Panhandle Telephone Selects and Deploys Newbridge
Networks ADSL Services Solution and ATM Backbone
NEWS RELEASE TRANSMITTED BY CANADIAN CORPORATE NEWS
APRIL 13, 1999
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KANATA, ONTARIO--Newbridge(r) Solution Chosen Based on Superior
Performance, Manageability and Support for Premium Quality
Broadband Services
Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN; TSE: NNC) today announced that
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, a full service telecommunications
service provider, and its wholly owned subsidiary EagleNet have
selected the comprehensive Newbridge(r) asymmetric digital
subscriber line (ADSL) solution and the Siemens / Newbridge
MainStreetXpress(tm) asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) platform to
deliver a full portfolio of ADSL-enabled services.
The Newbridge ADSL products and network and service management
software comprise the foundation for the Panhandle ADSL service
portfolio. The Newbridge solution enables Panhandle to offer a
broad range of premium services, such as high speed Internet
access, entertainment and teleworking services.
The Newbridge solution was selected following a comprehensive
competitive review process, winning out over all other major DSL
equipment providers. The solution was selected for its standards
compliance, comprehensive network and service management, quality
of service (QoS) guarantees and support for premium quality
services. It integrates high density ADSL line cards into the
industry-leading MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch. The
switch offers service providers unparalleled scalability,
flexibility and standards compliance, enabling the Newbridge ADSL
solution by interoperate with modems from leading vendors, such as
Efficient Networks.
"We chose the Newbridge ADSL solution because it provides the
performance, flexibility and integrated network and service
management necessary to deliver premium, high speed DSL-enabled
services to our customers to effectively differentiate us from our
competition," said Ron Strecker, Chief Executive Officer,
Panhandle Telephone.
Panhandle is deploying a full Newbridge ATM and management
infrastructure, with which the Newbridge ADSL solution fully
integrates. A single MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices switch
currently supports 1,500 ADSL lines and is architected to support
more than 40,000 lines.
End-to-end management is provided by the MainStreetXpress 46020
Network Manager and the MainStreetXpress Service Subscription
Manager, which simplifies ADSL subscriber provisioning and service
assurance functions. The Newbridge ADSL solution enables
customers to dynamically select content provider services and
operate with a flexible management model where activities, such as
provisioning, billing and line maintenance, can be partially or
fully partitioned to meet user demand.
"By selecting Newbridge, Panhandle has joined the ranks of more
than 35 service providers worldwide who are deploying the
Newbridge DSL solution as the cornerstone of their commercial ADSL
networks," said Conrad Lewis, Executive Vice President, Access
Products Group, Newbridge Networks. "By selecting the Newbridge
ADSL solution, Panhandle is able to quickly and cost-effectively
open up new revenue streams and capitalize on the burgeoning
market for premium quality broadband services."
Panhandle Telephone Cooperative and the Company's subsidiaries
provide local telephone, long distance, cellular, paging and PCS
services and Internet access to customers in Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico, Colorado and Kansas.
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
Affiliate companies and strategic alliances with Siemens 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 six continents. For more
information on the Newbridge xDSL solutions, visit
www.newbridge.com/dsl. 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 use of the term
alliance.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Newbridge Networks Corporation
Christopher Fox
Media contact
(613) 591-3600
E-mail: cfox@newbridge.com
Website: www.newbridge.com
or
Newbridge Networks Corporation
Paul Goyette
Industry Analyst contact
(613) 591-3600
E-mail: pgoyette@newbridge.com
or
Newbridge Networks Corporation
John Lawlor
Financial Analyst contact
(613) 591-3600
E-mail: jlawlor@newbridge.com
or
FitzGerald Communications
Doreen Maciak
(617) 588-2295
E-mail: dmaciak@fitzcomm.com
INDUSTRY: CMT
SUBJECT: NWS
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