KANATA, ONTARIO--Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN - news; TSE: NNC - news) today announced that Teletulua
Telecom, a telecommunications carrier based in Tulua, Colombia, has selected the Newbridge(r) advanced multi-services
platform to meet growing customer demand for lea ding-edge, value-added video and data services. Increased demand for
these services has resulted from Tulua's booming economy and the explosive growth of the Internet and Internet Protocol
(IP)-based services.
The highly scalable, cost-effective networking solution being provided by Newbridge Networks and Telexis Corporation, a
Newbridge Affiliate company specializing in network-ready video products, will enable the carrier to move beyond its
current voice ser vice offerings and deliver state-of-the-art video and data services that include a comprehensive, reliable
security monitoring service for Teletulua's business customers. Teletulua's customers include banks and other financial
institutions, healthcare or ganizations, the Tulua police department, retail outlets and residential subscribers.
''With deregulation and the economic growth that the region of Tulua continues to enjoy, we required a cost-effective
networking solution that would be compatible with our existing fiber optic infrastructure. More importantly, we were seeking
a solution t hat would set us apart from our competitors by allowing us to deliver the kinds of leading-edge services our
customers want,'' said Heider Velez, General Manager, Teletula Telecom. ''Only Newbridge could provide a video
monitoring platform in addition to a
fully manageable network and service architecture."
The networking solution is comprised of the Newbridge 3600+ MainStreet(r) Bandwidth Manager, Newbridge 2611
MainStreet Video Termination Units (VTUs), the industry-leading Newbridge / Siemens MainStreetXpress(tm) 46020
Network Manager, and the Telexis Vi aNet(tm) platform which will allow Teletulua Telecom to provide high quality, reliable
security monitoring services to its customers.
The Newbridge VTUs will enable Teletulua Telecom to optimize bandwidth utilization by combining surveillance video with
voice and data traffic. The networking solution is cost-effective as it can support the transmission of video traffic over the
carrier 's existing wide area network (WAN) without the need to install additional coaxial cable.
Another advantage of the networking solution is the unparalleled network and service management capabilities provided by
the industry-leading MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager. A key feature of the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network
Manager that sets is
apart from other offerings is its capability to provide network partitioning. Network partitioning enables Teletulua to
segregate its network into customer-specific partitions and offer Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to its customers. VPNs
are part of
a larger service provider network infrastructure, offering the same reliability, scalability and quality of service guarantees of
private networks. The scalability and standards-based technology on which the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network
Manager is base d also enable Teletulua to protect its initial network investment and expand its network simply and
inexpensively.
The addition of the ViaNet Video Management System (VMS) will enable Teletulua Telecom to offer reliable security
monitoring services to its customers.
''The prosperity that many of Tulua's inhabitants and businesses are experiencing has resulted in increased demand for
cost-effective and reliable security monitoring services,'' said Gary Dore, Director, Latin American Sales, Telexis
Corporation. ''The Via Net platform will provide Teletulua's customers with an increased level of safety and responsiveness
and, at the same time, enable the carrier to carve a new niche in the growing multi-services market.''
A ViaNet Video Management System located at the carrier's headquarters in Tulua, enables technicians to monitor, manage
and store video received from up to 256 Newbridge 2611 MainStreet VTUs installed throughout Teletulua's operations,
including the comp any's remote central switching offices. From the VMS, several streams of video can be viewed
simultaneously from a variety of sites, and operators can switch to specific camera views and automatically activate remote
security equipment such as floodlight s and sirens. The ViaNet platform will enable Teletulua to add new sites easily and
inexpensively by simply installing a VTU at the network site, rather than adding new cable.
''We are delighted to have been able to provide Teletulua Telecom with a networking solution that will position the carrier
to take the lead in the fiercely competitive multi-services market and provide more customers with a wide range of
value-added vide o and data services,'' said Gordon Turner, Vice President, Latin American Sales, Newbridge Networks.
Telexis Corporation is a world leader in providing networked video solutions. The Company develops, manufactures and
markets sophisticated video, audio and image processing products for the telecommunications, security, remote monitoring
and corporate co mmunications markets. Telexis' platform is network-ready and enables video services to be carried
seamlessly over existing and emerging telecommunications networks, with minimal additional infrastructure investment
required. Information about Telexis and
its products can be found at www.telexiscorp.com.
ViaNet is a trademark of Telexis Corporation
Newbridge Networks designs, manufactures, markets and services networking solutions to organizations in more than 100
countries. The Company leverages its relationship with a growing family of Newbridge Affiliate companies and strategic
alliances with Si emens and 3Com Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the
world's 300 largest telecommunications service providers and more than 10,000 corporations, government organizations
and other institutions. Founded in 1986, the Company employs more than 6,000 people on five continents. News and
information are available at www.newbridge.com.
Newbridge and logo are registered trademarks of Newbridge Networks Corporation.
MainStreetXpress is a trademark used by the Siemens / Newbridge alliance for comprehensive solutions in broadband
communication. No agency relationship, partnership, or joint ownership of a legal entity is to be inferred or implied by the
term alliance. |
