Internet Argentina Deploys Ascend Communications MultiDSL Solution:
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 1998-- Ascend communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND - news), a leader in wide area networking (WAN) and Intelligent Networking (IN) solutions for providers and users of the next-generation public network, today announced that Internet Argentina is deploying Ascend MultiDSL™ solution to deliver xDSL services. The Ascend MultiDSL solution combines the only integrated xDSL product line with complete management, Virtual Private Networking (VPN) and security
functions needed to provide reliable end-to-end high-speed data services using IDSL, SDSL or ADSL technology.
Internet Argentina, an Internet service provider (ISP) based in Buenos
Aires, is the first service provider in the country to deliver business class xDSL solutions. Internet Argentina expects to have up to 600 customers within the next six months. A partial list of current customers includes C.E.M.I.C.; Instituto Italiano de Comercio Exterior; Productora AEIOU S.A.; International Korn Ferry; Baufest S.A.; West Corp S.A.; Hospital Aleman; Tsubcero S.A.; Biblioteca Nacional; A.T.C. (Argentina Televisora Color), Verifone Argentina, and Survey Seed. High-speed xDSL services are currently available in Buenos Aires City.
''Business requirements vary based on a company's size. We chose Ascend for this reason because MultiDSL gives us powerful flexibility that enables us to deliver a variety of speeds at different price-points,'' said Hugo Miguel, general manager, Internet Argentina. ''Tevycom is the first Ascend distributor for Latinoamerica and has provided us with xDSL equipment, and is our local commercial and technical support provider for the service.''
''Ascend products can be quickly provisioned for whatever bandwidth
requirement our customers demand. MultiDSL enables us to offer
cost-effective, market-reliable and high-speed data networking services that are ideal for remote access, Internet access and telecommuting-at one-tenth the cost of traditional high-speed data services,'' Miguel concluded.
Internet Argentina markets both symmetrical and asymmetrical high-speed data services and applications with speeds ranging from 128Kbps up to 1.54Mbps symmetrical and up to 7Mbps. Internet Argentina performed extensive testing on a wide variety of xDSL products. Based on those tests, Ascend excelled over the competition and proved to have the most complete xDSL solution on the market. The Ascend MultiDSL solution includes central office equipment (COE), the DSLTNT and MAX TNT, and customer premises equipment (CPE), the DSLPipe.
''Our MultiDSL solution ensures that Ascend equipment supports multiple xDSL services, including ADSL, SDSL and IDSL. This provides our customers with a strategic advantage and enables them to quickly provision a variety of xDSL services,'' said Ashok Dhawan, general manager, High Speed Access Products, Ascend Communications. ''Internet Argentina is leading the way by being the first provider in Argentina to offer affordable, high-speed Internet access.'' |
