Chariton Valley Selects Luminous Networks for Metro Area Deployment; Independent US Telco Chooses Luminous to Rapidly Grow Revenue-Generating Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 4, 2003 Missouri-based Chariton Valley Telephone Corp. announced today the selection of Luminous Networks' metro optical access platform to deliver voice, data and video services to their residential and business customers. The service provider is using the Luminous platform to grow revenues for T1 voice services, Gigabit Ethernet-based video services, and 10/100 Ethernet data services for customers in 21 cities across their statewide network. Chariton Valley selected Luminous' PacketWave(TM) metro platform based on its capability to deliver revenue-generating voice and data services over one efficient network, and to provide the carrier with significant savings in both capital outlay capital outlay See capital expenditure. and operational costs. Alternative approaches would have required Chariton Valley to use multiple overlay networks A logical network that runs on top of another network. For example, peer-to-peer networks are overlay networks on the Internet. They use their own addressing system for determining how files are distributed and accessed, which provides a layer on top of the Internet's IP addressing. to deliver the same set of services, at significantly higher costs. In addition, the Luminous platform incorporates a highly efficient network management system that allows Chariton Valley to bring up new customer services in a fraction of the time required with alternate approaches. William Biere, general manager of Chariton Valley stated, "The efficient, packet-based approach of Luminous' platform was a decisive factor Noun 1. decisive factor - a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively clincher causal factor, determinant, determining factor, determinative, determiner - a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of in our selection of their system for our metro area This article is about the music production team. For the article about population centers, see metropolitan area. Metro Area are a Brooklyn-based dance music production team composed of Morgan Geist and Darshan Jesrani. networks. Their technology and approach meet our deployment needs, and will help us grow revenues from the voice, data and video services our customers are demanding. We have been impressed with Luminous' dedication to helping us bring up these new services in the most efficient way possible." Luminous 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. Alex Naqvi commented, "Chariton Valley's decision to deploy Luminous' metro platform is significant for us, as it represents a win with a recognized independent telephone company that is offering a new generation of services. Luminous continues to gain momentum in the market, with the increasing acceptance of our packet-based metro platform by a range of highly visible carriers including independent telcos, US cable providers, and carriers throughout China and other international markets." Chariton Valley has chosen the Luminous platform as a key transport vehicle to carry traffic over their metropolitan area networks throughout Missouri. Chariton Valley is using the Luminous PacketWave platform to back-haul 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. traffic for their 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 (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 ) services. In addition, Chariton Valley plans to use the same Luminous platform for efficient delivery of T1 voice traffic and Ethernet data services. Chariton Valley has purchased Luminous' carrier-class PacketWave M-Series metro optical access platform, which features redundant dual switch fabrics for network reliability. The PacketWave architecture assures Chariton Valley of network reliability and the resiliency to survive network outages in less than 50 milliseconds. PacketWave is a highly efficient metro platform, with the capability to aggregate services from multiple customers for transport over a shared optical network. Luminous' metro platform is based on Resilient Packet Ring See RPR. (RPR (Resilient Packet Ring) A packet-based protocol that provides fault tolerance and statistical multiplexing for the metropolitan and national SONET and Ethernet networks of the carriers. ) technology, an emerging IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. networking standard. Telecom carriers that have deployed Luminous' PacketWave recognize the value of RPR as an efficient transport approach for delivering multi-services in metropolitan area networks. Carriers have rapidly deployed it for a range of revenue-generating services. Luminous' PacketWave platform combines Ethernet, 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. , video, and wavelength services into a powerful metro networking solution for telecommunications carriers and cable service providers. The platform improves operational efficiency by eliminating network complexity, simplifying management, scaling capacity, and reducing costs. PacketWave's packet-based architecture significantly reduces transport and operational costs, since it carries voice, data and video services over a single network with a common management and provisioning system. About Chariton Valley Chariton Valley is an independent telephone operator, providing a range of voice and data services to residential and business customers throughout Missouri. About Luminous Networks Luminous Networks is redefining the economics of metropolitan area networks with the industry's first carrier-class, packet-based optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. platform that supports voice, data, video, and wavelength services. The company's innovative PacketWave optical access switches, based on Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) technology, enable telecommunications carriers to deliver Ethernet data services, toll-quality voice, and interactive video services on a single, efficient platform. Luminous is shipping products for revenue to major telecommunications carriers and cable service providers in the US and international markets. Luminous can be found on the web at www.luminous.com. Note to Editors: Luminous Networks, the Luminous mark, the Luminous Management System, and PacketWave are trademarks of Luminous Networks, Inc. All other trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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