Cable & Wireless expands network.Calix calix /ca·lix/ (ka´liks) pl. ca´lices [L.] calyx. ca·lix or ca·lyx n. pl. ca·li·ces or ca·ly·ces 1. A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure. on June 27 announced that Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Ltd has chosen the Calix C7 multiservice access platform (MSAP (MultiService Access Platform) An integration device located on a carrier's premises that supports a variety of protocols. It acts like a central switch between all of the customer's communications technologies and the carrier side, which is the PSTN, the ) and the Calix Management System (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ) to implement a 24,000-line expansion of its existing network that will bring DSL and VOIP (Voice Over IP) A digital telephone service that uses the public Internet as well as private backbones instead of the traditional telephone network. Many companies, including Vonage, 8x8 and AT&T (CallVantage), typically offer calling within the country for a services to more customers. C&W (Barbados) had previously installed more than 10,000 Calix combo ports for POTS and ADSL2+ service, said Ed Layne, VP Networks, C&W (Barbados), adding "with the Calix C7 we are able to maintain and increase our competitive advantage as we move to an IP-based network." Details: Engage PR. Jeannette Bitz, 510748-8200 ext. 207. Email: jbitz@engagepr.com |
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