Copper Mountain Chosen by Leading ICP VPNCOM.NET as Strategic Vendor for $15 Million In-Building DSL Equipment Rollout.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)--July 31, 2000 Copper Mountain to Supply Over 1,700 OnPrem 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 Concentrators, Providing VPNCOM.NET with Cost-Effective, Yet Scalable Solution that Enables Radio over DSL and Other Value-Added Services Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN), a leading 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) equipment solutions for businesses and residential users, today announced that VPNCOM.NET (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:VPNC VPNC Virtual Private Network Consortium VPNC Vpn Client VPNC Vpn Consortium ), an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) based in Costa Mesa, California Costa Mesa is a suburban middle class city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 108,724 at the 2000 census. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to a suburban city with an economy based on , has selected Copper Mountain as its premier provider of in-building DSL equipment. VPNCOM.NET will use Copper Mountain's OnPrem(tm) 2400 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. Concentrator to deliver high-speed Internet See broadband. access and other advanced services to luxury condominiums, apartment complexes, multi-tenant unit (MTU) office buildings, and hotels. VPNCOM.NET plans to expand its deployment of Internet access See how to access the Internet. and application services See ASP and Web services. from the company's current base on the west coast and southwestern U.S. to a nationwide and, ultimately, worldwide network. This equipment deployment with Copper Mountain, expected to reach $15-million, includes both OnPrem MTU concentrators and companion CopperRocket(R) 230 customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) DSL routers. Copper Mountain's in-building DSL solutions provide the following benefits for VPNCOM.NET: -- The OnPrem 2400 concentrator is a cost-effective, small yet scalable solution, designed specifically for in-building DSL environments. It allows VPNCOM.NET to deploy building-based DSL without the high overhead that the installation of a larger DSL concentrator would entail, and then easily scale as tenant demand for DSL grows. -- All Copper Mountain DSL products are designed to support the current and future value-added services which broadband DSL connectivity makes possible. VPNCOM.NET is now using Copper Mountain in-building DSL equipment to deliver radio over DSL to tenants, and expects to offer Voice over DSL (VoDSL) and other innovative broadband services later this year. -- In combination with the OnPrem 2400, the Copper Rocket 230 CPE provides plug-and-play ease of use, making it easy for tenants to take advantage of VPNCOM.NET's high-speed DSL offering. Working with property developers and homeowner associations, VPNCOM.NET has enjoyed notable success penetrating the high-end condominium marketplace, including the prestigious Diplomat condominium high-rise in West Los Angeles
"Copper Mountain offers highly cost-effective equipment that is specifically designed for implementing in-building DSL. It allows us to provision in-building DSL with minimal deployment costs, yet scales easily as tenant demand for DSL grows," said Paul Stevens Paul Stevens may refer to:
"VPNCOM.NET has done an outstanding job of opening up important new markets for DSL services in luxury condominiums, apartment complexes, MTU office buildings, and hotels," said Rick Gilbert, president and CEO of Copper Mountain. "The company has an expansive vision for delivering DSL services -- not just in terms of scope but also innovation -- such as delivering international radio stations over the Internet using DSL. We are extremely pleased that VPNCOM.NET has selected Copper Mountain as the DSL platform of choice for its next-generation network." "VPNCOM.NET's in-building DSL service gives us a significant advantage in the property management marketplace, as instantly-available broadband Internet connectivity is a very attractive selling-point and amenity," said Ms. Carol Markum, general manager of the Diplomat Condominium, in West Los Angeles. "We're very pleased that VPNCOM.NET is using Copper Mountain equipment, which will scale easily as demand increases, and will allow us to offer our homeowners a wide array of value-added services." About the OnPrem 2400 The OnPrem 2400 MTU Concentrator delivers an integrated, high-performance DSL solution in a compact, low-cost chassis, making it affordable for ICPs, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), and MTU service providers to 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 residential complexes. The OnPrem 2400, which is available in eight, 16, and 24 ports, is the first MTU equipment solution in this category to incorporate a router, Ethernet switch, and bandwidth manager. CopperRocket 230 CPE allows service providers to give each tenant full duplex (or symmetric) speeds from 64 kbps to 2.3 Mbps over a single pair of wires. 2.3 Mbps is almost twice the speed that subscribers can get by connecting directly to a telephone company central office. Like Copper Mountain's other CPE devices, the 230 CPE is plug-and-play, enabling service providers to provision new subscribers quickly and efficiently, and then manage the CPE remotely. About VPNCOM.NET VPNCOM.NET, an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP) headquartered in Costa Mesa, California, is 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 VPN Communications Corporation (OTC BB:VPNC). VPNCOM.NET continues to set standards of excellence in providing digital amenities for virtual private networks, including Internet connectivity and applications, through existing strategic alliances with some of the most powerful, profitable, flexible and innovative corporations in the industry. Business inquiry may be addressed to sales@VPNCOM.NET. or visit the company Website at http://www.VPNCOM.NET. For investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. information please call (714) 540-4444 or email invest@VPNCOM.NET. About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) develops and markets a comprehensive family of 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) and OnPrem(tm) DSL 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 Richard Washbourne at 1.650.687.3380, or visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com. For investor relations information, call toll free 1.877.INFO.CMTN (463.6268) or contact us at ir@coppermountain.com. Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements 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 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 December 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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