Cerent Corporation Names CEO.PETALUMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1998--Cerent Corporation, a privately held telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. manufacturer based here, has named Carl Russo its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Russo brings to Cerent over fifteen years' experience in the networking industry, most recently as Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at Xircom. Prior to Xircom Mr. Russo held executive positions at Network Systems Corporation and AT&T Paradyne. "The merging of data and telephony networks will create an enormous opportunity for companies providing the right equipment at the right time," stated Mr. Russo. "Cerent's new product will enable next generation public networks to be built by combining the robustness of the public network core with the data capabilities of the enterprise network." "I'm proud to join such an experienced and execution-oriented team and I am confident Cerent will be the company that builds the right equipment at the right time," added Mr. Russo. Cerent Corporation products allow service providers to cost-effectively build, and transition to, data-intensive fiber optic networks. Cerent is developing the Cerent 454, a revolutionary access and transport platform that combines efficient, high-speed IP over SONET/SDH transport with ATM, Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , and 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. access. The Cerent 454 will be marketed for use worldwide by incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers, cable television providers, interexchange carriers See IXC. , and Internet service providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. . For additional information please contact Terry Brown at 707-793-1969.
CONTACT: Cerent Corporation
Terry Brown, 707/793-1969
www.cerent.com
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion