Syndeo and ADC Demonstrate Carrier-Class Voice-Over-Broadband Systems for MSOs At Western Cable.Business/High-Tech Editors The Western Show 2000 MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000 Companies Showcase Cable-Based VoIP Alternative to Traditional Local Phone Services with Cuda(TM) 12000 and Syndeo's Integrated Softswitch/Class 5 Services An IP-based cable solution that meets or exceeds 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. standards for reliability, performance and scalability -- giving multi-service operators (MSOs) a complete, high-margin alternative to existing residential voice services from traditional telcos -- will be demonstrated at the Western Cable Show in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. this week. The demonstration combines Syndeo Corporation's IP-enhanced, user-customizable residential voice services with ADC's award-winning Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch and the ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. BTI BTI Beverage Testing Institute BTI Boyce Thompson Institute BTI British American Tobacco (stock symbol) BTI Boston Theological Institute Bti Bacillus Thuringiensis Israelensis BTI BioTechnology Institute BTI Binding Tariff Information (Broadband Telephony See VoIP. Interface), a hardened network-powered cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. with an embedded 4-line telephony MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. (Multimedia Terminal Adapter See ISDN terminal adapter. terminal adapter - Terminal Adaptor ). Syndeo's Syion 426(TM), an IP-based Class 5/Local Exchange softswitch, provides a full set of integrated NCS-compliant PacketCable residential services, such as three-way calling, call forwarding and call blocking. All features are completely customizable by individual subscribers via intuitive Web- and Palm-based "portals" into Syndeo's provisioning system. Based on the success of these interoperability tests, the two companies plan to collaborate on future sales efforts to deliver a fully-featured, carrier-class, voice-over-broadband solution to MSOs seeking to maximize revenues by delivering all of the existing residential market voice services over the cable infrastructure. The demonstration and products from both vendors can be seen at the Western Cable Show, Nov. 29-Dec. 1, at ADC booth No. 3441. "The cable industry is quickly moving towards standards-based, carrier-class IP telephony solutions," said Mark Komanecky, vice president of marketing and business development of ADC's Cable Systems Division. "We are happy to be working with Syndeo to provide a PacketCable-based solution to enable cable operators to introduce next-generation voice services over their broadband infrastructures." "While maintaining full compatibility and interoperability with existing phone networks and equipment, Syndeo's advanced Syion 426 Local Exchange Platform adds layers of new value, capability and ease of use to virtually all of today's revenue-generating residential and PBX/Centrex business services," said Jeff Paine, vice president of marketing and business development at Syndeo. "Carriers deploying a Syndeo/ADC solution will immediately distance themselves from incumbent competitors with differentiated, higher-margin 'versions' of today's services that cannot be replicated by traditional telephone network technology." About Syndeo Syndeo Corporation was formed in 1999 to help broadband local-loop carriers better manage, differentiate and profit from service offerings as they move to next-generation converged voice-over-IP (VoIP) and voice-over-ATM (VoATM) networks. The company's Syion 426 replaces Class 5 switch functionality from the traditional PSTN, combining Class 5 features with robust unified messaging and a carrier-grade softswitch platform that scales to millions of subscribers. Providing primary-line services 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 , cable and fixed wireless broadband access networks, the Syion 426 will let carriers deliver applications to any phone or IP-enabled terminal, including "softphones," IP phones, PCs (through Netscape, Microsoft Outlook or NetMeeting) and PDAs. The company, based in Milpitas, Calif., is privately held and has raised $23 million in funding from Redpoint Ventures, Brentwood Venture Capital and Thomas Weisel Partners Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWPG), often shortened to just TWP or TWeisel, is a U.S. middle-market and growth focused investment banking firm based in San Francisco, California. . For more information, call 408/861-1000 or visit Syndeo's web site at http://www.syndeocorp.com. |
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