NTS Communications Names Lucent Technologies Exclusive Supplier of Switching and Access Products.MURRAY HILL Murray Hill may refer to one of the following places:
NTS NTS National Technical Systems NTS National Trust for Scotland NTS Nevada Test Site NTS NT Server (Microsoft Windows) nts Not the Same NTS National Traffic System (amateur radio) Communications, Inc. and Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :LU) have signed an agreement that makes Lucent the exclusive supplier of switching and access products to NTS Communications for the next three years. Lucent will provide a range of switches, switching software and access products that NTS will install in central offices in Lubbock, Texas “Lubbock” redirects here. For other uses, see Lubbock (disambiguation). Lubbock is the 10th-largest city in the state of Texas.[1] Located in the northwestern part of the state—a region known historically as the Llano Estacado . NTS plans to offer local as well as enhanced services such as caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. , three-way calling, call forwarding and call waiting in Lubbock and surrounding communities. The value of the contract will be $15 million over three years as NTS provides local and enhanced features to consumers and business customers in Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland-Odessa and other regional communities, said Barbara Andrews, president of NTS Communications. Lucent will supply 5ESS(R) Switches and switching software as well as its AnyMedia(R) Access System and 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 (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 ) products. NTS previously purchased several Lucent products and services to provide a variety of data services to its customers. These products and services include Lucent's Portmaster(tm) remote Internet Protocol (IP) access technology, PacketStar(tm) AC120 access concentrators and data services from Lucent Technologies NetCare(R). "Lucent is the only vendor that offered us a clear vision for the next 10 years that ensures our network will flex and change as our business grows," said Andrews. NTS expects to add Lucent's 7R/E R/E Revolutionary / Evolutionary (tm) Packet Driver-which was announced in April-to convert voice signals into packets for travel over the NTS data network, Andrews said. The 7R/E Packet Driver turns the 5ESS Switch into a packet switch that can use existing hardware to provide a smooth transition into the future. With the 7R/E Packet Driver, NTS could offer various data and voice services to a greater number of customers. Bill Plunkett, Lucent's vice president of sales, said, "NTS has an 18-year history as a long-distance company and Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , and we're excited to provide the technology that will enable NTS to expand into other services that are vital to its future. We're looking forward to working for many years with NTS." NTS Communications is one of the largest privately owned long distance companies in the U.S. Founded in 1981 as a west Texas reseller of long distance services, the company now offers a variety of local, long distance, data, private line transport, data and wireless services to retail customers in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Nevada, Colorado and Arizona. For more information about NTS, visit the company's web site at http://www.ntscom.com. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J., designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. Bell Labs is the research and development arm for the company. For more information about Lucent Technologies, visit the company's web site at http://www.lucent.com. |
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