Catena Networks' CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier Accepted to Rural Utilities Service List of Materials.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers USTA Telecom 03 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Acceptance Enables IOCs to Use RUS Financing Programs to Deploy CN1000 and Deliver New Broadband Services to Subscribers Today at the USTA TELECOM '03 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Catena ca·te·na n. pl. ca·te·nae or ca·te·nas A closely linked series, especially of excerpted writings or commentaries. [Latin cat Networks announced that its CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier has been accepted to the Rural Utilities Service's (RUS) "List of Materials." This acceptance enables Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) to use RUS financing programs to deploy the CN1000 and deliver new broadband services to their subscribers. "Rural carriers are looking for solutions that will help them profitably deliver broadband services and compete effectively against cable operators," said Jim Hjartarson, president & 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 Catena Networks. "By deploying Catena's CN1000 BLC, carriers can be confident that they are deploying a solution that provides them with advanced voice, data and video-delivery capabilities and meets strict RUS telecommunications equipment standards for performance and reliability." With Catena's CN1000 BLC, carriers can software-provision voice, data and video services over any mix of copper and fiber access technologies. Its integrated IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol (protocol) Internet Group Management Protocol - (IGMP) An extension to the Internet Protocol, used by IP hosts to report their host group memberships to immediately-neighbouring multicast routers. See also MBONE. Version 1 of IGMP is defined in Appendix 1 of RFC 1112. ) and multicasting capabilities help carriers deploy flexible, scalable video solutions that more efficiently utilize bandwidth on their video transport networks. The CN1000 also supports standard ADSL, ADSL2 and ADSL2+, which enables carriers to deliver multiple channels of video -- in addition to voice and data -- to the majority of subscribers served from remote terminals (RTs). RUS, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), n.pr established in 1862, USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products. It conducts ongoing research in areas from human nutrition to new crop technologies and also helps ensure open (USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. ), provides rural telecommunications companies with low-interest financing for the purchase of RUS-accepted telecommunications equipment. RUS lending creates public-private partnerships to finance the construction of telecommunications infrastructure in rural America, and it is a vital source of financing and technical assistance for rural telecommunications systems. "Receiving RUS acceptance is a major milestone for Catena," said Teresa Mastrangelo, director of the Global Broadband Access Program at RHK, an industry research firm headquartered in South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. , Calif. "It will help establish Catena's Broadband Loop Carrier as a preferred platform for carriers that want to deploy new broadband services and meet the operational challenges associated with outside plant deployments." The Catena CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier is a high-density broadband access system that delivers integrated voice, data and video services at a fraction of the cost of competing systems. The CN1000 provides POTS, DSL and Packet Voice capability on every line, enabling carriers to software-provision these services to any subscriber -- remotely, without manual intervention. By integrating the functions of an NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier (Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. ), video-enabled 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. (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) allows telephone lines to make faster connections to the Internet. It is a network device, located near the customer's location, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed Internet ), Fiber Multiplexer and Media Gateway, the CN1000 greatly simplifies the access network. About Catena Networks Catena Networks' integrated broadband access solutions enable service providers to profitably deliver voice, data and video services and smoothly migrate to packet-based networks. These solutions include the Catena CNX-5 Broadband DSL System, the Catena CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier and the Catena CN1000FX Fiber-to-the-X solution suite. For more information, please access www.catena.com. Catena, Catena Networks and the Catena Networks logo are trademarks of Catena Networks, Inc. All other trademarks or service marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2003 Catena Networks, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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