UBNetworks' First Nortel DMS-500 Switch Enters Service in Los Angeles
Business Editors and High-Tech Writers
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1999--IJNT.net Inc.
(OTC BB:IJNT), a leading integrated communications provider, Thursday
announced that its UBNetworks subsidiary has officially placed its
first Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT) DMS-500 switch into operational
service in the UBNetworks Los Angeles switching center.
According to Winston Johnson, UBNetworks Chief Technical Officer:
"Nortel's engineers officially completed their work on the switch
installation last week and formally released the switch to us to
commence operation. The switch is up and running; and we have begun
beta tests of the 1-Meg Modem and other peripheral network elements
connected to the switch and to our ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
backbone. We are already testing the monitoring functions in the
network operations center as well, which permits our technical staff
to observe and control all of the network elements from one location.
Everything is running on schedule so far and the performance of the
network has met or exceeded our expectations in each area. The support
we have received from Nortel each step of the way has been
tremendous."
The DMS-500 switch offers over 100,000 ports, capable of handling
hundreds of thousands of concurrent calls over digital or analog
circuits and has an extensive list of capabilities for monitoring and
control of the network as well as billing and management functions. In
the configuration used by UBNetworks, the switch also includes
Nortel's latest software and management system upgrades and features.
Jon H. Marple, Chairman and CEO of UBNetworks, said: "Nortel has
helped us tremendously to install this complex equipment and to place
the switch in service in record time. The data network is already
stabilized and undergoing testing of its various elements. We are
gratified to be running ahead of schedule due to the hard work and
dedication of our amazing UBNetworks engineering staff and our
partners at Nortel."
IJNT.net provides high-speed wireless Internet access and wired
broadband solutions and operates UBNetworks, a facilities-based
competitive local exchange carrier, offering products and services to
business and residential customers. By early 2000, the Company's
high-speed DSL network will pass millions of homes and businesses.
IJNT.net subsidiaries provide DSL and wireless broadband Internet
access and communications over several "last mile" systems at speeds
up to 100 times faster than common dial-up modems, through the
Company's own sales channels and through other carriers and resellers.
The company's customer base is growing rapidly as the Company expands
its network across the United States and internationally. IJNT also
provides Web site development, online advertising, and e-commerce
services as well as traditional dial-up Internet access throughout the
United States and internationally. The company's rapid growth is the
result of aggressive marketing and sales, internal development,
acquisitions, and strategic alliances.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including,
without limitation, continued acceptance of the company's products,
subscriber growth, product demand, competition, and other risks and
uncertainties detailed from time to time in the company's periodic
reports, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports
on 10-K. This and additional information can be found on the company's
Web site at www.ijnt.net or can be obtained from the company upon
request. IJNT.net Inc.
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CONTACT: IJNT.net Inc.
Investor Relations, 949/723-2183
Fax: 949/723-2181
E-mail: investor.info@ijnt.net
www.ijnt.net; www.urjet.net; www.mrhm.net;
www.ubnetworks.net
or
Mario "Ike" Iacoviello (investor relations)
800/683-5227 or 760/931-9211
E-mail: ike@otcfn.com
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