and cost-effectively, thereby opening up the mass market for service providers. Broadband Gateways is privately funded and headquartered in Plano, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. . For more information on Broadband Gateways and its development of the Intelligent Premises Gateway, visit the company's Web site at www.bbgateways.com. About Jetstream Communications Jetstream Communications Inc. is a leading provider of Voice over DSL (VoDSL) equipment to incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers. The company's JetPowered(TM) Voice over Broadband solution is rapidly becoming a standard for bundled voice and data service delivery over DSL, T1 and Wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 access networks. Based in Los Gatos Los Gatos (lôs gä`tōs, lŏs, găt`əs), city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. , Calif., Jetstream is a privately held, venture-backed company led by a seasoned management team consisting of veterans from both the telecommunications and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. industries. The company was recently named one of Upside Magazine's Hot 100 Private Companies. For more information, see the company Web site at www.jetstream.com. |
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