Here is a PR on a new application of ADTN ISDN.
Wednesday July 9 10:45 AM EDT
Company Press Release
Source: Cable & Wireless, Inc.
Cable & Wireless First in the Industry to Offer Fully Managed Nx56/64 Kbps ISDN Dial
Backup Service
New Service Matches the Availability of Two Leased Lines at a Lower Cost
VIENNA, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cable & Wireless, Inc. (CWI), the nation's largest telecommunications company exclusively serving the
business market, today announced the industry's first fully managed Nx56/64 Kbps ISDN Dial Backup Service, offering managed data
customers a cost effective, high quality, capacity flexible alternative to leased line resilient access links.
Commenting on today's announcement, Alan Peyser, Chief Executive Officer at CWI stated: ``ISDN switched data services are emerging as the
preferred solution for dial backup for three key reasons: first, the growing availability of ISDN; second, the speed of call setup; and third, the
more affordable pricing structure. To fully appreciate these types of requirements and better serve the marketplace, Cable & Wireless is
dedicated to listening to the customer, learning what businesses demand in telecommunications services, and then delivering efficient,
single-source solutions.''
Continued Mr. Peyser, ``CWI's new Nx56/64 Kbps ISDN Dial Backup service has specifically been developed to support our domestic and
international customers with frame relay connections who require digital dial backup at speeds greater than 56Kbps, need a competitive price,
and demand superior quality on the local loop.'' Major industry sectors expected to utilize the new service include financial services,
manufacturing, technical, chemical, and service businesses.
CWI's ISDN Dial Backup Service is based on hardware offered by ADTRAN, a major provider of high speed digital communication equipment
and market leader in ISDN products for telcos. According to Danny Windham, Vice President of Marketing for ADTRAN: ``The cost
efficiency, flexibility and high throughput of ISDN makes it a compelling choice for business customers for affordable transmissions. Our
position in the market and proven expertise in delivering technologies for high speed data make ADTRAN ideal for telcos desiring superior
quality and reliability. We are pleased to be instrumental in delivering an ISDN Dial Backup Service to CWI's significant customer base.''
Key features of CWI's Nx56/64 Kbps ISDN Dial Backup service include:
ISDN Line Verification
Speeds from 56Kbps to 512Kbps
Switched service
DBU monitoring of primary circuit for restoral
Cable & Wireless, Inc. is owned by Cable and Wireless plc (NYSE:CWP), one of the world's leading international telecommunications
companies. Cable & Wireless, Inc. has been operational in the U.S. since 1975, and provides a wide range of domestic and international public
and private networking services exclusively to businesses. Recently, CWI was featured in the business best-seller, ``Customer Intimacy,'' for
its ability to establish and consistently deliver exceptional levels of customer service.
ADTRAN (Nasdaq:ADTN) was established in 1985 to design, develop and manufacture advanced transmission products for high-speed digital
communications. Today, ADTRAN is a primary provider of DDS, ISDN, T1/FT1 and HDSL digital loop products to Regional Bell Operating
Companies and many well-known OEMs. Its broad selection of customer premise products includes a complete line of DSU/CSUs, a variety of
ISDN extension and network terminating products, and flexible T1 multiplexers. For more information about ADTRAN and its products, call
1-800-326-3700 (voice); 205-963-8116 (fax); or via e-mail at info@adtran.com.
SOURCE: Cable & Wireless, Inc.
Contact: Nancy Gastrock of Cable & Wireless, 703-760-3068, fax, 703-905-7099, or e-mail, nancy.gastrock@cwi.cablew.com
More news for referenced ticker symbols: ADTN, CWP, and related industries: telecommunications.
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