Paradyne to Expand Hotwire GranDSLAM Portfolio Bringing Cross-Connect Functionality to Multi-Rate SDSL M/SDSL.GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 1999-- 8-Port SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line Card for TDM-based Services doubles the density, while offering Service Providers flexibility and cost savings Paradyne Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: PDYN), a global leader and pioneer in broadband access solutions, today announced an addition to the recently introduced Hotwire(R) GranDSLAM next-generation, multiservices DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. that enables Service Providers to offer the broadest range of business and consumer 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 ) services. Paradyne unveiled at World Telecom '99 in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. an 8-port channelized Refers to an architecture that transmits data in channels. It often refers to the 64 Kbps channels in T1 lines, which were originally developed to handle digitized voice streams (TDM). See TDM. Multi-rate SDSL (M/SDSL) card to help Service Providers deliver a variety of high-data-rate TDM-based services over the widest area possible, without the need for repeaters. In addition, Paradyne's new M/SDSL product will dramatically reduce Service Providers' costs by substantially reducing the complexity and time required to provision T1/E1 and fractional T1/E1 circuits. The new 8-port M/SDSL card provides DS0 cross-connect functionality directly on the DSLAM port card, enabling Service Providers to aggregate DS0s from multiple fractional T1/E1 DSL circuits onto one or more T1/E1 egress See ingress. circuits, minimizing interconnect costs. This new card is part of Paradyne's Hotwire multiservices strategy designed to help network Service Providers - including PTTs, Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs), and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - generate new revenue by enabling them to offer the broadest range of service types across the broadest coverage area. Each service type supported in a single DSLAM platform enables incremental service deployment opportunities; and Paradyne offers the only DSLAM in the industry that supports IP, ATM, Frame Relay, MAC, Voice over DSL (VoDSL) and TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) A technology that transmits multiple signals simultaneously over a single transmission path. Each lower-speed signal is time sliced into one high-speed transmission. . "No one else in the industry offers the functionality and density on a DSL card for traditional TDM applications - let alone in a single DSLAM with other DSL network service types," said Andy May, Paradyne's president and Chief Executive Officer. "PTTs and other Service Providers are deploying TDM-based services right now, and Paradyne's Hotwire multiservices platform enables them to do it more efficiently than ever." ABOUT THE HOTWIRE 8-PORT M/SDSL CARD The on-board cross-connect functionality not only gives the service provider more flexibility in the services that can be offered, but also saves in connection fees into the voice/data network infrastructure, such as DACS DACS Data & Analysis Center for Software DACS Design and Analysis of Communication Systems (University of Twente, Netherlands) DACS Digital Access & Cross-Connect System DACS Data Acquisition and Control System (NASA) or multiplexer port costs. A single Hotwire multiservices DSLAM can provision up to 144 full or fractional T1/E1 circuits, and each port is configurable individually. Designed to meet a variety of end-user applications, the 8-port card will support M/SDSL with either a DSX-1 or G.703 interface and enable Service Providers to provision high-speed symmetric channelized T1/E1 or Nx64K access services over distances up to 29,000 feet (9 kilometers). This extensive range capability ensures the delivery of symmetric services over the widest area possible, at the best achievable data rate, without the need for repeaters. In addition, there will also be an HDSL See DSL. HDSL - High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line 2 version of this card with a DSX-1 interface. The 8-port M/SDSL card can be provisioned from any of Paradyne's award winning DSLAM systems, including the 8610 stackable, 8810 high-density, along with the newly announced Hotwire GranDSLAM. ABOUT HOTWIRE GRANDSLAM Hotwire GranDSLAM's standards-based architecture: - supports the broadest range of DSL service types (IP, ATM, FR, TDM, MAC and VoDSL) utilizing the broadest range of DSL transports, including SDSL, Rate Adaptive DSL, M/SDSL, M/HDSL, MVL MVL Multiple-Valued Logic MVL Multiple Virtual Line MVL Montavista Linux MVL Moshannon Valley League (Pennsylvania high school baseball) MVL Mercury Vapor Light MVL Minimum Vector Length MVL Musikverein Lustenau (TM) (Multiple Virtual Lines), HDSL2, IDSL See DSL. , DMT See DSL. and G.Lite. - facilitates seamless integration and scalability within a carrier-class environment based on its modular design - supports interoperability with third-party end points, which means Service Providers will have greater flexibility in endpoint selection. Paradyne's Hotwire GranDSLAM will support delivery of high-speed services based on newly emerging standards to ensure that third-party endpoint interoperability is achieved. The Hotwire GranDSLAM will offer flexible, high-performance network access featuring a 1.8 Gbps fault-tolerant cell backplane that will support up to 17 high-density DSL line cards for a total of up to 408 DSL access lines per shelf, offering one of the highest NEBS-compliant density propositions in the industry. The Hotwire GranDSLAM will support an ATM connection over DS3, OC3 or STM-1. Paradyne's combination of the Hotwire GranDSLAM working in concert with voice gateways and IADs from Jetstream, Tollbridge and CopperCom will allow Servicep Providers to deliver a low latency, end-to-end ATM solution supporting voice and data, while assuring Quality of Service (QoS) traffic prioritization so that delay-sensitive traffic is unencumbered. To fully leverage the power of the Hotwire GranDSLAM, Paradyne has also announced that new DSL router endpoints will be added to the Hotwire product suite. These devices will offer enhanced functionality, including support for geographically dispersed IP subnets, DHCP server and relay capability for ease of IP address administration, Network Address Translation and Port Address Translation (networking) Port Address Translation - (PAT) A function provided by some routers which allows hosts on a LAN to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the Internet) without revealing their own private IP address. for preserving private address spaces. At the heart of the Hotwire GranDSLAM, is Paradyne's OpenLane(TM) management solution, offering ubiquitous anytime, anywhere management access via a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . Based on state of the industry e-Commerce architecture, OpenLane delivers dramatic scalability from micro-nets to carrier-class mega-nets. PRICING AND AVAILABILITY The Hotwire GranDSLAM will be available for first customer shipments in the fourth quarter of this year, with products generally available in January 2000. Pricing will vary based on network design and configuration. U.S. list price for a fully configured system starts at about $425 per port. The new Hotwire M/SDSL card will be available in the fourth quarter of this year. ABOUT PARADYNE Headquartered in Tampa Bay, Fla., Paradyne is a leading innovator, developer and manufacturer of broadband network access products and technology. The company is recognized as a market leader in Digital Subscriber Line, T1 and Service Level Management products. Paradyne markets its award-winning Hotwire DSL and FrameSaver(R) Service Level Management systems to Network Service Providers (NSPs) and business customers. Paradyne also licenses ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). (R) and Tripleplay(TM) technology, and intellectual property incorporated in the V.90 standard. For more information on Paradyne and its products, call 1-800-PARADYNE (U.S. and Canada), 1-727-530-8623 or visit www.paradyne.com. "Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Paradyne's business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. Risk factors specific to this product include: Paradyne's ability to develop, complete certification testing, introduce, ship and support the Hotwire GranDSLAM and the new port cards including the cells-based card and the Frame Relay card on a timely basis; some dependency on third party DSL Transceiver Technology suppliers to deliver on IDSL, HDSL2 and DMT/G.Lite transceivers; achievement of interoperability between certain third party endpoint providers who are developing CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment to support various VoDSL services; timing and amount of or cancellation or rescheduling of orders for the Hotwire GranDSLAM to existing and new customers. For a discussion of other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results or product introduction and acceptance to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see our current Registration Statement on Form S-1 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended June 30, 1999. Editors Note: Visit Paradyne's virtual pressroom at www.paradyne.com/news_n_events/press_room for product images and/or additional information. Product availability and pricing subject to change without notification. MVL, NextEDGE, OpenLane, Tripleplay and TruePut are trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. ACCULINK, COMSPHERE, ETC, Hotwire, FrameSaver, Paradyne, the Paradyne logo and Performance Wizard are registered trademarks of Paradyne Corporation. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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