Jazztel to Deploy Tdsoft's TdGATE Systems in Spain and Portugal; Using TdGATE, Tdsoft's Voice Access Gateway, Jazztel Provides VoDSL Services to Business Markets.Business Editors & Technology Writers HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2002 Tdsoft, a leading provider of Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Gateways and Concentrators, today announced that Jazztel, Spain's first competitive local exchange carrier has started to deploy Tdsoft's TdGATE(tm), Voice Access Gateway. TdGATE installation, within major regions of Spain and Portugal, has begun, and will enable Jazztel to provide Voice over 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 (VoDSL) services to their business customers. Pedro Mayor, Jazztel's General Manager of Operations said: "Jazztel has selected the TdGATE Gateway to supply VoDSL services, because of its outstanding performance and Tdsoft's professional support, experience in voice and data services, in addition to their leading technological ability. As Spain and Portugal's leading 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) , we need to offer business users voice and Internet services at competitive prices. Tdsoft's complete VoDSL solution allows us to provide VoDSL services quickly, to meet increasing consumer demand." About Jazztel Jazztel p.l.c., (Nasdaq, Nasdaq Europe: JAZZ and the Nuevo Mercado For the hispanic surname "Mercado", please see de Mercado. Mercado first originated in Spain. In English it means 'market'. Is the last name of the 'Great' Fifa Soccer player Eswold. in Spain: JAZ) is a rapidly expanding data and telecommunications operator with activities in Spain and Portugal. The company provides broadband solutions for data, Internet and voice services to small and medium sized businesses in the Iberian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula, c.230,400 sq mi (596,740 sq km), SW Europe, separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees. Comprising Spain and Portugal, it is washed on the N and W by the Atlantic Ocean and on the S and E by the Mediterranean Sea; the Strait of Gibraltar . Jazztel is currently the only pan Iberian data and telecommunications operator investing in local fiber access networks with broadband capacity. The company is constructing networks in over 150 metropolitan areas and business parks in Spain and Portugal. The access networks, linked by a long-distance network, will constitute one of Europe's fastest data and Internet telecommunication networks with transmission capacity of up to 720 gigabits. The company was founded in 1997 and has over 800 employees. Jazztel also holds nationwide fixed wireless access licenses in Portugal and Spain, in the last case through Banda 26, a subsidiary of the Group. In the first quarter of 2002, Jazztel had total revenues of Euro 53 million, 14% more than in the same period in 2001. http://www.jazztel.com About Tdsoft Tdsoft's TdGATE(tm) 3X00 is a leading voice access gateway that enables incumbent and emerging carriers and telecom service providers to provide high-quality voice services over a variety of broadband access technologies such as xDSL, Cable, and Wireless. The successful deployments in Jazztel join other recent successful VoDSL deployments worldwide, and contribute to the rising International VoDSL market. Tdsoft's products demonstrated interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. with more than 70 access equipment vendors and 16 voice switches in 25 countries. Tdsoft develops, and sells Voice Access Gateways and Access Concentrators See remote access concentrator. for the Telecommunications industry. Tdsoft is known as the world leader in telecom products using the V5 protocol, the predominant pre·dom·i·nant adj. 1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. 2. standard for the interface between access equipment and telecommunications voice switches. Tdsoft's open solutions enable service providers to deliver voice and data services over broadband access infrastructure (Cable, xDSL, and Wireless). Tdsoft's systems provide voice services to hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Established in 1994, Tdsoft is a privately-held company, financially backed by leading U.S. and international venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Tdsoft Ltd. is headquartered in Israel with offices in Spain, Germany, Benelux, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Texas (USA). For more information, please consult the Tdsoft site at www.tdsoft.com. |
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