Mike, In spite of your recent notoriety, I still consider
you as primarily an xDSL (twisted wire) sage :-)
What are your thoughts on the companies NHC.TO (see press release) and TLGD as xDSL related investments ?
(After some DD, I have made small investments in both.)
Best regards,
Mardy.
Hekimian and NHC Enter into Partnering Agreement
Hekimian CopperMax/RT(TM) and NHC Virtual Cross-Connect System(TM) provides total switching, testing and monitoring solution for DSL customers
MONTREAL, QC and ROCKVILLE, MD -- March 22, 2000 -- NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC), a leading provider of carrier class test access and deployment solutions for the Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) service market, today announced a partnering agreement with Hekimian Laboratories, Inc. of Rockville, Maryland. The arrangement will serve as a template for NHC's penetration of the North American DSL market through strategic partnering.
NHC manufactures industry-leading switching products for DSL networks, while Hekimian is the leading independent global provider of service assurance solutions for DSL service providers. Under the agreement, the two companies will ensure interoperability of Hekimian's CopperMax/RT(TM) remote test unit with NHC's Virtual Cross-Connect System(TM) (VCCS(TM)), providing Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) and Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) with a total solution to their switching, testing, and monitoring needs.
"Our agreement with Hekimian is highly consistent with our growth strategy to find complementary relationships with other DSL leaders," said Peter Benisti, Vice President, Sales of NHC. "We expect a significant percentage of our future revenue will come from the customer base we share with our strategic partners."
Because CopperMax/RT(TM) gives VCCS(TM) unparalleled ability to provide remote testing at both the CLEC collocation and the ILEC central office, the service provider can test, qualify and deploy unbundled copper loops at carrier-scale, without having to dispatch technicians to the central office or customer premises.
"Service providers in today's highly competitive DSL marketspace face growing demand for the kind of any-to-any copper cross-connect capabilities delivered by NHC," said Patrick Kiernan, Director of Market Management at Hekimian. "This interoperability agreement makes it possible for customers using our market-leading DSL service assurance capability to access all of the capabilities offered by NHC. Customers of either firm can now enjoy the benefits of the most complete solution set available."
CopperMax/RT(TM) is a hardened, small-footprint RTU designed not only for remote terminals and controlled environment vaults, but central offices as well. Deploying CopperMax/RT(TM) with VCCS(TM) gives users seamless two- and four-wire circuit access and testing, including nonintrusive wideband monitoring of DSL and other services, and a next-generation TDR configuration that is exceptionally cost-effective.
About NHC
NHC Communications Inc. is an international leader in the design and manufacture of innovative physical layer high-speed switched access solutions for established and next-generation voice/data networks. With a unique range of technologies developed from years of experience, NHC is now at the heart of today's corporate enterprise service market and the telecommunications industry.
About Hekimian
Hekimian Laboratories, Inc. is a leading provider of carrier-grade service activation and assurance for incumbent and emerging telecommunications service providers worldwide. Founded in 1968, the firm is privately held by Axel Johnson Inc., and maintains manufacturing, sales, and support offices in Maryland, California, and Colorado.
For further information:
NHC Communications Inc.
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Sylvain Abitbol Sylvain Brossard, C.A.
President & CEO Vice President, Finance & Operations
s.abitbol@nhc.com s.brossard@nhc.com
514-734-4302 514-734-4304
Visit the Company's Web site at www.nhc.com. To request a free copy of
NHC's annual report, please go to www.newswire.ca and click on
reports@cnw.
Hekimian Laboratories, Inc.
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Bayard Brewin
Manager, Marketing Communications
301-590-3595
media@hekimian.com
Visit the Company's Web site at www.hekimian.com.
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SOURCE: NHC Communications Inc.
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