Next Level and Tdsoft to Add Voice Services to Next Level's Broadband Access Solution for the International Market.Business & Technology Editors ROHNERT PARK, Calif. and HERZLIA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2000 Tdsoft's V5/303Proxi to be used to provide international interface for voice services through Next Level's 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 broadband voice, data and video access system Next Level Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : NXTV), a leader in ATM/IP interactive DSL broadband systems, and Tdsoft, a developer of Voice over Next Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions, have signed an agreement to incorporate Tdsoft's V5/303Proxi access concentrator and protocol converter with Next Level's DSL broadband access system for the international market. Tdsoft's V5/303Proxi will connect between Next Level's Broadband Digital Terminal (BDT BDT In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Bangladesh Taka. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), with U.S. standard DS-1 (TR-008 & GR-303) interfaces for telephony, and international switches, which use E1 interfaces and the V5.1 or V5.2 signaling protocol. The V5 standard specifies an open interface for access network systems and was approved by the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Sophia Antipolis technical park, Nice, France, www.etsi.org) A non-profit membership organization founded in 1988, dedicated to standardizing information and communication technologies (ICT) throughout Europe. , ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. organizations and adopted by European carriers for 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. , ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and leased lines with concentration and protection features. Next Level has a number of VDSL See DSL. VDSL - Very high bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line based data and video trials underway in Europe and the Far East. Incorporation of the V5/303Proxi concentrator enables Next Level's international customers to fully leverage the platform's capabilities to provide integrated voice, data and video services. "Although our international customers are primarily interested in offering video and data services over VDSL," said Pat Pachynski, senior vice president of marketing for Next Level, "there is an additional need to provide basic telephony services to their subscribers, which the Tdsoft's V5/303Proxi allows us to address immediately." Next Level and Tdsoft will commence testing in June with several European customers. Pending a successful trial, both Next Level and Tdsoft anticipate market trials or initial deployments in the latter half of 2000 that will include voice, data and video. "Tdsoft is excited to have a strategic relationship with Next Level," said Gil Eyal, vice president of sales and marketing, Tdsoft. "The tremendous worldwide interest in VDSL technology for video and data over copper twisted pair creates a high growth opportunity for our voice solutions. Tdsoft and Next Level share a mutual interest in serving this type of demand in the market." With the move towards deregulation Deregulation The reduction or elimination of government power in a particular industry, usually enacted to create more competition within the industry. Notes: Traditional areas that have been deregulated are the telephone and airline industries. of the PTT's worldwide, a number of international operating companies are looking at Next Level's VDSL access system to provide high quality digital video and high speed data services over the existing telephone network. Consumers today receive limited programming over antennas, satellite receivers and CATV (Community Antenna TV) The original name for cable TV. It used a single antenna at the highest location in the community in order to deliver a quality signal to homes in areas with hilly terrain or other interference. systems connected to the TV, which have a limited deployment compared to the U.S. VDSL allows a majority of the population in many European and Far Eastern countries to receive more programming, along with pay-per-view and other enhanced services. Tdsoft's V5/303Proxi will allow the operating companies to offer telephony together with video and data services to businesses in addition to residential customers, making a more complete service offering. Interoperability testing has been successfully completed between the V5/303Proxi and the NLevel3 Unified Access Platform. Next Level and Tdsoft will also test Voice over DSL interoperability with Tdsoft's VoNGATE(TM), a versatile voice access gateway, that enable Carriers and Service Providers to deliver Voice over Next Generation Access using broadband access technologies such as xDSL, cable, and wireless. The VoNGATE will enable Voice over ATM using AAL1/AAL2 or Voice Over IP (VoIP) using H.323, and interface to a V5 switch. The intention is to provide an enhanced application for business and SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. (Small Office Home Office) customers internationally. Next Level and Tdsoft plan to partner with several European customers for interoperability testing and market trials. About Tdsoft Tdsoft develops and markets Voice over Next Generation Access (VoNGA) solutions, access concentrators, and switch simulators for the telecommunications industry. Tdsoft open solutions enable service providers to add voice services over existing next generation access broadband infrastructure (Cable, xDSL, and Wireless). More than 45 carriers and telecom equipment vendors in 25 countries use Tdsoft's products, which have been tested with 15 different switches, worldwide. Established in 1994, Tdsoft 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. financially backed by leading 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] . For more information please consult our site @ www.tdsoft.com. About Next Level Next Level is a technology leader in ATM/IP Optical Transport, Networking and Interactive DSL Broadband Systems for the delivery of voice, data and video services for communications companies. Next Level is based in Rohnert Part, Calif., and may be contacted at http://www.nlc.com. Trademarks Next Level Communications, the NLC logo, NLevel3, NLevel3 - The Unified Access Platform, BDT, USAM USAM Universal Service Access Multiplexer (Next Level) USAM Unified Service Action Model USAM Universal Secure Access Module , BNU, N3 Residential Gateway and ETHERset are trademarks or registered trademarks of Next Level Communications in the United States The primary regulator of communications in the United States is the Federal Communications Commission. It closely regulates all of the industries mentioned below with the exception of the Internet service provider industry. and other countries. This release contains "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally preceded by words including, without limitation, "will," "plans," "expects," "believes," "anticipates" or "intends." Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements in this release involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Factors that realistically could cause results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements are set forth in "Risk Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. |
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