FCI Broadband Uses Catena CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier to Deliver Lifeline Voice and High-Speed Internet Access Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers KANATA, ONTARIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2003 Catena Networks today announced that FCI Broadband, a local and long-distance carrier serving the Toronto metropolitan area, is using Catena's CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) to deliver lifeline voice and high-speed Internet access services to its subscribers. Because the CN1000 provides Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and Asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. 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 (ADSL) service on every line, FCI Broadband can software-provision broadband service to any subscriber, as service orders are received. This dramatically reduces operational costs and accelerates time-to-revenue. "With Catena's Broadband Loop Carrier, we can exactly match our broadband deployments with subscriber demand," said Nick Melatti, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at FCI Broadband. "It is a very flexible platform that we can deploy in a Central Office or a Remote Terminal, and it eliminates the need for additional access equipment." According to Jim According to Jim is an American situation comedy television series originally broadcast by ABC. The show premiered with little publicity in October 2001, following the surprise hit comedy My Wife and Kids. Hjartarson, president & CEO of Catena Networks, "We believe the CN1000 is a system well-suited to helping FCI Broadband attract new broadband subscribers and accelerate its deployment of broadband services. We look forward to being a partner with FCI Broadband in bringing high-value services to its customers." The CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier is a high-density broadband access system that delivers integrated voice, data and video services at a fraction of the cost of competing systems. The CN1000 provides POTS, DSL and Packet Voice capability on every line, enabling carriers to software-provision these services to any subscriber -- remotely, without manual intervention. By integrating the functions of a Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier In telephone communications, a technology that increases the number of channels in the local loop by converting analog signals to digital and multiplexing them back to the end office. (NGDLC), a video-enabled Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer 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 (DSLAM), a Fiber Multiplexer and a packet-ready Media Gateway, the CN1000 greatly simplifies the access network. About FCI Broadband, a division of Futureway Communications Inc. FCI Broadband of Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill (2006 population 162,704) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area. History The area was first surveyed by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1794 while he was constructing Yonge Street. , is a full-service provider of high-speed Internet, local telephone and long distance service to residential and business markets in the Greater Toronto Area The Greater Toronto Area (widely abbreviated as the GTA) is the most populous metropolitan area in Canada. The GTA is a provincial planning area with a population of 5,555,912 at the 2006 Canadian Census. . Please visit www.fcibroadband.com, or call 416/987-4700 for more information about FCI Broadband. About Catena Networks Catena Networks builds integrated broadband access systems that enable service providers to profitably deliver voice, data and video services -- over both copper and fiber infrastructures -- and smoothly migrate to softswitch-based VoIP architectures. Founded in December 1998, Catena 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. that has secured U.S. $192 million in venture financing. The company is headquartered in Kanata, Ontario, Canada. For more information, please access www.catena.com. Catena, Catena Networks, and the Catena Networks logo are trademarks of Catena Networks Inc. All other trademarks or service marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. (C) 2003 Catena Networks Inc. All rights reserved. |
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