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Press Release
SOURCE: Turnstone Systems
InfoHighway Selects Turnstone's Copper CrossConnect(R) CX100 as Local Loop Management Platform for DSL Services
Turnstone Solution Makes InfoHighway's DSL Deployment and Maintenance More Efficient
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Turnstone Systems (Nasdaq: TSTN - news) announced today that InfoHighway Communications Corporation, a leading provider of broadband communications services, will deploy Turnstone's Copper CrossConnect CX100 as the local loop management platform for its digital subscriber line (DSL) services. InfoHighway will deploy the Turnstone solution in central offices to make DSL introduction and management less expensive and labor-intensive, and help to ensure the availability of premium voice and data services for its customers. (Photo: ttp://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000327/TSTNLOGO )
``InfoHighway has deployed its first collocation facilities already, and we are turning up additional locations in the coming weeks. The Turnstone solution will help
us determine remotely and in advance whether a link to a customer's premises is capable of supporting a particular type of DSL,'' said Tony Howlett, Chief Technology Officer with InfoHighway. ``Our goal is to roll out DSL to our customers as fast as possible and to directly respond to their support and service needs. The Turnstone solution will simultaneously help us increase our customer service levels and limit the need to dispatch our field technicians.''
InfoHighway will also implement Turnstone's CrossWorks(TM) Back Office Automation Software to augment its existing Operational Support System and to automate the physical-layer operational functions enabled by the Copper CrossConnect CX100.
``InfoHighway is growing rapidly in its existing markets and has targeted additional areas of the United States for growth. As InfoHighway expands, our solution
will help it do so cost-effectively,'' said Eric Andrews, vice president of marketing with Turnstone. ``The Copper CrossConnect and CrossWorks will also help InfoHighway establish the standard in its service areas for time to market -- one of the most critical competitive differentiators among DSL service providers.''
About InfoHighway
Headquartered in New York City, InfoHighway Communications Corporation (www.infohighway.com) is a leading integrated communications provider (ICP)
offering end-to-end connectivity, including broadband data and voice telecommunications services, to businesses and tenants in high-rise office buildings. Now
providing service to eight major cities in New York, New Jersey and Texas, the company is expanding into additional markets in Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island. InfoHighway offers competitively priced, high-speed data and Internet services utilizing DSL technology;
web services that include hosting, collocation, design and e-commerce support; local and long distance telephone services; and network design and wiring services. In
addition, InfoHighway offers virtual private networks (VPNs) and plans to offer Voice-over-DSL (VoDSL) in the near future.
About Turnstone
Turnstone Systems, Inc. is a leading provider of hardware and software products that enable local exchange carriers to rapidly deploy and efficiently maintain DSL
services. Turnstone's flagship product, the Copper CrossConnect® CX100, is a loop management platform that is deployed in central offices to enable automation
and remote control of physical layer tasks related to DSL installation, qualification and maintenance. Turnstone's Smart Splitter(TM) SX500 platform enables
comprehensive loop management solutions for residential DSL services. Turnstone's CrossWorks(TM) software enables service providers to integrate these loop
management functions into back-office Operational Support Systems (OSS), enhancing their ability to efficiently scale their DSL service offerings to meet demand.
Turnstone is based in Santa Clara, California, and has sales offices worldwide. For more information about Turnstone, visit www.turnstone.com, email
info@turnstone.com or phone the toll-free number 877-8-COPPER.
The foregoing statements concerning the prospective deployment of Turnstone's products into InfoHighway's network and Turnstone's future business prospects are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, general market acceptance and demand
for DSL services, delay or slow down in the network build-out plans of competitive local exchange carriers, continued ability of customers to obtain adequate
financing to fund capital equipment purchases, lower seasonal purchasing by customers in the fourth calendar quarter, continued competitive pressures in the
marketplace, dependence on a single volume product and on a small number of customers, a long sales cycle for Turnstone's products and the ability of Turnstone to
make timely delivery of new products and features. Further information on factors that could affect Turnstone, its business and its financial results are detailed in
periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Turnstone, including its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30,
2000 and its Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on September 1, 2000. Turnstone undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
