Copper Mountain and Its Partners Dominate Infonetics' List of Preferred DSL Equipment Vendors.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)--Aug. 17, 1999-- Infonetics' Survey Reveals 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 Equipment Purchase Plans of CLECs and Service Providers through May of 2000 Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) today announced that the company and its CopperCompatible(tm) and CopperVIP(tm) (Voice in Packets) partners dominate Infonetics' list of vendors from which Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Network Service Providers (NSPs) plan to buy 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. The Infonetics survey, "The NSP (1) (Network Service Provider) An organization that provides a high-speed Internet backbone to ISPs and other service providers. Sprint, MCI and UUNET are examples of NSPs. See Internet backbones. CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) Opportunity 1999," asked CLECs and service providers to list the top three manufacturers from which they plan to purchase DSL central office (CO) equipment and customer premise equipment (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) by May, 2000. Copper Mountain shared the top spot with Lucent Technologies on the list of preferred DSL CO equipment vendors; each was ranked as preferred provider by 25 percent of respondents. Under the terms of a multi-year OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and agreement, Lucent co-brands and markets Copper Mountain's full suite of DSL equipment, including its CopperEdge(R) family of DSL concentrators, CopperView(tm) network management tools and CopperRocket(tm) DSL access devices for end users "Our survey of facilities-based CLECs that offer data services indicates that Copper Mountain, and its partner Lucent, are the top choices for CLEC DSL equipment for COs," said Michael Howard
San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.). "CLECs require trouble-free equipment to deploy rapidly and compete with the ILECs. Our survey's results are a testament to Copper Mountain's dedication to building best-in-class equipment." Copper Mountain and partners in its CopperCompatible and CopperVIP interoperability initiatives also made a strong showing in the DSL CPE category, accounting for six of the 19 manufacturers listed. Lucent topped the DSL CPE category with 30 percent, while both Copper Mountain and Netopia, Inc. were selected by 15 percent of respondents. Other CopperCompatible and CopperVIP partners named in the Infonetics survey include FlowPoint Corporation, 3Com Corporation, and JetStream Communications, Inc. Interoperability Initiative Enhances Strong Showing The strong showing by Copper Mountain and its partners in the Infonetics survey is due in part to the company's CopperCompatible and CopperVIP (voice in packets) CPE interoperability initiatives. Copper Mountain developed these programs to formalize testing and certification of a wide variety of customer premise devices with Copper Mountain's CopperEdge DSL concentrators and CopperView network management software. These interoperability programs assure telecommunications carriers, 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 their subscribers that the third-party CopperCompatible and CopperVIP products they install are interoperable with Copper Mountain's widely deployed DSL platform. By providing more innovation than any single vendor could on its own, Copper Mountain's interoperability programs assure service providers and DSL users of multiple competitive sources for compatible equipment. "The fact that Copper Mountain's DSL technology dominates Infonetics' survey is a tribute to the quality and reliability of our DSL products," said Diana Helfrich, vice president of marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales of Copper Mountain. "The results also validate our strategy of growing the DSL market through vendor cooperation and product compatibility." The Infonetics survey follows two other surveys by analyst firms Dataquest (July 12, 1999) and Dell'Oro Group (May 24, 1999) that ranked Copper Mountain number one in business DSL ports shipped. Business DSL encompasses both symmetric DSL (SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line ) and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. DSL (IDSL See DSL. ). 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 range of high-performance, cost-effective DSL services that are easy to deploy, use, and manage. Copper Mountain's CopperRocket(tm) CPE family addresses the bandwidth, reliability, ease-of-use, and cost concerns of remote offices and users. Its carrier-class CopperEdge(R) 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 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 us at IR@coppermountain.com. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are only predictions, and the company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, risks related to product development, our ability to keep pace with rapidly changing product requirements, market acceptance of our products, and our ability to meet product development and delivery schedules. These factors and others are more fully discussed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Copper Mountain's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-73153), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: Copper Mountain and all Copper Mountain product names are trademarks of Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. |
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