Zhone Introduces Raptor Digital Subscriber Line Multiplexer.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 2003 Next-Generation ATM / IP 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. Technology Establishes New Threshold in the Industry for Pricing, Density, Flexibility and Cost of Operation Zhone Technologies, Inc., the first company dedicated to developing a full spectrum of access products and solutions for the next-generation local loop infrastructure, today announced the availability of its new Raptor(TM) 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 Access Multiplexer. The Raptor Next-Generation DSLAM provides the highest density and lowest cost per port of any DSL platform on the market today. The Raptor is the only DSLAM that is software upgradeable to a fully functional Voice+Data NGDLC NGDLC Next Generation Digital Loop Carrier and provides in-service software-selectable ATM or IP uplinks. As part of Zhone's Single Line Multi-Service architecture, the Raptor dramatically lowers carrier's fixed and operational costs of service delivery over the existing local loop infrastructure while adding incremental revenue with new service creation. "Zhone has listened to carrier customers and has responded with a product breakthrough," said Unmesh Mehta, VP of Broadband Product Engineering for Zhone. "Zhone's Raptor establishes a new benchmark in DSL price per port and density that allows carriers to cost-effectively deploy DSL service in both the highest density and lowest density markets. Raptor expands Zhone's product portfolio and demonstrates Zhone's responsiveness to carrier needs in today's changing market." The Raptor makes the delivery of DSL services more attractive than ever to carriers regardless of line count. The Raptor is a versatile platform that is available in a range of environmentally hardened shelf sizes including 7U, 3U and 1U that can be deployed in the CO, in Remote Terminals or in buildings. Raptor supports a wide variety of line interfaces and uplinks from 10/100baseT to DS1 IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting and OC-12. Zhone products are installed at over 250 carriers and serve over 8 million subscribers worldwide. About Zhone Technologies, Inc. (Zhone) Zhone's strategy combines existing solutions with Zhone's internally developed intellectual property to create a portfolio of scalable next-generation network products supporting a rich array of voice, data, video, and entertainment services. The company was founded by the senior management team that grew telecommunications pioneer Ascend Communications, Inc., from its startup roots to the multi-billion-dollar company acquired by Lucent Technologies (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : LU) in September 1999. Zhone's advanced networking solutions include the Single Line Multi-Service architecture (SLMS SLMS Single Line Multi-Service (Zhone Technologies) SLMS School Library Media Specialist SLMS Society for Luminescence Microscopy and Spectroscopy SLMS Svenska Laser-Medicinska Sällskapet (TM)), FlexBand(TM) Multi-service port, Zhone Management System (ZMS ZMS Zero Mechanical State (TM)), Broadband Access Node (BAN(TM)), Multi-Access Line Concentrator (MALC MALC Multiple Access Line Concentrator (Zhone Technologies) MALC Marin Academic Library Consortium (Kentfield, CA) MALC Management of Acquisition Logistics Center (US DoD) (TM)), Raptor(TM) DSLAM, AccessNode(TM) and Universal Edge(TM) 9000 DLC products (purchased from Nortel Networks - NYSE/TSE: NT), VISTA(TM) and ISC-303 products (purchased from NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. eLuminant (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 : NIPNY), Sechtor(TM) universal voice gateway and Z-Edge(TM) access products. NEC is a trademark of NEC Corporation. Nortel Networks is a trademark of Nortel Networks. Zhone, the Zhone logo, and all Zhone product names are trademarks of Zhone Technologies, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. For more information about Zhone and its products, please visit the Zhone Web site at www.Zhone.com or e-mail info@Zhone.com Specifications, products, and/or product names are all subject to change without notice. |
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