Cox Communications Selects ADC's Cuda 12000 as Approved Next-Generation DOCSIS 1.1 CMTS; Cox Communications Expands Cuda 12000 Deployment to Five Additional Regions.Business Editors/High Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 8, 2001 ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Nasdaq:ADCT ADCT Adaptive Discrete Cosine Transform ; www.adc.com), a leading global supplier of fiber optics fiber optics, transmission of digitized messages or information by light pulses along hair-thin glass fibers. Each fiber is surrounded by a cladding having a high index of refractance so that the light is internally reflected and travels the length of the fiber , network equipment, software and integration services for broadband, multi-service networks, today announced that Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. is expanding its commitment to ADC's IP Cable products for the delivery of next-generation, DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. 1.1 services. Cuda 12000 Integral to Cox Networks Cox Communications, the nation's fifth largest multi-system cable operator, has formally approved the Cuda 12000 cable modem termination system A cable modem termination system or CMTS is equipment typically found in a cable company's headend, or at cable company hubsite and is used to provide high speed data services, such as cable internet or Voice over IP, to cable subscribers. (CMTS (Cable Modem Termination System) A computerized device that enables cable modems to send and receive packets over the Internet. It inserts IP packets from the Internet into MPEG frames and transmits them to the cable modems via an RF signal. ) as a platform for DOCSIS 1.1 deployments. ADC is leveraging this approval and is currently in the process of implementing the Cuda 12000 to provide tiered data services to residential and business subscribers in several significant new Cox markets, including: Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. ; Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 45th-largest in the United States. With an estimated population of 382,872 in 2006,[1] it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 897,752 residents projected to ; Amarillo and San Angelo, Texas San Angelo is a city in and the county seat of Tom Green CountyGR6, Texas, United States. It is also the principal city of the "San Angelo, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area" that includes all of Irion and Tom Green county. ; and Fredericksburg, Virginia. Cox has also agreed to use the Cuda 12000 as its CMTS platform for all new DOCSIS market launches in West Texas through 2003. The Cuda 12000 will provide Cox customers with carrier-class reliability, scalability and additional bandwidth. These new deployments build upon Cox's earlier use of the Cuda 12000 in its Mid-America region starting in 2000. "Cox and ADC enjoy a long standing positive business relationship," said Mark Williams, vice president, field operations and acting chairman of Cox's data materials evaluation committee. "ADC has an excellent history of providing quality products, services and support to Cox and we fully expect that to continue." "The availability of ADC's Cuda 12000 gives us the ability to easily transition from our first generation, proprietary platform to the next generation DOCSIS platform in one step," said Michael Hale, director of data technology for Cox in Atlanta. "The Cuda 12000 will allow us to offer additional quality of service (QoS) and tiered bandwidth data services, which have proven to be a lucrative offering for our commercial business." "Our growing relationship with Cox illustrates how well we understand the challenges in delivering services and our strength in designing the products to surpass these challenges," said Dave Paolino, president of ADC's IP Cable Systems business unit. "This commitment by Cox is the result of a comprehensive business and technical evaluation, and we are extremely pleased that they have chosen the Cuda 12000 as their future-proof platform." Cuda 12000 Benefits The Cuda 12000 is a 14-slot DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS qualified CMTS with an integrated IP router. Based on its unique MeshFlow(TM) distributed architecture, SpectraFlow(TM) QoS and no single point-of-failure, the Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch provides high performance and high availability to support the intensive service quality requirements of new IP services based on the DOCSIS 1.1 standard, including Open Access and primary-line IP cable telephony. About Cox Communications Cox Communications, a Fortune 500 company, serves approximately 6.2 million customers nationwide, making it the nation's fifth largest cable television company. A full-service provider of telecommunications products, Cox offers an array of services, including Cox Cable; local and long distance telephone services under the Cox Digital Telephone brand; high-speed Internet access under the brands Cox@Home, Road Runner and Cox Express; advanced digital video programming services under the Cox Digital Cable brand; and commercial voice and data services via Cox Business Services. Cox is an investor in telecommunications companies including Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. and Excite@Home, as well as programming networks including Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel. More information about Cox Communications can be accessed on the Internet at www.cox.com. About ADC ADC is The Broadband Company(TM). ADC tailors high-quality, custom solutions of network equipment, fiber optics, software and systems integration services that enable communications service providers to deliver high-speed Internet, data, video and voice services to consumers and businesses worldwide. ADC (Nasdaq:ADCT; www.adc.com) has operations in nearly 100 countries and is included in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index and the Nasdaq 100 Index Nasdaq 100 Index A market-capitalization-weighted index of the largest and most active nonfinancial domestic and international issues listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market. . Learn more about ADC Telecommunications, Inc. at www.adc.com. |
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