Frontier Deploys Fastest ATM Network in Industry
December 8, 1998
ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE) Frontier
Communications continues to set the pace of
innovation in the communications industry by
deploying the fastest Asynchronous Transfer
Mode (ATM) network available today.
Using switches purchased from Ascend
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASND),
Frontier is transmitting its ATM traffic at 2.5
Gigabits per second (Gbps) directly over
Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(DWDM) equipment. That's 16 times faster
than the typical ATM technology currently in
use.
"This isn't something we're promising to do in
the future -- we're doing it now. The ATM
layer of the Frontier Optronics Network(SM)
is already lit and carrying traffic at incredible
speeds," said Michael Coghill, Frontier's vice
president of network operations. "Let me try
to put the impact of this announcement into
perspective with an analogy. If you think of
traditional networks moving at 65 miles per
hour, Frontier's ATM highway raises the
speed limit to 3,000 miles per hour. Thanks
to Frontier, network congestion may well
become a thing of the past."
"Ascend is pleased to partner with such an
innovative service provider as Frontier," said
Thomas DeCanio, vice president of Ascend's
product marketing core switching division.
"By connecting Ascend GX 550 ATM switches
directly to DWDM at OC-48/STM-16 speeds,
thereby eliminating an entire layer of
traditional transmission equipment, Frontier is
deploying the most efficient network
architecture possible at the fastest ATM
speeds available. "
The Frontier Optronics Network already
moves data at OC-48 rates (2.5 Gbps) over
its coast-to-coast Internet Protocol (IP)
network layer. Frontier has also created a
"network express lane," deploying
Hyper-Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing
(HDWDM) equipment in its top 20 markets.
HDWDM can move traffic at speeds of 1.28
terabits (trillions) of data per second on a
single fiber strand. This ability to transmit
trillions of bits of data, instead of the billions
carried by conventional optical technology,
makes the Frontier Optronics Network the
fastest in the world.
About Frontier Communications
Frontier Communications, a unit of Frontier
Corporation (NYSE:FRO), is one of the
leading providers of integrated
communications solutions -- including
Internet, IP and data applications, long
distance, local telephone and wireless -- to
business customers nationwide. The
self-healing Frontier Optronics Network(SM)
provides customers with faster transmission
speeds, greater bandwidth capacity and
unrivaled reliability. For more information,
visit the Frontier web site at
www.frontiercorp.com.
You can receive a faxed copy of any Frontier
Corporation press release dating back to
November 1997, free of charge, 24 hours a
day by calling 1-800-448-8533. An
automated system will provide you with
instructions.
CONTACT: Frontier Communications | Michele
D. Sadwick | 716-777-6021 | E-mail:
msadwick@frontiercorp.com
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