Cox Communications Selects Terawave as Vendor for Metro Converged Access Services; Terawave's Passive Optical Networks Architecture Selected to Offer New Business Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HAYWARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 3, 2003 Terawave Communications Inc., a worldwide leader of multiservice optical access solutions, announced today that Cox Communications, Inc., the fourth largest MSO (1) (Multiple System Operator) Typically refers to a cable TV organization that owns more than one cable system, but it may refer to an operator of only one system. operating in the USA, has selected Terawave(R) as a vendor for their passive optical network deployments. "This technology enables Cox to offer advanced data and voice services to many more customers than has been economically feasible in the past," said Dan Estes, manager of transport engineering for Cox in Atlanta. Cox plans to use Terawave in addition to its other solutions to expand the footprint where Transparent LAN service A service from a carrier that links remote Ethernets together. It is called "transparent" because the connected Ethernets are viewed as one Ethernet by the customer, regardless of the technology employed by the carrier in between. , Virtual Private Networks, and traditional DS1 and DS3 services are available. "Terawave's ability to integrate, transport and manage voice and data services in a single platform has been a key driver in Cox's decision," commented Frank Lockwood, Marketing VP of Terawave Communications. "Terawave gave Cox the technical flexibility they were looking for at the right total cost of ownership point." ""We were challenged to find a solution that closed the bandwidth gap between what services could be offered over coax and our traditional SONET products. Passive Optical Networks or PON (Passive Optical Network) An optical point-to-multipoint access network. There are no optical repeaters or other active devices in a PON, hence the name "passive. technology emerged as a way to accomplish that goal and Terawave provided a technically and economically attractive answer," said Estes. About Terawave Communications Terawave Communications is a leading manufacturer of next generation multi-service optical access products for service providers, MSO, government and enterprise customers. The Terawave family of products provides multiple networking technologies such as PON, GigE, SDH (Synchronous Digital Hierarchy) The European counterpart to SONET. See SONET. SDH - Synchronous Digital Hierarchy and SONET. Terawave also supports a comprehensive suite of networking protocols such as IP, MPLS (1) (MultiProtocol Lambda Switching) The earlier name for GMPLS. See GMPLS. (2) (MultiProtocol Label Switching) A standard from the IETF for including routing information in the packets of an IP network. and ATM. The Terawave portfolio supports TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. services, IP 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. services, advanced video solutions and even telemetry services. Terawave's unique modular or fixed configuration platforms enable the most cost effective aggregation of voice, video and data on a single network access point. The Terawave Management System (TMS) provides state of the art management services that give our customers the ability to deliver services and bandwidth on demand, while minimizing time to market, reducing capital and operating expenditures. Terawave Communications is delivering carrier grade business, military, distance learning, video and 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. solutions to over 35 service providers on 4 continents. For further information, visit the company web site at www.terawave.com. |
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