TollBridge Technologies and Broadcom Team to Deliver Carrier Class Voice over Cable.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif., March 14, 2000-- Pioneering Partnership Enables Cable Operators to Deploy Standards-based Broadband Voice Services with the Same Features and Scalability As Circuit Switched Telephony Networks TollBridge Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of IP-based voice-over-broadband solutions for next-generation carriers, today announced a multilevel mul·ti·lev·el adj. Having several levels: a multilevel parking garage. Adj. 1. multilevel - of a building having more than one level partnership with Broadcom Corporation (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 :BRCM BRCM Broadcom Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) BRCM Master Chief Boilermaker (USN rating) ), a leading provider of integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. and Voice-over-IP (VoIP) solutions enabling broadband communications to and throughout the home and business. The partnership involves co-development, co-marketing, and standards promotion designed to accelerate the large-scale deployment of voice-over-cable services. The voice services will be delivered using standard Data-over-Cable Service Interface specification (DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) A cable modem standard from the CableLabs research consortium (www.cablelabs.com), which provides equipment certification for interoperability. ) 1.1-compliant cable equipment. "Our partnership with TollBridge will enable us to stimulate demand for commercially deployable telephony-over-cable solutions." said Ross Mitchell, vice president of packet telephony for Broadcom. "This will give our systems partners and their cable operator customers greater flexibility in delivering broadband telephony with improved time to market. In particular, voice service can be delivered either from a Class 5 switch via GR-303 or from an NCS/MGCP call agent, depending on the needs of the subscribers in a particular geographical region." "TollBridge's alliance with Broadcom is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. , given their pivotal position of delivering core silicon and VoIP technology to most of the DOCSIS-compliant cable equipment vendors," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing at TollBridge Technologies. "The two companies will jointly promote the technology with our service provider customers, telecom equipment partners, and standards organizations. Additionally, the two companies will extend their cooperation into Broadcom'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 products and initiatives." "The TollBridge/Broadcom alliance sends the right message to carriers such as Black Hills FiberCom that want to use the same equipment and protocols to deliver voice over any broadband," said Mike Timmer, director of operations at Black Hills FiberCom, a Midwestern total communications provider delivering voice, video, and high speed data services. "The extension of the TollBridge platform to DOCSIS-compliant cable systems is absolutely the right step." (Editor's note: TollBridge will demonstrate toll-quality voice over cable using Broadcom's 4-Channel BCM BCM Baylor College of Medicine BCM Become BCM Business Communications Manager (Nortel) BCM Broadcom Corporation BCM Business Continuity Management BCM Business Contact Manager (Microsoft) 93310V DOCSIS 1.1 VoIP Cable Telephony Reference Platform communicating with a TollBridge TB200 gateway. Call control will come via the GR-303 protocols from a Class 5 switch emulator. Calls will also be made over DSL access media using a TollBridge TB50 Integrated Access Device An IAD is a customer premises device that provides access to wide area networks and the Internet. Specifically, it aggregates multiple channels of information including voice and data across a single shared access link to a carrier or service provider PoP (Point of Presence). and the same TB200.) About Voice of Broadband Alliance TollBridge has spearheaded the alliance program to accelerate large-scale deployments by next-generation carriers, including Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLEC's), Inter Exchange Carriers (IXC's), Internet Service Providers 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. (ISPs), Multi Service Operators (MSOs), and cable operators. Alliance partners include the leading providers of DSL, cable and wireless access equipment, Integrated Access Devices (IADs), Integrated Communications Platforms (ICPs), semiconductor solutions, and next-generation switching and services software platforms. To encourage this interoperability effort, TollBridge has launched three groundbreaking initiatives: - Open Source Code Licensing for IAD (Integrated Access Device) A device that multiplexes a variety of communications technologies in the customer's premises onto a single telephone line for transmission to the carrier. It also demultiplexes the incoming streams into their respective channels. Design TollBridge is making available a GNU GPL (General Public License) version of IAD protocol. The code will be available from the TollBridge Website to facilitate rapid partner development and break down barriers to interoperability. - Interoperability Lab At its headquarters in Santa Clara, TollBridge is hosting an interoperability lab specifically for Voice of Broadband Alliance partners to ensure product interoperability. Products passing all tests receive Powered by TollBridge certification and associated logo for display in marketing materials. - Joint Standards Promotion TollBridge is committed to an open standards environment for voice-over-broadband equipment providers. TollBridge is investing resources to jointly fund standards promotion and interoperability activities as well as providing partners with promotional space and equipment at industry events. About Broadcom Corporation Broadcom Corporation is the leading provider of highly integrated silicon solutions that enable broadband digital transmission of voice, data and video content to and throughout the home and within the business enterprise. Using proprietary technologies and advanced design methodologies, the company designs, develops and supplies integrated circuits for a number of the most significant broadband communications markets, including the markets for cable set-top boxes, cable modems, high-speed office networks, home networking, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), residential broadband gateways, direct broadcast satellite and terrestrial digital broadcast, 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 (xDSL). Broadcom is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and may be contacted at 949/450-8700 or www.broadcom.com. About TollBridge Technologies Founded in March 1998 and located in Santa Clara, Calif., TollBridge Technologies is the leading developer of IP-based multiline voice solutions targeted at Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). The company's solutions change the economics of delivering voice services to small-business customers by allowing voice CLECs that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL, to bypass the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier ILEC, short for incumbent local exchange carrier, is a local telephone company in the United States that was in existence at the time of the break up of AT&T into the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) also known as the "Baby Bells". (ILEC (Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier) A traditional local telephone company such as one of the Regional Bell companies (RBOCs). Contrast with CLEC. See ELEC and TELRIC. ) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. For more information on TollBridge Technologies, visit the company's Website at www.tollbridgetech.com, or contact Rich Farana at (408) 585-6114. Note to Editors: TollBridge and TollVoice are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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