I haven't been keeping up with the daily happenings of WSTL (now my interest is growing due to the falling stock price) but I assume WSTL is still working with Nortel. So the following PR offers some positive news...
ATLANTA, Dec. 18 /PRNewswire/ - GTE has selected Nortel (Northern
Telecom) AccessNode and AccessNode Express next generation digital loop
carrier (NGDLC) platforms as one of the solutions for its national network.
The selection of Nortel access solutions expands GTE's use of Nortel's
AccessNode systems, which have been supplying voice and data services to GTE
since 1994.
''In order to be competitive in today's market, we need access solutions
that are feature-rich and future-ready,'' said Barry Paulson, GTE's vice
president of operations planning and support. ''With Nortel's AccessNode and
AccessNode Express platforms, we can rapidly meet our customers' new service
demands, always staying one step ahead of the competition.''
Nortel's access solutions offer carriers the ability to rapidly and
cost-effectively deliver new, robust services to their subscribers. The
AccessNode and AccessNode Express platforms have the ability to offer
revenue-generating services of the future such as Asymmetrical Digital
Subscriber Line (ADSL), Very high rate Digital Subscriber Line (VDSL), and
fiber to the curb (FTTC)-allowing carriers to evolve their offerings as
demands for new services arise.
Nortel's AccessNode Express platform provides scaleable, cost-effective
solutions for serving low-line size voice and data applications. The remote
modules of the AccessNode Express allow carriers to offer a combination of
voice and data services and to expand their service offerings as customer
demands evolve.
Nortel's AccessNode is a versatile, full-service, GR-303 compliant access
vehicle that supports multiple access mediums and bandwidth management for
both TDM and packet data networks. With Nortel's AccessNode product family, a
single integrated network element supports a full portfolio of business and
residential services including POTS, Digital Centrex, ISDN, transparent LAN,
DS-1, DS-3 OC-3, and high-speed copper access services.
SOURCE Northern Telecom Limited
/CONTACT: Susan Shirley, Nortel, 770-661-4394,
susan_shirley(at)nortel.com; Frank McNally, Nortel, 703-712-8374,
frank.mcnally(at)nortel.com; Bill Kula, GTE, 972-718-6924,
william.kula(at)telops.gte.com; Or visit Nortel's web-site at www.nortel.com/
/Company News On-Call: prnewswire.com or fax 800-758-5801,
ext. 122158/
/Website: nortel.com
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