CoreComm Standardizes on Netopia Routers for DSL Services; Full-Service Telecom Company Expands DSL Offering with Netopia CPE and Lucent DSLAM.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2000 Netopia, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NTPA NTPA National Tractor Pull Association NTPA New Trades Processing Architecture NTPA Naval Technical Proficiency Assist ), a market leader in providing 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 Internet equipment and e-commerce Web platforms to small and medium size businesses, today announced that CoreComm Limited (NASDAQ:COMM), a full-service telecommunications company that provides integrated telephone, Internet and high-speed data services to business and residential customers, has selected Netopia's SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line and IDSL See DSL. routers to interoperate with Lucent's Stinger(TM) Access Concentrator to further CoreComm's facilities-based deployment strategy with carrier-class 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) access. CoreComm selected Netopia's R7200 SDSL and R3100-I IDSL routers as their Customer Premises Equipment See CPE. (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ) because of the rich set of value-added features, including dial backup, a built-in 8-port hub for 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. connectivity, built-in firewall security, and secure Virtual Private Networking (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) capabilities. Netopia's DSL routers also are certified as interoperable with Lucent Technologies' portfolio of DSL products, including the Stinger, a leading DSL access multiplexer (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ) that supports rting high-speed data, video, and audio services over a single copper connection. "CoreComm's mission is to deploy the latest technologies over its own smart-build network to enhance the customer experience," said Jason Comstock, DSL Project Director for CoreComm. "By bringing together Netopia's CPE solutions with Lucent's Stinger DSLAM hardware, we are able to offer superior high-speed connectivity to our small and medium-size business customers." "Attaining Stinger certification from Lucent for our SDSL and IDSL routers has opened new doors for Netopia to partner with telecommunications innovators like CoreComm," said Michael Trupiano, Netopia's Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Internet Equipment Group. "By integrating Netopia's CPE with the Lucent Stinger, CoreComm can deliver cost-efficient ATM-based high-speed data access for its business customers today, and create the infrastructure to expand to voice over broadband and other value-added services in the future. At the same time, CoreComm's customers can benefit from the value-added features we have incorporated into our DSL routers." About CoreComm CoreComm is a new kind of communications company which delivers integrated phone, Internet and high-speed data service to homes and businesses in markets throughout the U.S. Hundreds of thousands of customers are already enjoying telephone and Internet services from CoreComm. CoreComm has operations serving the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. For more information on products and services, visit CoreComm's website at www.core.com or call toll-free 1-877-CORECOMM (1-877-267-3266). About Netopia Netopia, Inc. develops, markets and supports Internet and electronic commerce infrastructure for small and medium size businesses. Netopia's DSL equipment and e-commerce Web platforms enable businesses to connect easily and cost-effectively to the Internet, establish and enhance their Internet presence, and conduct business and electronic commerce on the Web. With its Netopia DSL Router family, the Company is interoperable with all major central office equipment suppliers, including Alcatel, Cisco, Copper Mountain Networks, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, Orckit, Paradyne, and Siemens; and has established strategic distribution relationships with leading CLECs including Covad Communications, NorthPoint Communications, Rhythms NetConnections, and Jato Communications; and with hundreds of ISPs and carriers including France Telecom, Telecom Italia, Verizon, PSINet, Verio, UUNet, MegaPath Networks, Earthlink Network, and Concentric Network. With its Netopia e-commerce Web platform, the Company has established Web-based services with Bloomberg.com, Citigroup's bizzed.com, Cendant Corporation, Jato Communications, Everdream, France Telecom, and Mac Publishing's Macworld.com. Headquartered in Alameda, Calif., Netopia's common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the symbol "NTPA." Further information about Netopia can be obtained via phone 510/814-5100, fax 510/814-5021 or on the web at www.netopia.com. Portions of this release include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Reform Act of 1995. Netopia, Inc.'s actual results could differ materially from the results discussed in this release and in the forward-looking statements contained herein for many reasons. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to product development, product acceptance, licensing opportunities and general economic conditions. For more information concerning Netopia and risk factors that may affect Netopia's future results and may cause actual results to vary from results anticipated in forward-looking statements, investors should review Netopia's public filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available by calling Netopia at 510/814-5260 or online at www.sec.gov. All company names, brand names and product names are trademarks of their respective holder(s). |
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