Cedar Point Communications Names J. Curt Hockemeier, President & CEO of Arbinet-thexchange, to Board.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers DERRY, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2003 Cedar Point Cedar Point is a 364 acre (1.5 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It is one of the world's largest amusement parks (by ride count) with 69 rides and currently holds the world record for most roller coasters with 17, one Communications, Inc., a leader in packet-based voice switching development for the cable industry, announced today that veteran telecommunications executive J. Curt Hockemeier has accepted a position on the company's Board of Directors. Hockemeier, formerly executive vice president and COO of Telephony Operations for AT&T Broadband, currently serves as 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 Arbinet-thexchange, the spot market in which telecommunications companies can buy and sell voice minutes in a neutral exchange environment. Under Hockemeier, Arbinet-thexchange recorded 10 consecutive quarters of quarterly growth through the fourth quarter of 2002. "Curt Hockemeier's unique blend of talent and experience will be invaluable to the continued growth of our company," said Mark Galvin, founder and chairman of Cedar Point Communications. "We look forward to the combined benefit of the operations and business acumen he has demonstrated throughout his career path, and his particular expertise in cable and cable voice services." "The potential of voice-over-IP in achieving cost efficiencies and differentiated service Differentiated Service is a design pattern for business services and software, in which the service varies automatically according to the identity of the consumer and/or the context in which the service is used. offerings has been clear from the earliest days of cable telephony See cable telephone. ," said Hockemeier. "Cedar Point's success in developing an open, standards-based next generation voice system has created the industry's best opportunity yet for implementations that are simple, cost effective and as reliable as today's Class 5 voice switches." Hockemeier joined AT&T in 1998 as vice president, local network services, before becoming responsible for AT&T Broadband's initial development, trials and deployment of local and long distance services. Previously, he served as senior vice president of Teleport Communications Group Teleport Communications Group (TCG) was the first Competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) in the U.S. First formed in 1985, it competed with the existing telephone companies to provide dial tone and related services in the largest U.S. markets. (TCG (Trusted Computing Group, Beaverton, OR, www.trustedcomputinggroup.org) The successor to the Trusted Computer Platform Alliance (TCPA), announced in 2003 by founding members AMD, HP, IBM, Intel and Microsoft. ), where he was responsible for the installation of Class 5 local market switches and the management of the Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. for 40 TCG networks. Hockemeier also served as vice president and general manager of Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. in Oklahoma City. Hockemeier is a member of the Arbinet-thexchange Board of Directors, and also is on the Board of Liberty Satellite and Technology, Inc. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Hockemeier also completed the Program for Management Development (PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion) The type of dispersion that occurs in singlemode fiber due to a lack of perfect symmetry in the fiber and from external pressures on the cable. Light travels over singlemode fiber in two polarization states. ) at Harvard Business School Harvard Business School, officially named the Harvard Business School: George F. Baker Foundation, and also known as HBS, is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University. . About Cedar Point Communications Cedar Point Communications has created and commercialized SAFARI C(Cubed)(TM) Media Switching System, an entirely new category of voice switching equipment tailored exclusively to the broadband cable operator's telephony and broadband media needs. Based on CableLabs(R) PacketCable(TM) specifications, SAFARI C(Cubed)'s totally integrated Carrier Class Cable (C "Cubed") telephony solution is a cost-efficient, less complex alternative to current circuit switched and distributed soft-switching cable telephony options, and provides an elegant migration path from legacy circuit voice deployments. Founded by telephony and data veterans, Cedar Point has assembled a management team and an advisory board that also include cable operations, broadband communications and manufacturing experts. Cedar Point has received funding from a high-level group of investors that includes Charles River Ventures, Battery Ventures, Comcast Interactive Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. The company is based in Derry, N.H., with additional offices in Denver, CO. For more information, please visit www.cedarpointcom.com. CableLabs(R) and PacketCable(TM) are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. |
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