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ok the news:
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Monday November 8, 3:50 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Interspeed, Inc.
BridgeBand Communications Selects Interspeed DSL Access
Router Family for Deployment in the Northern U.S.
Montana-Based CLEC Cites Superior Integration and Ease of Use of Single Box
Architecture; Says Only Interspeed Could Support Aggressive Roll Out Plans
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Interspeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ISPD - news) today announced that BridgeBand Communications, Inc. has
selected the Interspeed 1000, Interspeed 500, and Interspeed DART Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Access Routers (DSLARs) to deliver high-speed Internet access
over DSL services throughout Montana and Idaho.
BridgeBand, a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) based in Bozeman, Montana, is co-locating the System 1000 in U.S. West central offices to provide
high-speed Internet services to businesses in cities with populations of less than 200,000. BridgeBand is deploying the Interspeed 500 to deliver high-speed
Internet services to smaller towns and suburbs, and is utilizing the Interspeed DART in a variety of Multi-Tenant Unit (MTU) applications.
According to BridgeBand, they chose Interspeed's single box product family because of its superior integration, as well as its ease of deployment and
manageability. Because of BridgeBand's aggressive deployment plans, another critical factor is the first-class service and support provided by Interspeed.
``Since our primary service is offering high-speed Internet access to businesses and small/home offices, we needed to select a DSL equipment vendor that can help
us make our services successful,' said Joe Long, president of BridgeBand. ``After evaluating every major equipment provider, we found that Interspeed was the
only vendor that offers integrated, single-box solutions that can be easily deployed and managed, as well as high-quality technical support to address our needs.
The architecture of Interspeed DSLARs is robust and allows us to get the most out of our equipment. As a result, we did not have to purchase overbuilt systems
with features we would never use.'
``The DSL industry continues to provide a wealth of opportunity for CLECs who are looking to expand their services,' said Steve Ide, president of Interspeed.
``The Interspeed DSLAR family contains the industry's first products that incorporate complete routing and switching capabilities in a single device, allowing ISPs
and CLECs to meet the demand for high-speed Internet access at the lowest cost possible. BridgeBand has been aggressively growing its customer base by
bringing DSL services to smaller cities and campuses. Interspeed looks forward to developing its relationship with BridgeBand as it expands its DSL offerings to
advanced applications like voice and video.'
About Interspeed DSLARs
The Interspeed DART is the industry's first complete, low-density DSL solution that enables service providers to deliver high-speed Internet access and other
advanced IP applications to the stand-alone professional office market. The Interspeed 500 is designed for larger MTU and campus environment deployments. The
Interspeed 1000 is ideal for central office applications. All three products include complete DSL aggregation, Layer 2 switching, IP Routing, and VPN functions in
a single device, eliminating the need for service providers to purchase these components separately, saving significant cost. With these advanced products,
Interspeed can meet service providers' complete DSL access requirements, ranging from a small eight-port application, to a large campus environment 48-port
deployment, to a 192 port Central Office installation.
The three DSLARs are managed with Speedview(TM); a powerful set of administration and management functions that makes installation as simple as ``plug and
play.' Speedview is a management interface that uses an embedded, secure http server that enables complete system management and configuration from a
standard Web browser. A text-based command line interface is also available. The application conforms to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to
support dedicated network management software platforms.
About BridgeBand Communications
BridgeBand provides DSL connectivity to businesses and home offices for data communications, Internet services, and video conferencing. Based in Bozeman,
MT, it currently serves Southwest Montana, and expects to offer its services in most of Montana and Idaho by mid year 2000. BridgeBand also provides DSL
connectivity to existing ISPs at wholesale, allowing the ISPs customers to retain their existing service provider and still gain the benefits of DSL -- high speed at
low cost and full time connectivity.
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