Cable TV Pioneer, Vanguard Winner Gordy Halverson Joins Cedar Point as Executive Advisor.DERRY, N.H. -- Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one Communications, the leader in integrated packet-based voice and multimedia switching technologies for the cable telecommunications industry, announced today that Cable TV Pioneer and Vanguard Award winner Gordy Halverson has joined the company as an Executive Advisor. Halverson, a veteran of 35 years in the cable industry, holds a distinguished management portfolio that includes positions as 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 Telewire Supply and executive vice president, sales for Arris ar·ris n. pl. arris or ar·ris·es The sharp edge or ridge formed by two surfaces meeting at an angle, as in a molding. [Alteration of Old French areste, fishbone, spine . "Gordy Halverson has been one of the real leaders of our industry, dating back to its infancy," said Andy Paff, president and CEO of Cedar Point Communications. "His management skills, his broad-based background in the industry and his understanding of the needs of operators have enabled him to play key roles in cable's exponential growth Extremely fast growth. On a chart, the line curves up rather than being straight. Contrast with linear. during that time." "From its earliest days, cable has been successful by capitalizing on new opportunities," said Halverson. "In the same way that it became a dominant player in video and high-speed data, cable now has the ability to capture market share in voice services. Cedar Point is particularly well positioned to help the industry quickly establish a strong position through the simplicity, cost-effectiveness and scalability of its SAFARI C(Cubed) Media Switching System." An active participant in state and national cable associations, Halverson currently holds a seat on the Board of CablePac, which funds lobbying efforts for the cable industry. He served on the 2001 NCTA NCTA National Cable & Telecommunications Association (fka National Cable Television Association) NCTA National Cable Television Association (now the National Cable & Telecommunications Association) Convention Committee and was chair of the 2000 NCTA Rules and Regulations Committee. His contributions earned him election to the Cable TV Pioneers in 1992, and the NCTA's Vanguard Award in 1993. SAFARI C(Cubed) is the only totally integrated carrier class VoIP switch that incorporates -- at no additional cost -- all of the components that make up the PacketCable(TM) voice switching infrastructure, eliminating the need for operators to purchase, maintain, upgrade and regression test separate Call Management Servers, Media Gateways, Record Keeping Servers, Announcement Servers, Signaling Gateways A network device that converts control signals from one format to another. For example, a SIGTRAN signaling gateway converts SS7 signals of the PSTN to SIGTRAN for transport over IP. Contrast with media gateway. See SIGTRAN. , Ethernet Switches and CALEA CALEA Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (Fairfax, Virginia) CALEA Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 CALEA Communication Assistance to Low Enforcement Act servers. Designed to accommodate not only current voice switching needs but also the anticipated migration to video telephony See videophone. and multimedia services, the PacketCable(TM)-qualified SAFARI C(Cubed) provides superior performance and reliability, significantly reducing capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs for cable operators offering telephony services while increasing network integrity, security and privacy. About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications' totally integrated voice and multimedia switches provide cable system operators with cost-efficient, less complex voice-over-IP alternatives to distributed soft-switching cable telephony See cable telephone. options. Cedar Point's SAFARI C(Cubed) Media Switching System is a PacketCable(TM)-qualified, Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") solution that supports legacy circuit and PacketCable(TM) voice services, as well as video telephony and non-traditional SIP-based devices. The company is based in Derry, NH. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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