Catena Networks Announces its 1,000th Integrated Broadband Access System in Service in Carrier Networks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2003 Pineville Telephone Company Uses Catena's CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier to Accelerate Delivery of Integrated 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 Services 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 Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) have deployed 1,000 of its integrated, broadband access systems -- including the CNX-5 Broadband DSL System and the CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier. These systems have enabled carriers such as Pineville Telephone Company to accelerate the delivery of integrated Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and broadband Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL) service, at costs approaching POTS-only solutions. Both the CNX-5 and CN1000 utilize Catena's innovative, core silicon technology to provide POTS and DSL on every line. This allows carriers to software-provision DSL to all of their subscribers -- whether served from the Remote Terminal (RT) or Central Office (CO) -- without requiring costly truck rolls or line-and-station transfers to activate/de-activate service. "With the CN1000, we can remotely provision DSL to our subscribers without dispatching a technician," said Gary Creech, Plant Manager at Pineville Telephone Company, a municipally-owned carrier that serves about 2,900 customers in Pineville, N.C., near Charlotte. "It also gives us the flexibility to easily migrate our voice services to a packet infrastructure, when the time is right." Catena's CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier is a new class of access system ideally suited for greenfield and retrofit applications. It excels in the delivery of fully integrated voice, data and video in today's network, and it provides an elegant evolution platform for softswitch-based, packet voice architectures. The CN1000 simplifies the access network by integrating the functions of a 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. (NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier ), 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 (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. ), Fiber Multiplexer and Media Gateway into a single platform -- with a single network management interface. Catena's CNX-5 Broadband DSL System is a linecard upgrade solution that enables service providers to deliver broadband services to the 20 million subscribers currently served from Lucent SLC (Subscriber Loop Carrier) Lucent's designation for its digital loop carrier (DLC) products. See digital loop carrier. See also 386SLC. (R) Series 5 (SLC-5) Digital Loop Carriers. Jim Hjartarson, 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 Catena Networks, said Catena's CNX-5 and CN1000 systems are ushering in a new era in simplified broadband deployment. "Carriers can use our integrated broadband access systems to remotely provision and manage POTS and broadband services, without the operational costs typically associated with DSL turn-up and churn," he said. "These systems are unique in that they offer POTS and broadband on every line -- at prices competitive with narrowband systems." 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 their separate voice and data access networks. Headquartered 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. Founded in 1998, Catena is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that has secured U.S. $192 million in venture financing. 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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