Demand for Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server Exceeds All Market Forecasts.Business & High Tech Editors SUPERCOMM 2000 ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2000 After the successful launch of Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Server earlier this year, shipments of this next-generation platform have surpassed even the most confident predictions. For the first quarter of 2000 the revenues for Alcatel's Broadband Access Server increased 300% versus the revenues of the fourth quarter 1999. Based on the total first quarter Broadband Access Server Market report, made by the Synergy Research Group, these results rocket Alcatel to a market share of 8% of the worldwide broadband access server market in the first quarter 2000. Jeremy Duke of the Synergy Research Group said: "Alcatel has made tremendous progress in the broadband access server market in Q1 2000, growing significantly faster than their competitors and the overall market. Given Alcatel's leadership in DSLAMs coupled with the growing momentum we are measuring for the broadband access market, Alcatel's Broadband Access Server is well positioned for continued growth worldwide." Demand for affordable, high-speed Internet See broadband. access is accelerating the deployment of fast access technologies - in particular, 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 (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 ) networks. IDC estimates there will be 27.3 million installed DSL lines worldwide in 2003 compared with 20 million cable connections. The Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server, located in a service provider's network, aggregates traffic from multiple DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) allows telephone lines to make faster connections to the Internet. It is a network device, located near the customer's location, that connects multiple customer Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs) to a high-speed Internet ). Its growing popularity among operators is due to its function-rich design, ease of provisioning and lower infrastructure costs. Being the most scalable access server product available on the market, the Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server supports tens of thousands of concurrent users of DSL services, combining broadband applications, dial traffic and VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. ) in a single device. This next-generation broadband device ? the OneStream Broadband Access Server is the successor of the Alcatel DANA - also solves the problem of linking a service provider's DSLAMs to more than one ISP's (Internet Service Provider's) routers. The Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server is configurable to enable users to choose their ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. dynamically, such as connecting to their corporate sites during business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a and, after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" , to use the same connection to access the Internet via their chosen ISP. Welcoming the success of the Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server, Nico Vernieuwe, vice president of Alcatel's carrier data activities said, "Service providers are recognizing that the Alcatel OneStream Broadband Access Server removes the final obstacles to large-scale DSL deployment. This 'PoP in a box' [Point of Presence] has the scalability, value-added features and management tools needed to support mass roll-out of DSL-based network services. For example, the OneStream Broadband Access Server enables subscribers to change their ISPs dynamically and automatically. Without the OneStream Broadband Access Server, a service provider would have to make such alterations manually at the subscriber's premises." The OneStream Broadband Access Server has also been named Product of the Month for March 2000 by Telecommunications Magazine, which said, "It is fitting that Alcatel should come out with a scalable, feature-rich Broadband Access Server to support the wide-scale deployment of DSL services and cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. connections." 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. analysts at Current Analysis, a Sterling, Virginia Sterling, Virginia is an unincorporated Washington, D.C. suburb, northwest of Herndon, east of Ashburn, and west of Reston, close to Dulles International Airport in Loudoun County. , based research firm, integrating OneStream Broadband Access Server with Alcatel's Service Management Center software for centralized subscriber management, "allows carriers to manage virtually, multiple PoPs and OneStream Broadband Access Server platforms from one site, so reducing broadband access management headaches." It cited OneStream Broadband Access Server's ability to support both narrowband and broadband connections on the same device as OneStream's "clearest competitive differentiator." Alcatel's OneStream Broadband Access Server aggregates traffic from multiple DSLAMs, supporting tens of thousands of users enjoying DSL-based services. A single shelf terminates up to 100,000 PVCs (Permanent Virtual Circuits See PVC. (networking) Permanent Virtual Circuit - (PVC, or in ATM terminology, "Permanent Virtual Connection") A virtual circuit that is permanently established, saving the time associated with circuit establishment and tear-down. ) and up to 100,000 point to point protocol sessions. It supports all possible access gateway functions in a single box, offering truly identical services for all types of access network. Enabling VoIP with an integral VoIP gateway, for example, OneStream Broadband Access Server prioritizes VoIP traffic throughout the whole system, ensuring minimal delay and true voice quality. About Alcatel Alcatel builds next generation networks, delivering integrated end-to-end voice and data networking solutions to established and new carriers, as well as enterprises and consumers world-wide. With 120,000 employees and sales of EURO 23 billion in 1999, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com |
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