General Bandwidth Selected by Focal Communications for National Deployment; G6 Enables New Integrated Voice and Data Service.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2002 General Bandwidth Inc. announced today the selection of the G6(R) Central Office Platform by Focal Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:FCOM FCOM Facilities Capital Cost of Money FCOM Flight Crew Operating Manual FCOM Francesco WarCry Oscuro Martigen (The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion IV mod) ), a leading national provider of local phone and data services, for the first nation-wide deployment of integrated voice and data over high-speed networks. Focal is utilizing the G6 to deploy an integrated voice and data service (IVAD IVAD Integrated Voice and Data IVAD International Veterinary Acupuncture Directory IVAD Implanted Vascular Access Device IVAD Intravascular Ventricular Assist Device ) to enterprise customers today in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Minneapolis, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Miami, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Philadelphia, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Seattle and Washington D.C. IVAD enables enterprises to use a single customer access line for local, long distance and data services. The G6 acts as the intelligence between the customer premises and the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) The worldwide voice telephone network. Once only an analog system, the heart of most telephone networks today is all digital. In the U.S. , routing calls to the local or long distance network from a single source. "We are very pleased with the superior performance of the G6, as well as the support we have received from General Bandwidth in our deployment of their systems," said Michael Mael, executive vice president of marketing for Focal Communications. "The ability to rapidly deploy the G6 within our existing network to immediately create new revenue opportunities will allow us to increase our competitive position and offer customers additional value." "Turning up an unprecedented 13 markets in 10 weeks, Focal's roll out of integrated voice and data over packet technologies further demonstrates the Company's leadership in aggressively providing advanced services," said Brendon Mills, president and 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 General Bandwidth. "Focal's selection and rapid deployment of the G6 validates the strength of our platform and our technology leadership." About General Bandwidth Inc. General Bandwidth Inc. is a leading developer of telecommunications equipment that is central to the build-out of the new voice infrastructure. The Company's flagship G6(R) platform enables service providers to cost effectively deploy next-generation voice and data services over existing broadband networks, while better utilizing existing resources, and enabling a graceful migration path to end-to-end packet networks. Founded in 1999, General Bandwidth is located at 12303 Technology Blvd., Austin, Texas 78727; phone: 512/681-5400; fax: 512/681-5401; toll free: 877/818-2160; www.generalbandwidth.com. |
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