Com21 and Fujikura Win Cable Modem Order in Japan; Hekkai KATCH Network, Inc. to Use COM21's ComUNITY Access System for Data Over Cable Service.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 1998--Com21, Inc. announced today that Fujikura Ltd., a Com21 systems integrator in Japan, has received initial orders from Hekkai KATCH Network, Inc. for Com21's ComUNITY Access System to be commercially deployed in its data-over-cable service. The Hekkai KATCH Network covers the five cities of Kariya, Anjo, Takahama, Chiryu and Hekinan and currently has 58,753 subscribers. The Hekkai KATCH Network plans to start large-scale field testing in May, 1998 and to begin commercial service in December. Com21 will supply the cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. system, and Fujikura will support the installation and introduction of the service. Peter Fenner, president of Com21, said, "Fujikura's technical expertise in the fields of cable television and data networking, combined with the Com21's leadership in providing the most advanced features of any cable modem system, has proven to be a successful partnership. We are pleased with our success in the Japanese market, as we continue to see rapid deployment of the ComUNITY Access System in cable modem services worldwide." Fujikura is an authorized systems integrator for Com21 products in the Japanese domestic market The Japanese domestic market (JDM) describes the trade mechanisms solely within Japan, including imports and exports. The term Japanese domestic market, more often used as the acronym JDM rather than the full term, may also refer to a style of modifying automobiles and a and has already installed Com21 systems for KOTO koto (kō`tō), a Japanese string instrument related in structure to the zither. It consists of an elongated rectangular wooden body, strung lengthwise with 7 to 13 silk strings. CABLE TELEVISION Co., Ltd., Suzuka Cable Co., Ltd. and other Japanese companies This is a list of companies from Japan. Note that 株式会社 can be (and frequently is) read both kabushiki kaisha and kabushiki gaisha (with or without a hyphen). See that article for more details. preparing for commercial services. Com21 Inc. (the "Company" or "Com21") designs, develops, markets and sells value-added, high-speed communications solutions for the broadband access market. The Company's ComUNITY Access system enables cable operators to provide high-speed, cost-effective Internet access to corporate telecommuter A person who telecommutes. See telecommuting. , small office/home office See SOHO. ("SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. ") and residential users in the U.S. and internationally, and enables them to address the distinct price, performance, security and other needs of these different end-user groups. Com21's products include headend equipment, subscriber cable modems, network management software and noise containment technologies. CONTACT: Com21 Buck Gee, 408/953-9100 gee@com21.com or Fujikura Ltd. Kazuhiko Tomomatsu, +81.3.5606.1213 ktomoma@fujikura.co.jp |
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