Correcting media contact phone number; in FiveCom release issued Jan. 26.WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1995--FiveCom Inc., developer of NEON, the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Optical Network, is bringing the information superhighway a step closer to realization. FiveCom will deploy advanced telecommunications technology, utilizing electric distribution and transmission routes of the three operating companies of Northeast Utilities Northeast Utilities (NU) is a publicly-traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity and natural gas service to more than 2 million customers in New England. -- Connecticut Light and Power Co., Western Massachusetts Electric Co., and Public Service Co. of New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Michael Musen, vice president of FiveCom Inc. refers to his company as a "carrier's carrier" because of its ability to provide communication services on a wholesale basis. "This project may well be the most ambitious communications undertaking since the early 1980s, both in its scope and in its consequences." The NEON backbone runs from Stamford, Conn. to Sanford, Maine Sanford is a town and a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,806 at the 2000 census. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale. The town features many lakes in wooded areas which attract campers. and all points in between, including New Haven New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Hartford, Springfield, Keene, Manchester, Nashua, and Portsmouth. Separate communication loops will be built as links into New London New London, city (1990 pop. 24,540), New London co., SE Conn., on the Thames River near its mouth on Long Island Sound; laid out 1646 by John Winthrop, inc. 1784. , Danbury, Waterbury, Lee and Pittsfield. The common carriers to be served by NEON handle virtually 100 percent of the voice, data and video transmissions coming into and leaving the service area. Initially, we envisioned NEON as the ultimate back-up system for all the existing common carrier routes in New England. Musen state, "Our advantage is that we are physically separated from the other systems, thereby allowing us to offer our customers total geographic diversity." As currently laid out, NEON passes essentially all of the long distance switching centers, every telephone company tandem switch A telephone central office switch that links telco end offices together and does not connect to the customer directly. Also called a "Class 4 switch" or "TDM switch," a tandem switch is a computer that is specialized for TDM-based, circuit-switched telephone calls. , 70 percent of the host offices and 50 percent of the remote offices. Approximately 70 percent of the communication users are within a mile or two of the NEON trunk lines. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. FiveCom, early responses from prospective customers indicate that some NEON routes will indeed be used for back-up purposes, but that other routes will be used as primary lines by carriers seeking secure, reliable, and efficient high-speed optical transmissions. As for serving remote areas, by virtue of its energy-related destinations, NEON will connect to most out-of-the-way locations. Carriers can, therefore, obtain NEON capacity versus having to install expensive individual cables. The savings for common carriers, and ultimately for consumers, are significant. NEON will result in the delivery of advanced services to customers who would otherwise, because of cost considerations, be left on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. of the telecommunications revolution. Musen remarked on the advantages of the project for FiveCom, for their customers and for the entire region. Efficient communications are a key element for economic development. Deploying NEON strengthens the region's commitment to continuously improving the efficiency and dependability of the communication infrastructure. FiveCom will offer the carrier market a level of network reliability, geographic diversity and non-obsolescence that has been previously impossible to attain. Musen concluded, "This program will become a solid foundation which will help launch New England business into the 21st century." CONTACT: FiveCom Inc. C. Mills, 617/890-6868 |
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