Catena Networks Partners with Leading Video Providers to Deliver Comprehensive Triple Play Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association Telecom 03 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 2003 Solutions Enable Carriers Using Catena's CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier to Software-Provision Voice, Data and Video Services Over Any Mix of Copper and Fiber Access 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 it is partnering with the industry's leading video hardware, middleware and software providers to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end Triple Play solutions. Catena has introduced the benchmark in automated service delivery, enabling carriers using its CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier to software-provision voice, data and video services over any mix of copper and fiber access technologies. "Catena and its partners offer very flexible and scalable Triple Play solutions," said Matt Davis Matt Davis (1976 - August 10, 2003) was most notably the lead vocalist and guitarist for the post-hardcore outfit Ten Grand. Davis was an accomplished guitarist, bold vocalist, and was also known to be gentle and personable off-stage. He was especially known for giving bear hugs. , director of Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Technologies for the Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. , a Boston-based industry research firm. "These solutions reduce service deployment costs and help carriers extract the full value of their networks. Carriers have an elegant evolution path to the full range of copper and fiber access alternatives and can avoid multiple, forklift equipment upgrades along the way." In booth #401 at TELECOM '03, Catena will demonstrate how carriers can use the CN1000 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 to simultaneously deliver lifeline POTS, high-speed Internet access and video (broadcast video and video-on-demand) over the same line, while connected to an OC-12 network. The CN1000 BLC will receive video content from Kasenna video-on-demand equipment and headend encoders from VideoTele.com, a division of Tut Systems. The CN1000 will deliver the video feeds -- over 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 , Fiber-to-the-Home and Fiber-to-the-Curb connections -- to multiple video set-top boxes, including those from Amino Communications, Fujitsu Siemens Computers Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a Japanese and German IT vendor, selling consumer and business computing products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (products marketed elsewhere are sold under the Fujitsu brand). and i3 micro technology. Catena will demonstrate multicast channel changing on three video screens in the booth. Myrio middleware will provide users with a simple and intuitive interface, which includes an interactive program guide. Carriers deploying this middleware and Catena's CN1000 BLC, with its hardware-based multicast routing functionality, can provide their subscribers with the fastest channel changing experience in the industry. Catena's CN1000 BLC is fully interoperable with the video hardware, middleware and software it will showcase at TELECOM '03 -- and with a variety of other video partner platforms, including those from Entone, Optibase and Tandberg. "Because the CN1000 is interoperable with an extensive list of video partner equipment, we can offer Triple Play solutions that are tailored to carriers' specific needs," said 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. "Our solutions mitigate the risk associated with other, proprietary platforms, and our solutions can address a variety of different deployment scenarios." The Catena CN1000 BLC transforms DSL into a software-provisionable service, without requiring new linecards or hardware modifications. Carriers can turn a traditional POTS customer into a video customer with a few simple keystrokes. The CN1000 also provides integrated IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) The protocol that governs the management of multicast groups in a TCP/IP network. To sign up for a multicast group, a Host Membership Report is sent by a user's machine to its nearest routers, which forward that data to (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, enabling carriers to more efficiently utilize bandwidth on their video-transport networks. In addition, the CN1000 supports standard ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , ADSL2 and ADSL2+ and standards-based interfaces and protocols. This facilitates the delivery of multiple voice, data and video channels on every line and complete, end-to-end interoperability. The CN1000 BLC makes video services easier to install, operate and maintain, and it opens the door to a host of new revenue opportunities. By deploying the CN1000 BLC with equipment from Catena's best-in-class video partners, carriers can provision Triple Play services more quickly and cost effectively, better compete with cable operators and provide a rich video experience to their subscribers. 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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