Com21 and Philips Win Order from France Telecom Cable Interactive for Cable Modem Systems.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 1998-- France Telecom Cable Interactive to use Com21's ComUNITY Access System for Large-scale Data-Over-Cable Service in France Com21, Inc. announced today that Philips Broadband Networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , a Com21 worldwide systems integration partner, has received an order from France Telecom Cable Interactive (subsidiary of France Telecom Cable in charge of the deployment of on-line services over broadband cable networks) for the Com21 ComUNITY Access system to be commercially deployed in its data-over-cable service. France Telecom Cable operates CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. systems that cover 1,700,000 households nationwide and will begin initial service rollout in the five cities of Angers, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Marseille and St. Quentin en Yvelines. The rollout of France Telecom Cable's other networks will follow during the second half of 1998 and throughout 1999. France Telecom Cable Interactive will launch the data-over-cable service this month. Com21 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. systems will be supplied through the Philips national sales organization, and Philips will support integration, installation and introduction of the service. Peter Fenner, president of Com21, said, "Philips' excellent customer service and technical expertise, combined with the Com21's leadership in providing the most advanced cable modem system, has resulted in a successful partnership. We are pleased to have been selected by France Telecom Cable and with our success in Europe as we continue to experience rapid deployment of our ComUNITY Access system in cable modem services worldwide." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Charles Kaplan, vice president and general manager of Philips' Broadband Communications division, "Broadband networks today are clearly the most effective and efficient means of providing a full array of interactive video, voice and data services. Progressive operators like France Telecom Cable are focusing on deploying new and exciting two-way services to their subscribers once their networks are established. The Com21/Philips partnership is a proven resource for operators striving to meet this fundamental objective." Philips Broadband Networks (PBN PBN Paint By Number PBN Procurement Business Number PBN Pyrolytic Boron Nitride PBN Policy-Based Networking PBN Performance-Based Navigation PBN Progressive Bengali Network PBN Paintball Nation PBN Permanent Background Notices ) is a worldwide systems integrator for Com21 products and has already installed Com21 systems in Europe, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Japan, and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . Atlanta-based PBN is active in four Lines of Business: Broadband Cable, Broadband Communication, Broadband Wireless See wireless broadband. and Satellite Master Antenna. A leading international supplier of hybrid/fiber-coaxial (HFC 1. (networking) HFC - Hybrid Fiber Coax. 2. (hardware) HFC - hydrofluorocarbon. ) transport and LMDS/MVDS wireless transport platforms, PBN also provides advanced system solutions for broadband voice and high-speed Internet access, and software-based management systems to monitor and control broadband network functions and services. PBN's Satellite Master Antenna division in Paris, France supplies products and systems used to install TV distribution networks in multiple reception sites. With development facilities the United States, France, England and Australia, PBN conducts business through over 25 sales organizations worldwide. Philips Electronics of the Netherlands is one of the world's largest electronics companies, with sales of over US $39 billion in 1997. It is a global leader in color television sets, lighting, home telephony products, electric shavers and recorded music (PolyGram). Its 264,700 employees in more than 60 countries are active in the areas of semiconductors and components, consumer products, professional products and systems, lighting and software and services. Com21 began shipping its ComUNITY Access cable modem system in April, 1997, and since then has shipped over 230 systems in over 61 sites in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Com21 systems have been commercially deployed in cable sites with over 4.5 million household passed. Com21 Inc. 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. -0- Visit Com21 at Cable '98, Booth No. 4790 CONTACT: Com21, Inc. Susie Bodine, 408/953-9100, ext. 9735 e-mail: sbodine@com21.com www.Com21.com or Philips Broadband Networks Jim Brady, 315/682-9105, ext. 2434 e-mail: Jbrady@pbn-us.be.philips.com |
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