Narad Networks and Carrier Access Offer Scalable VoIP Solutions Over HFC for Wide Range of Customer Configurations6 April 2006
Atlantain the Narad booth #3757.
The combined solution provides Multiple System Operators (MSOs) with aflexible solution set to meet the needs of businesses requiring eight ormore simultaneous voice circuits and data services. The Narad BroadbandAccess Network (NBAN) Ethernet-over-Coax infrastructure solution supportscarrier class Quality of Service (QoS) requirements needed to reliablytransport voice, with the ability to scale to serve hundreds of businesscustomers requiring T1 type capacity.
"Our partnership with Narad has been great as we are better able to offerMSOs a complete range of customer premise solutions for integrated voiceand data services that are compatible with hosted VoIP services in theheadend. We believe our combined solution serves this market well even indenser business districts where sufficient bandwidth would not otherwise beavailable," said Larry Hamilton - Senior Vice President Sales CarrierAccess.
"The Carrier Access voice gateway product allows MSOs to offer a fullservice package to SMBs that grows with the customer and combines QoS basedIP voice and data services such as Transparent LAN, data backup and storagesolutions over the existing HFC network," said Michael Collette, NaradNetworks CEO. "Combining this functionality with the Narad provisioningplatform creates a dynamic service delivery environment that meets a broadrange of customer needs in one unified toolkit."
Field-proven and backed by extensive interoperability partnerships, theCarrier Access Adit® line of IP access solutions are deployed globally byservice providers to meet the growing demand to deliver converged IPservices to their business customers. Powering some of the leading IP andVoIP deployments, the Adit products' combination of carrier-grade design,performance and security features at disruptive price points offersunparalleled cost savings for both business users and service providers.
Narad's Ethernet-over-Coax solution provides up to 100 Mbps x 100 Mbps ofadditional bandwidth over each coaxial cable span. In combination withNarad Ethernet switches, these 100 Mbps symmetrical links can be switchedonto the coax plant at multiple points to provide Gigabits of symmetricbandwidth per node. Narad's switched Ethernet-over-Fiber solution providesGigabit fiber capacity while making optimally efficient use of existingfiber plant. Narad's Ethernet-based outdoor switches support fiber, coaxand wireless transmissions.
About Carrier Access
Carrier Access (NASDAQ: CACS) provides consolidated access technologydesigned to streamline the communication network operations of serviceproviders, enterprises and government agencies. Carrier Access productsenable customers to consolidate and upgrade access capacity, and implementconverged IP services while lowering costs and accelerating servicerevenue. Carrier Access' technologies help our customers do more with less.For more information, visit www.carrieraccess.com or call 303.218.5707.
About Narad Networks
Narad Networks is a provider of switched broadband access solutions thatenable cable operators to leverage existing coaxial cable and flexibly usefiber and wireless media to deliver high capacity, high performance IPservices, including voice, data, video, and enterprise networks. Thecompany's QoS switches and service management software, along with itsbroad spectrum fiber and coax transmission technologies, supportmulti-gigabit transport for both commercial and residential customers.Narad's patented Ethernet-over-Coax solution meets the needs of coax-basedusers that have voice or data needs beyond that which cable modems canoffer, while Narad's switched Ethernet-over-Fiber solution providesunprecedented IP capacity to fiber-based customers. Narad is currentlydeployed with North American and European cable operators.Based in Westford, Massachusetts, Narad is a privately held company withventure funding from Argo Global Capital, Polaris Venture Partners andother leading venture capital firms. For more information, visitwww.naradnetworks.com.
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