CommWorks Corporation Announces Inaugural Trial Customer for Next-Generation Total Control 2000 Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill., & OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm , Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jan. 30, 2001 Emerging Service Provider AARO AARO Association of Americans Resident Overseas AARO Automotive Aftermarket Retailers of Ontario Broadband Wireless See wireless broadband. Will Trial Complete CommWorks(R) IP Telephony The two-way transmission of voice over a packet-switched IP network, which is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. The terms "IP telephony" and "voice over IP" (VoIP) are synonymous. Solution AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AARW AARW Alliance of American and Russian Women ), an emerging integrated applications service provider, will serve as the inaugural trial customer for the new Total Control(R) 2000 multiservice access platform developed by CommWorks Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), the companies announced today. The trial, scheduled to begin by mid-year, will include other elements of CommWorks' standards-based, carrier-grade Internet protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) telephony solution, including the award-winning Total Control(R) 1000 platform and the CommWorks(R) 4000 Softswitch. Announcement of the first trial customer for the Total Control 2000 platform is the latest milestone reached by CommWorks in its development of a next-generation platform that will combine the industry's highest port density with fast, reliable carrier-class functionality. Development plans for the platform were first disclosed last January. Less than six months later, the platform was publicly unveiled at the Supercomm 2000 show in Atlanta. This week the Total Control 2000 platform is carrying live IP telephony voice calls in a technology showcase at the COMNET COMNET - A simulation tool from CACI for analysing wide-area voice or data networks, based on SIMSCRIPT. Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. (For more information, please see today's companion CommWorks news announcement headlined "Live IP Telephony Calls Delivered on CommWorks Corporation's Next Generation Platform.") "As we carve out our place in the fixed-wireless application services See ASP and Web services. provider industry, AARO is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a single, end-to-end IP telephony solution," said Ron Baker, AARO president/CEO. "We believe innovative technologies from CommWorks Corporation, like the Total Control 2000 platform and the CommWorks 4000 Softswitch, may help us implement this solution and we are excited to evaluate the products. We look forward to working with CommWorks as we provide wireless last-mile technology alternatives for both our urban business customers and rural communities." "With the Total Control 2000 platform customers such as AARO Broadband Wireless can use the same packet-based network to deliver enhanced voice and data services," said Irfan Ali, president, CommWorks Corporation. "This high-density multiservice platform will support a variety of access media, including narrowband data services, IP telephony, wireless data and broadband access. The Total Control 2000 platform will address the requirements of telecommunications services providers for an evolutionary service access platform as they migrate from circuit-switched networks to more efficient IP networks." About AARO AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. provides wireless connectivity up to 155 Mbps. AARO Broadband Wireless Communications, Inc. services such as unified communications, IP telephony and videoconferencing services are delivered via a highly secure, carrier-class IP network. For additional news and information, please visit www.aarowireless.com. About CommWorks Corporation CommWorks, a 3Com Company, supplies network service providers around the world with access infrastructures and IP services platforms that open new business opportunities and help them establish unique positions in a competitive marketplace. With flexible multi-service hardware platforms and modular software components, the comprehensive CommWorks architecture makes it possible for service providers to integrate their existing infrastructures with innovative technologies to deliver an array of next-generation IP-based enhanced services to their customers. For further information, visit www.commworks.com. About 3Com Corporation 3Com simplifies how people connect to information and services through easy-to-use, connectivity products and solutions for consumers and commercial organizations. The company also provides access infrastructures and IP services platforms for network service providers. For further information, visit www.3com.com or the press site at www.3com.com/pressbox. Note to Editors: 3Com, CommWorks and Total Control are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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