DV2, Inc. Receives CLEC Status in Georgia.Business Editors & Technology Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 12, 2000 DV2, Inc. a leader in developing the next generation of converged communications infrastructure enabling the integration of data, voice and video announced today it received the Competitive Local Exchange Carrier or CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) An organization offering local telephone service that is not one of the traditional telephone companies. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 allowed competition to the incumbent telcos (ILECs), enabling new companies (CLECs) certification for DV2's Atlanta headquarters. CLEC status for DV2 solidifies its commitment as a dominant SMART POP infrastructure provider. SMART POP infrastructure is the next generation implementation of high-speed connectivity where DV2 combines its network nodes and collocation at a single facility, allowing small and medium sized businesses to take advantage of technology without burdensome capital investment. The CLEC certification enables DV2 to deliver its full suite of integrated communications services, including Liquid Bandwidth, a service for local and long distance, voice wide-area data and Internet services. Certification in North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. in May, 2000, now combined with Atlanta's certification, enables DV2 to both originate and terminate traffic in the southeast via a private solution with SMART POPS interconnected by high-speed private lines, utilizing technology from its partners at Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and Lucent Technologies. "DV2's CLEC certification in Atlanta is the second of 13 projected CLEC certifications by year's end," states Jeff Hinkle, chief executive officer and president of DV2. "DV2's regional expansion complimented by CLEC status will ultimately serve business customers in 13 of the United States' largest metropolitan areas." The SMART POPS are an ideal solution for dot coms and other small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that require quick ramp-up, scalable bandwidth, content backup and expertise. In addition, COLO Colo Colorado (old style state abbreviation) COLO Columbus, Ohio COLO Co-Location COLO Colonial National Historic Park (US National Park Service) COLO Cost Of Living Option @DV2 benefits ISPs and ASPs whose customers require 24x7 access to a secured Class-A Facility, with physically diverse, privately peered, high-speed connections and dual power sources ensuring 99.99% availability. "Our ability to expand operations regionally as an Integrated Communications Provider (ICP (1) (Internet Cache Protocol) A protocol used by one proxy server to query another for a cached Web page without having to go to the Internet to retrieve it. See CARP and proxy server. ) not only allows local and long distance services, but also provides DV2's advanced data services like IP Centrex A telephone service in which an IP-based PBX is located in the telephone company's facilities. It connects to the customer via the LAN rather than by telephone wires. IP CENTREX offers voice over IP and other IP-based services as well as connectivity to the regular telephone system (PSTN). , where your business pc and phone can be used simultaneously while sharing a single 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. connection. DV2's highest priority remains focused on realizing every means possible to care for and handle broadband technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. and services for not only Atlanta, but for regional-based businesses as well," states Hinkle. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, DV2 Inc. (Data, Voice & Video) is a leader in developing "SMART POPS" technology, the next generation of converged communications infrastructure. Its solutions provide high-speed, integrated communications services for middle market businesses and high density and multi-business locations. Services are based upon ATM, voice-over IP, high-speed telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. (DSL/cable modem), and rapid deployment server/-co-location management. |
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