World Wide Packets Receives Level 3 Compliance from NEBS Program; LightningEdge(R) Complies with Network Equipment Building Systems Program Requirements.SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- World Wide Packets, a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions, announced today that members of its LightningEdge Carrier Ethernet product family have received official compliance from Underwriters Laboratory through its Network Equipment Building System (NEBS) Test Program. This compliance marks another significant third party validation for World Wide Packets, following the recent certification for compliance with MEF MEF Marine Expeditionary Force MEF Metro Ethernet Forum MEF Ministerio de EconomÃa y Finanzas (Spanish) MEF Mobile Entertainment Forum MEF Middle East Forum (think tank) 14 guidelines as tested by the Iometrix Lab in June. The NEBS Test Program is a value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. service provided to manufacturers of telecommunications equipment. It is designed to provide independent third party validation of a vendor's telecommunication products and formally document that it has been tested and meets the requirements of NEBS Level 3, Telcordia Technologies Telcordia Technologies, formerly Bell Communications Research, Inc. or Bellcore, is a telecommunications research and development (R&D) company based in the United States and created on January 1 1984 as part of the 1982 Modification of Final Judgment that broke up . Specifically, the documents used for testing are the GR-63-CORE, which tests for physical protection and the GR-1089-CORE which tests for electromagnetic compatibility (hardware, testing) Electromagnetic Compatibility - (EMC) The extent to which a piece of hardware will tolerate electrical interference from other equipment, and will interfere with other equipment. and electrical safety. "The NEBS compliance marks another major milestone for World Wide Packets and LightningEdge. The company continues to meet industry standards, delivering customers well supported, highly functional Carrier Ethernet solutions," said Dave Curry, 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 World Wide Packets. "We are excited to be included in this testing process and look forward to continued validation of this nature for members of the LightningEdge family." About UL Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and Inc. (UL) is an independent, not-for-profit product-safety testing and certification organization. It has tested products for public safety for more than a century. Since its founding in 1894, it has held the undisputed reputation as a leader in product-safety testing and certification within the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Building on its household name in the United States, UL is becoming one of the most recognized, reputable conformity assessment Conformity assessment is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. providers in the world. Today, its services extend to helping companies achieve global acceptance, whether for an electrical device, a programmable system or an organization's quality process. About World Wide Packets World Wide Packets is a leading provider of Carrier Ethernet solutions that allow broadband service providers and telecommunications carriers to realize a new level of speed and agility in the deployment of revenue generating Ethernet services. With World Wide Packets' LightningEdge(R) product family, providers can address the demand with their growing customer base by fully leveraging the power, flexibility and economies of Ethernet technology, while dramatically reducing the CapEx and OpEx of existing legacy networks. Only World Wide Packets offers the QoS, scalability, reliability and manageability necessary to making True Carrier Ethernet services such as IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , VoIP, mission critical data and wireless transport a reality. For more information on World Wide Packets, please visit www.worldwidepackets.com. World Wide Packets and the World Wide Packets logo are trademarks of World Wide Packets Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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