NetEnforcer Shapes Sprawling Business for Canada's Image Wireless Communications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SERVICE NETWORKS Spring 2002 Booth #1410 BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2002 Allot al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. Communications, a premier provider of policy-based Quality of Service (QoS) networking solutions and Image Wireless Communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , Inc., a Canadian service provider offering both 2-way Wireless Internet and Digital Wireless Video services, jointly announced today a successful and mutually benefiting product solution. Allot Communications' NetEnforcer offers service providers more profitable ways to use their existing infrastructure to increase revenues, reduce costs and offer new services to attract new customers while retaining existing customers. "The Allot solution more than pays for itself when you consider the cost of bandwidth and having the ability to oversell o·ver·sell tr.v. o·ver·sold , o·ver·sell·ing, o·ver·sells 1. To contract to sell more of (a stock or commodity) than can be delivered. 2. To be too eager or insistent in attempting to sell something to. without reducing the overall quality of service to your customers," states K. D. South, Vice 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 Image Wireless Communications. Image Wireless is the MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service or Microwave Multipoint Distribution Service) A digital wireless transmission system that works in the 2.2-2.4 GHz range. license holder for the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Their primary business is digital video services but with the growth rate of data customers, Image Wireless expects the number of data customers to out-number their video customers in the near future. The technical challenge Image Wireless faced was to effectively deploy services to the sprawling population of their licensed area in the Canadian Prairies The Canadian prairies is a large area of flat sedimentary land stretching throughout western Canada between the Canadian Shield in the east and the Canadian Rockies. The Canadian prairies – the portion of the Great Plains landform that supports various grasses and shrubs . They currently have a network of 40 towers covering 90% of the population in Saskatchewan. With this challenge, Image Wireless turned to Allot Communications' NetEnforcer to maximize the efficiency of their bandwidth while meeting SLAs and assuring a high level QoS to their expansive customer base. "The NetEnforcer's flexibility in traffic shaping Using methods to keep traffic flowing smoothly in a network. Although the term is often used synonymously with "traffic engineering," traffic shaping deals with managing the network moment to moment, whereas traffic engineering refers to the overall strategies employed in a network. based on IP, MAC, protocol, client, server, time of day, as well as its reporting capabilities made it the perfect fit," states Grant Nicol, Systems Engineer for Image Wireless Communications. "We also rely heavily on the network monitoring The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing systems and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages via email, pager or other alarms. of the NetEnforcer to determine how our network is operating -- we are planning six more sites and would not be without a NetEnforcer at these locations." Image Wireless has added one more NetEnforcer and NetAccountant feature as an important part of their business plan. The NetEnforcer has allowed Image Wireless to offer services to both rural and urban customers while maintaining the same level of service for the same cost. "The NetEnforcer with its browser interface makes remote operation painless," explains Nicol. "The units have also proven to be what I would classify Zero maintenance with at least a 99.999% reliability rating." Allot Communications' network solutions offer service providers' revenue generation opportunities based on their current infrastructure. "Image Wireless Communications' deployment of Allot's NetEnforcer is another testimony that Allot products are a necessary element to deploy wireless networks," states PG Narayanan, CEO of Allot Communications. The Allot NetEnforcer is a critical element in Image Wireless' Broadband Fixed Wireless Access system by providing different levels of service to customers based on the NetEnforcer's ability to shape and control IP traffic. It's ability to prioritize network traffic based criteria such as Protocol, ports, or IP addresses is crucial when building a carrier class network supporting time-sensitive and mission critical applications such as VoIP, SAP, Citrix, 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. and Video Conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. . Allot NetEnforcer - Empowering Networks for Business. About Allot Communications, Inc. Allot Communications was founded in 1997 to empower networks for business. The company's Policy-Powered Networking initiative offers solutions for enterprises and IP service providers that improve network performance and enable the deployment of business-critical applications. Allot's flagship product, the NetEnforcer, includes best-of-class bandwidth management/traffic shaping technology for QoS/SLA enforcement, real-time IP monitoring, IP accounting and load balancing. Allot Communications has offices in Minneapolis; Burlingame, Calif.; Houston; Phoenix; 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 ; Tel Aviv, Israel; Tokyo; Singapore; Sophia Antipolis, France; Munich, Germany; London; and Randers, Denmark. The company sells and markets its products worldwide through OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and and distributor channels. Visit Allot on the Web at www.allot.com. About Image Wireless Communications, Inc. Image Wireless Communications is part of the Skinner Group of Companies, which has been involved in the Broadcast and Communications business for 45 years. Image's network broadcasts over 160,000 square miles, and employs 50 people located in various locations throughout Saskatchewan. While their service is available in urban areas, they are committed to providing service to the 40% of Saskatchewan underserved homes and businesses located in rural Saskatchewan, including First Nations communities. The headquarters of Image Wireless Communications is located in Yorkton, Saskatchewan with offices in Regina and Saskatoon Saskatoon (săskət  n`), city (1991 pop. 186,058), S central Sask., Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. . Visit Image Wireless at www.imagewireless.ca. Reader Contact Information: Allot Communications, Inc., 250 Prairie Center Drive, #335 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Tel: (952) 944-3100, Fax: (952) 944-3555, info@allot.com, www.allot.com |
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