Cameron Communications, LLC To Use Metro-Optix CityStream 5000 Bandwidth Manager to Provide ATM Switching and Transport for their Triple Play.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALLEN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 2003 Louisiana Telco to Deliver Compelling Bundle of Digital TV, High-speed Internet See broadband. and Voice Services Metro-Optix announced today that Cameron Communications, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , has deployed Metro-Optix's CityStream multi-service provisioning platform to provide ATM switching and SONET transport to complete their full service offering of cable-competitive digital TV, high speed Internet, and voice services. Using a combination of the end-to-end ATM capabilities from Metro-Optix and Next Level's Full Service Access Platform, Cameron Communications can provide a breadth and quality of services that is unmatched in the telecommunications industry while substantially lowering their overall service delivery costs. Cameron Communications, LLC, was founded in 1928. They have been on the cutting edge for over 75 years, providing technology to communities where no other companies would. This spirit has led Cameron to achieve an impressive list of firsts. In 1958, they placed into operation the nation's very first dial mobile telephone service, then became the first to install digital microwave in Louisiana in 1973. Later, they installed Louisiana's first digital central office switch offering touch-tone and special custom calling features. Cameron Communications has completed a fiber optic loop through Cameron Parish in Southwest Louisiana, offering broadband services for tele-medicine, distance learning and interactive services. Cameron continues to be a leader in technology serving subscribers throughout six telephone exchanges in Southwest Louisiana, and this new offering of voice, video and data is just another example of their pioneering spirit. Cameron will roll-out the deployment of their triple play offering throughout 2003, beginning with customers in Hackberry hackberry: see elm. , La. A bundle of services offering over 100 channels of 100 percent digital TV programming, high-speed Internet services, and an enhanced array of voice services including on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. and message waiting will be offered to the residents of Hackberry, and will then be expanded to reach four additional exchanges in Cameron's serving area within the next year. Metro-Optix and NextLevel equipment together allows telcos to combine entertainment content with data and voice to provide a service bundle over the "last mile" of copper that extends to subscribers' homes and businesses. "Together, CityStream and Next Level's Full Service Access Platform enable us to continue to fulfill our mission which is to provide the most efficient communication service products while maintaining our standard of excellence. This solution allows us to use our embedded facilities to provide our rural subscribers with traditional voice services, digital video and high-speed Internet access all over a single copper pair. The Metro-Optix/Next Level offering allows us to keep our commitment to our customers by providing a proven, superior, leading-edge solution for the latest services. We can now offer services that are the envy of any operator in the nation, no matter what size," said Kenny Prejean, Network Facilities Manager for Cameron Communications. David Orr
David Duvall Orr (born October 4 1944) is an American Democratic politician who has served as Cook County Clerk since 1990, responsible for the third largest election district in the United , 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 Metro-Optix, said Metro-Optix is happy to add Cameron Communications, LLC, to the list of customers using our ATM switching capabilities. "Cameron Communications is realizing the economic advantages that the integration of ATM switching and SONET transport functionality brings to the table when bundled voice, video, and data are offered over existing 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). . Metro-Optix is excited to be a part of this deployment that allows Cameron's rural customers to be on the leading-edge in high-quality communications and entertainment services." The Metro-Optix CityStream 5000 is a next generation multi-protocol SONET switching and transport system that integrates SONET ADM See add/drop multiplexer. (language) ADM - A picture query language, extension of Sequel2. ["An Image-Oriented Database System", Y. Takao et al, in Database Techniques for Pictorial Applications, A. Blaser ed, pp. 527-538]. and ATM switching functionality into one platform to give an economic advantage to a triple play application. Its ATM aggregation and transport capabilities fit nicely with Next Level's Full Service Access Platform to provide a significant reduction in CapEx and OpEx for the inter-office and core components of an end-to-end broadband network. Metro-Optix products serve metropolitan access and transport networks for carrier, service provider, and enterprise applications. In addition to SONET ADM and ATM switching, the CityStream 5000 can provide wideband and broadband cross-connect functionality and is architected to migrate to IP/MPLS IP/MPLS Internet Protocol/Multi-Protocol Label Switching in the future. About Cameron Communications Cameron Communications has provided quality state-of-the-art telecommunications products and services to homes, businesses and Industries in rural Louisiana and Texas for over 75 years, and was recipient of the Better Business Award for Marketplace Ethics. Locally owned and operated by its founding family, Cameron Communications has grown and diversified to provide local and long distance service, cable television, Internet connection including the Flash Access(TM) 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 and now, digital television. With over 130 employees, the Cameron Communications family of companies includes Cameron Telephone Company, Elizabeth Telephone Company, Cameron Long Distance, Carlyss Cablevision, and Cameron Telephone Company-Texas. For more information, visit our Web site at www.camtel.com. About Metro-Optix Headquartered in Allen, Texas Allen is a city in Collin County and a northern suburb of Dallas, Texas (USA). As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 43,554. As of April 2007, the city's population is estimated at 77,465. , Metro-Optix is a privately held, optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. equipment provider that is pioneering a new generation of telecommunications infrastructure for metropolitan networks. Metro-Optix is developing solutions that enable carriers to effectively transition from traditional circuit-based services to high-performance cell and packet-based services. Metro-Optix is economically offering solutions for many network applications including ATM aggregation and transport for the triple play and DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. aggregation and a high-density, small footprint Wideband cross-connect for core cross-connect augmentation AUGMENTATION, old English law. The name of a court erected by Henry VIII., which was invested with the power of determining suits and controversies relating to monasteries and abbey lands. or an edge cross-connect. The company currently employs approximately 142 and has raised more than $136M in financing. For more information, please visit www.metro-optix.com. |
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