Copper Mountain Certifies FXI Corporation as Authorized Service Provider.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)--Feb. 26, 2001 Leading Nationwide Deployment Services Company to Help 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 Providers Using Copper Mountain Networking Solutions Speed Rollout, Turn-Up of Broadband Services Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMTN), a provider of 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) solutions for business and residential users, today announced that FXI FXI Freedom of Expression Institute (Johannesburg, South Africa) Corporation, a nationwide leader in broadband network-deployment services, has joined Copper Mountain's Authorized Service Provider An Authorized Service Provider (ASP) is a third party person that has been cleared to work on a product that is still under warranty by another company without voiding the warranty. program. FXI, which has 260 service locations in 50 states and the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , will assist broadband providers who use Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) and OnPrem(TM) DSL concentrators, and CopperRocket(R) customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) and integrated access devices (IADs) with a wide range of deployment services. FXI's deployment services are designed to provide cost-effective solutions for all business and residential DSL broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. deployment, including network integration and configuration, internal wiring, and CPE installations. "FXI is well positioned to assist our customers with DSL deployment and installation services nationwide," said David Yoches, field operations manager See datacenter manager. at Copper Mountain. "As a Copper Mountain Authorized Service Provider, FXI will leverage its broad, national footprint to help give our customers a jump start in deploying their DSL networks, bringing subscribers on line, and growing their businesses and revenues." "Copper Mountain's industry-leading networking solutions enable DSL providers to cost-effectively provision and easily scale high-value broadband services," said Richard Passmore, director of sales at FXI. "We're pleased to provide deployment and installation support for Copper Mountain's entire family of CopperEdge and OnPrem DSL concentrators and CopperRocket CPE and IADs, and to help Copper Mountain's customers accelerate their time to market." About Copper Mountain's Authorized Service Provider Program Through its Authorized Service Provider Program, Copper Mountain certifies third-party vendors to assist its customers with deployment of Copper Mountain's family of broadband networking solutions. The program enables Copper Mountain to match its customers with Authorized Service Providers who can meet their particular needs for assistance with all deployment-related issues, ranging from complete network design to CPE installation for residential end-users. About FXI Corporation FXI Corporation has a long tradition of providing nationwide mission-critical information technology and broadband support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , using state-of-the-art information platforms designed to support high volume and transaction-oriented business processes. With more than 50,000 quality installations in 2000 alone, FXI has extensive experience in broadband communications deployment, and provides a wide variety of support services to Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). For more information about FXI, call toll free at 888/394-2677, or visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.fxi.com. About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN) manufactures DSL equipment for central office, digital loop, and multi-tenant unit (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. ) broadband networks  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. worldwide. Its DSL solutions enable carriers and service providers to deliver cost-effective, high-performance data and voice services over existing copper telephone wiring See twisted pair. . Its CopperEdge(R) 200 DSL Concentrator is deployed in some of the world's largest public networks, and its environmentally hardened CopperEdge(R) RT (remote terminal) DSL Concentrator extends the reach of DSL to the millions of customers served by digital loop carriers (DLCs). Copper Mountain's OnPrem(TM) MTU Concentrator offers a cost-effective and scalable platform for MTU service providers. With IP IQ(TM), Copper Mountain's robust Internet Protocol (IP) service intelligence, service providers can maximize bandwidth utilization, support value-added broadband services, and scale to meet the demands of hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Copper Mountain's CopperRocket(R) CPE family and CopperCompatible(TM) program ensure that Copper Mountain DSL concentrators are interoperable with the broadest range of customer premise equipment (CPE). Customers wanting more information about Copper Mountain products or office locations worldwide can contact Richard Washbourne at 650/687-3380 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 1.877.INFO.CMTN (463.6268) or contact us at IR@coppermountain.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Warning Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events based on current expectations, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, such as the success of FXI to assist broadband providers deploying Copper Mountain's family of CopperEdge(R), OnPrem(TM) DSL concentrators, CopperRocket(R) CPE and IADs. 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: rapid changes in the service provider landscape, the ability to maintain certain strategic relationships with third parties to market and sell Copper Mountain's products, factors affecting the rate of DSL deployment by our customers and the demand for DSL technologies, market acceptance of our products, our ability to keep pace with rapidly changing product requirements, projections of future sales and future product development, changes affecting the telecommunications industry, DSL market conditions and economic conditions generally. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Further, Copper Mountain expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect future events or developments after the date hereof. 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 Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1999 and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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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