Copper Mountain Announces Cost-Effective DSL Concentrator for Small and Medium Multi-Tenant Units.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 First Products from Copper Mountain's Dedicated MTU (1) (Maximum Transmission Unit, Maximum Transfer Unit) The largest frame size that can be transmitted over the network. For example, an Ethernet MTU is 1,500 bytes. Messages longer than the MTU must be divided into smaller frames. Business Unit; Company Now Addresses Needs of MTUs of All Sizes with Widest Range of Port Densities on the Market Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) today announced a new 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 (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 ) concentrator and companion customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) designed specifically for small and medium-sized multi-tenant units (MTUs). The OnPrem(TM) 2400 MTU Concentrator and CopperRocket(R) OnPrem 230 CPE are the first products developed by Copper Mountain's new MTU Business Unit. The OnPrem 2400, which is available with eight, 16, and 24 ports, combines an integrated, high-performance solution with a compact, low-cost chassis Pronounced "chah-see," it is a physical structure that holds everything or that everything is attached to. A computer's cabinet is often called the chassis. and offers speeds up to 2.3 Mbps on a single pair of copper wires. With the new OnPrem 2400, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), 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. (ISPs) and Facility Service Providers can cost effectively provide high-speed broadband Internet access Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just "broadband", is high speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over modem. Dial-up modems are generally only capable of a maximum bitrate of 56 kbit/s (kilobits per second) and require the full use of a to smaller office buildings, hotels and MTU complexes. Copper Mountain offers a complete line of DSL concentrators for the MTU marketplace, enabling service providers that manage portfolios of buildings of all sizes to offer high-speed access services to tenants. The CopperEdge(R) 200, which scales to 192 ports, is optimized for high-density office buildings. The CopperEdge 150, available with 24 or 48 ports, is aimed at medium-sized buildings. With the introduction of the OnPrem 2400, Copper Mountain now offers a concentrator optimized for small to medium-sized MTU buildings that complements the CopperEdge 150. "We are ahead of schedule in delivering our new MTU product set to the market," said Wil Cochran, vice president and general manager of Copper Mountain's MTU Business Unit. "With our dedicated MTU Business Unit, we will be expanding Copper Mountain's MTU product line and capabilities even more quickly, to ensure that our customers have the best and most complete solutions to participate in all segments of the MTU marketplace." "The MTU market is a major market segment for DSL," said Peter Meade, managing partner for TeleResearch Inc. "By creating a business unit focused entirely on this market, Copper Mountain is moving quickly to establish a dominant position in this space. By introducing a family of products optimized for the MTU market, the company is demonstrating to CLECs, ISPs, and MTU service providers that it is seriously committed to understanding and addressing their needs." A Fully Integrated System The OnPrem 2400 is the first DSL concentrator for small MTUs to offer a fully integrated system, including routing, switching, bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. and T1 CSU/DSU See DSU/CSU. CSU/DSU - channel service unit/digital service unit . The concentrator is less than three inches high and can be wall-mounted or rack-mounted in the basement of a building or in a wiring closet The central distribution or servicing point for cables in a network. See MDF and wire center. . Competitive solutions require that service providers install multiple pieces of equipment -- a more expensive, less manageable and space-consuming alternative. An integrated bandwidth manager Software that can prioritize communications by allowing high-priority traffic to use more available bandwidth in the network than lower-priority data. For example, real time video can be given more bandwidth than file transfers. enables service providers to optimize optimize - optimisation their capital investments by offering differentiated levels of service to tenants and monitoring and controlling bandwidth based on these service levels. With competing solutions, service providers have to install a more costly, standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. bandwidth manager, which increases the cost they must incur. The OnPrem 2400 also integrates Network Address Translation (NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. ), which saves MTU service providers time and money by allowing them to conserve IP addresses. Tenants benefit from NAT because their networks are hidden from the Internet at large and therefore are more secure. Copper Mountain DSL concentrators are managed with the CopperView(TM) network management system, which provides an easy-to-use, graphical, point-and-click interface. The OnPrem 2400 also supports SNMP- or Web-based management for remote administration. "With the OnPrem 2400, Copper Mountain rounds out its already industry-leading suite of DSL concentrators," said Brandon Knicely, chief technology officer of OnSite Access. "With its dedicated MTU business unit, Copper Mountain has the resources and focus to drive innovation in MTU solutions for office buildings of all sizes." "Copper Mountain leads the market in delivering a full-range of intelligent products for the MTU market," said Chris Ward, vice president of Internet Services at Advanced TelCom Group. "With the OnPrem 2400, Copper Mountain enables service providers to cost effectively deliver Internet access See how to access the Internet. to small- and medium-sized MTUs, a largely under-served segment of the market. This is an attractive solution for service providers wanting to offer high-speed connectivity and specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. services to bandwidth-hungry smaller businesses." Companion CPE The new CopperRocket 230 CPE, designed specifically for use with the OnPrem 2400, allows service providers to provision tenants with bandwidth ranging from 64 kbps to 2.3 Mbps over a single pair of wires. Like Copper Mountain's other CPE devices, the 230 CPE is simple to install and use. Service providers can provision new subscribers quickly and efficiently, and then manage the CPE remotely. Pricing and Availability The OnPrem 2400 MTU concentrator starts at $8,795 (U.S. list) for the eight-port model. The CopperRocket OnPrem 230 CPE is $395 (U.S. list). The product is currently in customer trials and will be generally available in April. About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) develops and markets a comprehensive family of Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) solutions that enable high-speed internetworking over existing copper facilities. The company's mission is to enable carriers and other service providers to offer a full range of high-performance, cost-effective data and voice services over DSL that are easy to deploy, use and manage. Copper Mountain's CopperRocket(R) CPE family addresses the bandwidth, reliability, ease-of-use and cost concerns of remote offices and users. Its CopperEdge(R) DSL concentrators, OnPrem(TM) multi-tenant unit (MTU) concentrators, and CopperView(TM) network management solutions offer a robust and scalable platform for carriers and multi-tenant unit service providers to generate a high return on investment while satisfying the ever-increasing user demand for bandwidth. Customers wanting more information about Copper Mountain products can contact Diana Helfrich at 650/687-3314 or visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com. For investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. information, call toll free 877/INFO-CMTN (463-6268) or contact the company at IR@coppermountain.com. Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Copper Mountain wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to quarterly fluctuations in operating results attributable to the timing and amount of orders for our products, the concentration of our revenue in a small number of customers, factors affecting the rate of DSL deployment by our customers, market acceptance of our products, our ability to keep pace with rapidly changing product requirements, and factors affecting the demand for DSL technologies. We refer you to the documents Copper Mountain files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-73153). Note to Editors: Copper Mountain and all Copper Mountain product names are trademarks of Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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