CopperCom Announces Alliance With AFC to Deliver Triple-play Solutions to Innovative Independent Carrier Market.BOCA RATON Boca Raton (bō`kə rətōn`), city (1990 pop. 61,492), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic; inc. 1925. Boca Raton is a popular resort and retirement community that experienced significant industrial development in the 1970s and 80s. , Fla. -- CopperCom, the company with "The strength to build the future and the know-how to do it right," today announced the signing of an agreement with AFC (1) (Application Foundation Classes) A class library from Microsoft that provides an application framework and graphics, graphical user interface (GUI) and multimedia routines for Java programmers. (R), The Acronym for Access(SM), for complete next-generation switching and triple-play solutions for the Independent Operating Company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. (IOC IOC abbr. International Olympic Committee IOC n abbr (= International Olympic Committee) → COI m IOC n abbr (= ) market. With execution of this agreement, AFC's AccessMAX(TM) integrated multiservice access platform will be integrated into the CopperCom's CSX CSX Chessie Seaboard Multiplier (railroad transportation company) CSX Cayman Islands Stock Exchange CSX Changsha, China (Airport Code) CSX Cardiac-Specific Homeobox CSX Seaboard Coastline Railroad (R) next-generation switching system solution, providing the market-leading CSX with a line frame capable of offering high-density POTS, 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 , and fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP (Fiber To The Premises) The installation of optical fiber from the carrier directly into the home or office. Also called "fiber to the home" (FTTH). See PON and FTTC. See also FTP. ) interfaces. This combination, when coupled with AFC's TelcoVideo(SM) solution, enables carriers to deliver the triple play. "Working with AFC, a leader in the access space for the independent telco market, is an excellent match for CopperCom," said Teresa Mastrangelo, program director, RHK RHK Ratahallintokeskus (Finnish: Finnish Rail Administration) RHK Ryan Hankin Kent (RHK, Inc. marketing consulting firm) RHK Rigshospitalets Kollegium (Copenhagen, Denmark dorm) . "CopperCom's switching solutions combined with AFC's triple play and access leadership provides the IOC market with a complete solution for next-generation broadband services." "This relationship adds significant value to the CopperCom CSX by fully enabling us to offer triple-play services and a wide range of access interfaces, including high-density POTS, DSL, and FTTP," said Julian Thomson, senior vice president of business development, CopperCom. "Our combined efforts on remote switching will provide the market with the most comprehensive range of solutions for host/remote office configurations available today." "We are very pleased to form this strategic alliance with CopperCom, and believe this alliance allows each company to focus on delivering market-proven broadband solutions to some of the most innovative carriers in the U.S.," said Clive Hallatt, director of business development at AFC. About CopperCom CopperCom, the company with, "The strength to build the future and the know-how to do it right," offers an innovative suite of telecommunications solutions for the local exchange. CopperCom enables incumbent and competitive carriers to offer a revolutionary way of delivering local telephone service to subscribers over circuit or packet-based broadband connections. In the telecom switching business since 1982, CopperCom is a subsidiary of The Heico Companies and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For additional information, CopperCom can be reached directly at (561) 322-4000, or via the Internet at http://www.coppercom.com. CopperCom and CSX are trademarks of CopperCom, Inc. About AFC Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. solutions for the global telecommunications industry. With a customer base of more than 800 service providers worldwide, AFC continues to build and support the world's evolving broadband access network architecture. Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc., AFC, the AFC logo and DISC*S are registered trademarks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. AccessMAX is a trademark, and The Acronym for Access and TelcoVideo are service marks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Any other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information, please visit AFC online at http://www.afc.com or call 1-800-690-AFCI. 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. This press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results could differ materially as a result of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. |
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