NHC Accepted Into Key Industry Associations
Membership in DSL Forum and ADSL Consortium key part of NHC's industry leadership
MONTREAL, July 25 /CNW-PRN/ - NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC - news) announced today that it has joined two of the Digital
Subscriber Lines (DSL) industry's premier industry bodies, the DSL Forum and the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory
ADSL Consortium. These two groups are involved in working towards industry standards and promoting DSL technologies and encouraging
widespread interoperability amongst competitive DSL solutions respectively.
``NHC strongly believes that it is beneficial for the entire industry to work within mutually acceptable technological parameters,'' said Joe
Teixeira, Vice President Engineering/Strategic Alliances of NHC Communications. ``We believe that our common base of customers is looking
forward to the day when all their DSL testing and deployment needs can be met with a completely integrated and remotely implemented
solution. Through its commitment, NHC is doing its part to realize this goal.''
The DSL Forum was started in 1994 to help telephone companies and their suppliers in two broad areas - technology and marketing. The Forum
convenes four times a year, twice in North America and twice in Europe and Asia- Pacific. At these events, representatives from the
approximately 300 member companies exchange relevant information in both formal and informal settings. The Forum also prepares formal
technical reports that are posted on its web- site at www.dslforum.org.
Members of the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (IOL) ADSL Consortium participate in a hands-on exchange of
technology through a common laboratory facility that permits members of the Consortium to test the interoperability of their equipment with
that of other members. In exchange, members must provide their own equipment for testing for a period of 18 months. The chief benefit of this
arrangement for vendors is to allow testing with other vendors' products without incurring the capital expense of setting up and operating
individual test facilities. For customer organizations, the chief benefit is the growing presence of competitive equipment that works compatibly.
For the University, an interesting vehicle for the training of students in DSL technology is maintained and provided by the industry.
``We have consistently said that a major element of our growth strategy involves forging partnerships with other leading organizations,'' said
Mr. Abitbol. ``We view co-operation of the kind encouraged by the DSL Forum and the UNH-IOL ADSL Consortium, albeit with some of our
competitors, as positive for the industry and customers in the long run.''
About NHC
NHC's growth strategy consists of several elements:
- Marketing to Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs), Incumbent
Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) and Multiple Tenant Units (MTUs) with
a complete line of products based on the same software platform
- Partnerships with major test equipment, DSLAM and OSS vendors to
benefit from cross sales referrals
- Partnerships with key international vendors seeking to provide totally
integrated solutions for managing DSL networks through recently
released "Tool Kit Software"
- The Virtual-Cross Connect Solution's (VCCS) modular design allows for
smaller initial configurations and for our customers to expand as
their own market penetration evolves
NHC will be participating in the DSL ComForum 2000 in Chicago, Illinois from July 24-27, 2000. The Company will be exhibiting on July 25 and 26.
NHC Communications Inc. is an international leader in the design and manufacture of innovative remotely controlled physical layer
cross-connect 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.
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