Catena Networks' CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier Named 2002 Product of the Year by Internet Telephony Magazine.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2003 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 today announced that its CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier has been selected as 2002 Product of the Year by Internet Telephony Another term for IP telephony and VoIP. In the late 1990s, some people made a distinction between Internet Telephony and VoIP: Internet telephony referred to voice over the public Internet, while VoIP referred to voice over private IP networks. magazine. Catena's CN1000 award will be featured in the January 2003 issue of Internet Telephony. After reviewing more than 150 applications for the honor, Internet Telephony editors chose companies that demonstrated the most vision, leadership and technology innovation. "The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier was chosen as a result of Catena's innovative core silicon technology and its packet-ready architecture," said Rich Tehrani, editor-in-chief of Internet Telephony magazine. "By enabling a line-by-line migration to a converged packet-based network, Catena's CN1000 offers carriers tremendous flexibility, mitigating the risks associated with most other platforms that cut over in wholesale fashion from TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. to packet." "We're very pleased that Internet Telephony has named the CN1000 as its Product of the Year," said Jim Hjartarson, president and chief executive officer of Catena Networks. "This award recognizes the technological breakthroughs that Catena has achieved with its Broadband Loop Carrier, which enable carriers to seamlessly migrate to new, packet-based architectures and deliver fully integrated voice, data and video services." The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier is a packet-based broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. system that provides POTS+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 on every line. This enables carriers to software-provision DSL to all subscribers -- whether served from the remote terminal or central office -- without requiring costly truck-rolls or line-and-station transfers to activate/deactivate service. Catena's BLC BLC Boston Library Consortium BLC Bethany Lutheran College (Minnesota) BLC Back Light Compensation (video cameras) BLC Belo Corporation (stock symbol) BLC Broadband Loop Carrier packetizes voice traffic on a line-by-line basis and provides an evolution platform for softswitch-based, packet voice architectures. The CN1000 simplifies the access network by integrating the functions of a 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 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. and Media Gateway. About Catena Networks Catena Networks builds innovative broadband access systems that enable service providers to accelerate the deployment of integrated POTS and broadband DSL services and converge con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. their separate voice and data access networks. With headquarters in Redwood Shores, the company operates world-class research and development facilities in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and has more than 250 employees across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Founded in 1998, Catena is a privately-held company that has secured U.S. $192 million in venture financing. For more information, access www.catena.com. About Internet Telephony magazine The convergence of voice, video, fax, and data has revolutionized the world of telecommunications. Internet telephony has been proven to drastically reduce long-distance costs and continues to provide unprecedented opportunities for service providers, resellers, developers, and end users alike. Internet Telephony is the only magazine that focuses on providing the information that will help you take advantage of this exciting technology. Launched as a quarterly publication in January 1998, Internet Telephony magazine has been published monthly since October 1998. Still the only BPA-audited publication dedicated solely to coverage of next-generation, IP-based telecommunications, Internet Telephony provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software and services they need to take advantage of Internet telephony. 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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