Copper Mountain Introduces DSL Integrated Access Device for Concurrent Voice and Data Services.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)--April 5, 2000 New Customer Premise IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. Enables Converged Broadband Services over 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 ; Product Compatible with Multiple Voice Platforms Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN), the market-share leader in business 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, today introduced the CopperRocket(R) 408 Symmetric DSL See DSL. (SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line ) Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). (IAD) for converged voice and data services. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD delivers multiple simultaneous services -- eight voice lines plus high-speed data over a single-pair, conventional copper telephone line via DSL -- offering businesses, remote offices, and teleworkers a cost-effective alternative for toll-quality, multi-line voice and high-speed broadband services. At the central office (CO), the new product interoperates with leading voice equipment, including the Lucent PathStar(TM), an IP-based, multi-service CO access server, and the TollBridge TB200(TM) carrier-grade, IP-based Local Exchange Gateway. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD is an integrated data and voice over DSL (VoDSL) product that supports the PathStar Access Server from Lucent Technologies. PathStar combines the features and functions of a Voice Gateway and a traditional Class 5 telephony switch, allowing new service providers such as 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), as well as established carriers to offer low-cost, innovative voice and data services. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD communicates with PathStar via Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP See MGCP/MEGACO. MGCP - Media Gateway Control Protocol ) signaling, which seamlessly bridges circuit-based Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTNs) and packet-based data networks. In addition, the CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD supports IP-based GR-303 Voice Gateways such as the TB200 Local Exchange Gateway from TollBridge Technologies. These gateways communicate with legacy Class 5 telephony switches and allow carriers to provide, and end users to enjoy, the same voice services they have today -- including Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS), Centrex, direct inward dialing See DID. (communications) Direct Inward Dialing - (DID) A service offered by telephone companies which allows the last 3 or 4 digits of a phone number to be transmitted to the destination exchange. , direct outward dialing, voice mail, E-911 and 411, call waiting, speed dialing, and other popular CLASS features. "The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD works in both GR-303 or MGCP voice networks," said Rick Gilbert, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Copper Mountain. "Whether carriers are leveraging investments in Class 5 circuit switches or are building `greenfield' packet voice networks, Copper Mountain's IAD is compatible. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD delivers on our promise of supplying industry-leading converged voice and data solutions." "The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD and CopperEdge(R) DSL concentrators are key underlying products that allow us to bundle together toll-quality, multi-line telephony and high-speed Internet See broadband. services," said John Boersma, senior vice president of technology development for Mpower Communications. "Using Copper Mountain's integrated solution, Mpower now offers cost-effective bundled services that were previously only available for large business customers with private networks. In addition, the flexibility of Copper Mountain's solution in supporting both traditional TDM switches and emerging packet switches helps preserve the flexibility of our network deployment strategies as IP switching Switching TCP/IP packets at high speed. Ipsilon's IP Switch started the trend and various vendors followed suit with different approaches, including Cisco's tag switching and 3Com's Fast IP. The goal was to switch IP packets faster than traditional router-based layer 3 forwarding. matures." CopperVIP Program Encourages Interoperability By participating in Copper Mountain's CopperVIP(TM)--or Voice In Packets -- Initiative, customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) vendors can leverage the CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD and the underlying technology to speed the development of additional IADs. CopperVIP, an extension of Copper Mountain's industry-leading CopperCompatible(TM) program, facilitates and accelerates the development of products that are interoperable with Copper Mountain DSL concentrators. The CopperVIP program also facilitates inter-operability of CPE, IADs, and Integrated Communications Platforms (ICPs) with solutions from Copper Mountain partners, including CopperCom, Jetstream Communications, Lucent Technologies, and TollBridge Technologies. "Copper Mountain created the CopperVIP program to help facilitate deployment of voice over DSL," said Gilbert. "The CopperVIP program helps our carrier customers enhance revenue potential and extend their investments in nationwide DSL networks by adding voice to their service offerings. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD provides our third-party CPE partners with a reference design and technology compatible with leading voice equipment vendors to speed development and promulgate To officially announce, to publish, to make known to the public; to formally announce a statute or a decision by a court. multiple competitive sources for compatible IADs." VoDSL Market Growing Rapidly The market for VoDSL services is expected to emerge market over the next few years. Allied Business Intelligence estimated that in 1999, the market opportunity for VoDSL IADs was less than $1 million. This figure is expected to grow to more than $1.7 billion by 2004, representing a compound annual growth rate(CAGR CAGR See: Compound Annual Growth Rate ) of 331 percent. "Copper Mountain is entering the market with a VoDSL IAD solution at just the right moment," said Shannon Pleasant, networking group senior analyst with Cahners InStat. "Voice over DSL has been heralded as the `killer app' for 2000 -- and the growing body of GR-303 gateways and access servers must be connected to IADs at each customer premise to make the promise of concurrent voice and data services a reality. The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IDSL See DSL. enables a complete, end-to-end, converged solution." 3Com Corp. (Nasdaq:COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ), which recently announced an expanded strategic alliance with Copper Mountain, will distribute the CopperRocket 408 IAD under the 3Com(R) brand. "3Com recognizes a great opportunity in selling this VoDSL product because it supports GR-303 voice gateways as well as next-generation, MGCP packet-Class 5 switches," said Cary Stokes, director of marketing for DSL at 3Com. "With packet voice and VoDSL, convergence is finally an economic reality." (Editor's note: For more information, please refer to the press release dated 3/20/00 entitled "Copper Mountain and 3Com Expand Strategic Alliance to Deliver Industry's Broadest Line of DSL Customer Premise Equipment.") About the CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD The CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD offers toll-quality voice and data services over DSL at selectable speeds from 128 kbps to 1.568 Mbps. The IAD connects readily to existing data and voice equipment at the customer premise, including analog phone, fax, and key systems, and it provides lifeline phone services, even during loss of power. Adaptive jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle buffering and echo cancellation contribute to clear, toll-quality voice. The new product digitizes, packetizes, and optionally compresses the end user's voice and data signals, then combines the traffic for transport over DSL, prioritizing voice to ensure end-to-end quality of service (QoS). The IAD supports up to eight voice connections; when on-demand voice ports are idle, it dynamically allocates bandwidth for data services. With no hardware switches, no configuration parameters, and no end-user software, the CopperRocket 408 SDSL IAD conforms to the Copper Mountain Zero Installation Procedure (ZIP(TM)) for subscriber equipment. As with all of Copper Mountain plug-and-play CPE, users simply plug in the DSL line, telephone lines, Ethernet LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. , and power cord to immediately begin operation. The IAD receives all of its configuration parameters from the companion CopperEdge DSL concentrator and is managed by the service provider using CopperView(TM) network management software. CopperView enables the service provider to remotely change line speed and manage services from a central network operations center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. (NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, ) location, simplifying provisioning and order/billing records. 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. For more information about Copper Mountain products, 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 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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