European Provider Al-Pi Selects Atrica's Optical Ethernet System for Next-Generation Metro Network.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2002 Atrica Inc., a leading provider of Optical Ethernet equipment for the rapidly expanding Metro networking market, today announced that Uni2 France Telecom Group subsidiary Al-Pi Telecomunicacions, a leading regional telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. based in Barcelona, Spain, has chosen Atrica's Optical Ethernet System as the foundation for its next-generation Metropolitan Area Network. Using Atrica's carrier-class Optical Ethernet System which includes the A-8000 Series Optical Ethernet Core Switches, the A-2100 Optical Ethernet Edge Switch and ASPEN, Atrica's Service Platform for Ethernet Networks, Al-Pi's Metro network infrastructure is delivering a new set of profitable data services to its customer base. The new Optical Ethernet-based services include a point-to-point Ethernet virtual private line service that provides improved performance over Al-Pi's traditional 64kbps leased line A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line service at the same price point, multi-point transparent LAN services, Internet access See how to access the Internet. with value-added 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. , security and firewall services, and circuit emulation services for PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). interconnection. After reviewing a number of other Metro equipment solutions, Al-Pi chose Atrica's Optical Ethernet System because it could offer the scalability, flexible bandwidth and carrier-class attributes that Al-Pi needed, along with a substantial improvement in the carrier's economics. "After a thorough examination of possible solutions to our Metro networking needs, we determined that Atrica's Optical Ethernet System was the most obvious and direct route to delivering profitable new Ethernet-based services," said Aime Brial, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Al-Pi Telecomunicacions. "Key features like sub-50msec resiliency, carrier-class QoS, MPLS-based traffic engineering and easy service provisioning overcame any reservations we had about using Ethernet as the basis for our Metro network and paved the way for a substantial reduction in both our capital and operational expenditures. We believe Atrica's solution will be the means to more profitable Metro services for Al-Pi and our customers." "Europe is obviously a key market for Atrica and Al-Pi is a good example of some of the innovative and forward-thinking carriers in this region who are quickly discovering the economic benefits of Metro Ethernet A metropolitan area network (MAN) that uses a 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) backbone rather than SONET/SDH links. Ethernet offers a more economical alternative. In a Metro Ethernet network, multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) may be deployed to provide quality of service (QoS). ," said Francois Tournesac, Atrica's Director of Southern European Sales. "We look forward to working with Al-Pi to help deliver a new set of cost-effective Metro Ethernet services to their subscribers." About Al-Pi Telecomunicacions Al-Pi, a subsidiary of Uni2 France Telecom Group, is a leading provider of telecommunications services for public entities, corporations and small to medium Enterprises. Al-Pi delivers its innovative voice and data services via 800 kilometer fiber optic Metro networks. About Atrica Atrica's mission is to deliver the most cost-effective, high-performance Optical Ethernet platforms to forward-thinking service providers who are building next-generation Metro networks today. Atrica is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , with R&D facilities in Israel and business development and sales offices throughout Europe and Asia Pacific. The company has received a total of $117 million in funding to date, including financing from prominent venture funds such as Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital and St. Paul Venture Capital, and from six leading global service providers. For more information, visit Atrica on the Web at www.atrica.com. |
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