Newbridge Networks Unveils 350 Integrated
Versatile Services Node
ATLANTA, GEORGIA--Industry's First Carrier Class, High Density, Multiservice, Multi-Access Platform Enables Service
Providers to Cost Effectively Extend Broadband Service Capability from the Central Office to the Customer Edge
SUPERCOMM'99, June 7, 1999 - Newbridge Networks (NYSE: NN - news; TSE: NNC - news), a world leader in
multiservice, multi-access wide area networking solutions, today unveiled the Newbridge(r) 350 Integrated Versatile
Services Node (IVSN). The multiservice, multi-access platform enables service providers to quickly and cost effectively
expand their network footprint and service portfolio while maximizing return on investment and minimizing time to
profitability.
The Newbridge 350 IVSN is the industry's first fully integrated narrowband and broadband services access platform
designed to deliver high revenue voice, data and premium quality Internet protocol (IP) services to business and residential
customers through a broad range of integrated wireless and wireline broadband access media.
Newbridge has combined its industry leadership in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) traffic management and multiservice
delivery with its award-winning broadband access solutions to migrate ATM and IP to the customer edge. This enables full
service convergence and maximized bandwidth utilization with full quality of service (QoS) guarantees and end-to-end
network and service management.
''ATM is a key platform in the deployment of the next generation network, and clearly must move beyond the core
networks of today,'' said Sam Sigarto, director, Broadband Network Architecture, SBC Communications Inc [NYSE:SBC
- news]. ''The Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node integrates the functionality required to allow widespread
deployment of ATM ultimately out to the customer edge. This development by Newbridge is in line with the SBC strategy.''
''The multiservice nature of ATM clearly allows alternate carriers, such as GST, the ability to deploy a single platform as we
expand our coverage. Newbridge is addressing this opportunity with the integration offered by the 350 IVSN platform,
which further adds capabilities for different last mile technologies and multiservices in one solution, said Steve Hensley, vice
president of engineering, GST Telecommunications. ''It will be products like this that Integrated Communications Providers
(ICPs) like GST Telecommunications will use for efficient expansion of networks into new markets.''
''As a next generation access vehicle, the Newbridge 350 IVSN delivers greater flexibility and higher capacity and density in
the same price range as single purpose network access products being offered by the competition,'' said Christin Flynn,
analyst, the Yankee Group, the Boston-based research and consulting firm. ''This high level of integration and flexibility in a
single deployment platform enables service providers to quickly deploy new services with significantly reduced total cost of
ownership and improved time to profitability. With this development Newbridge is definitely leading the broadband access
industry into the next millenium.''
The first in a series of scalable broadband multiservice platforms designed for service provider access infrastructures, the
Newbridge 350 IVSN uniquely combines advanced switching, routing and service provisioning with high density digital
subscriber line (xDSL), two to 42 GHz broadband wireless technologies and emerging access technologies. Designed to
meet standards-based carrier building environments, the Newbridge 350 IVSN operates in standalone configuration or can
be networked with Siemens / Newbridge MainStreetXpress(tm) 36170 Multiservices Switches located in the central office.
The Newbridge 350 IVSN also enables emerging service providers to collocate their equipment at the sites of established
carriers. With its remote node capabilities and high port densities, the Newbridge 350 IVSN expands service footprints
while reducing aggregate service costs per subscriber.
Extended temperature range and environmental hardening enable service providers to deploy the Newbridge 350 IVSN
within the access infrastructure -- on roofs and pedestals or in digital loop carrier (DLC) cabinets and shared equipment
rooms -- despite harsh environmental conditions. The Newbridge 350 IVSN can be flexibly connected to the core network
via wireless or fiber backhaul, minimizing time to commission and services delivery.
''The addition of the Newbridge 350 IVSN to the comprehensive Newbridge products and solutions portfolio enables
established and new generation service providers to quickly and flexibly expand their served markets,'' said Conrad Lewis,
executive vice president, Access Products Group, Newbridge Networks. ''The platform's modular, scalable architecture
allows emerging and established service providers to tailor their service offerings and method of access as their customer
base and services portfolio evolves. Newbridge also delivers the creative financing and technical and business support to
enable service providers to quickly and cost effectively roll out new services ahead of the competition.
''The Newbridge 350 IVSN is particularly advantageous to the more than 350 established and new generation service
provider customers worldwide looking to extend their core broadband service networks based on the MainStreetXpress
36170 Multiservices Switch,'' added Mr. Lewis.
The Newbridge 350 IVSN capitalizes on the strengths of products and solutions from across the Newbridge portfolio. With
the addition of a Newbridge Internetworking Services Card (ISC) -- a key component of the Newbridge Versatile IP
portfolio of advanced IP solutions -- the Newbridge 350 IVSN enables service providers to deliver premium quality,
revenue generating IP-based offerings, such as IP virtual private networks (VPNs) and electronic commerce services.
For example, the Newbridge Digital Media Distribution Service (DMDS) solution, also launched today, is fully supported by
the Newbridge 350 IVSN. DMDS is the industry's first comprehensive solution that enables service providers to offer
premium quality broadcast television, video-on-demand (VoD), radio and high speed Internet services using standard IP
multicast protocols. The Newbridge 350 IVSN combines the support of DMDS with other advanced IP services, Internet
access, high speed data, and full voice services across multiple access media. As with other Newbridge solutions, it provides
full end-to-end network and service management and billing.
The 350 IVSN delivers a switching capacity of 1.6 Gbit/s and a robust feature set that includes:
- 12 universal card slots;
- Full traffic shaping and management;
- Concentrated public switched telephone network (PSTN) interconnect via GR303 and V5.2;
- Support for circuit emulation, cell relay, frame relay, video, switched voice, advanced IP and local area network (LAN)
services.
By sharing a common hardware and software design stream with the MainStreetXpress 36170 Multiservices Switch, the
Newbridge 350 IVSN fully supports existing service and access interface cards, as well as a continuously emerging range of
new higher density interfaces.
End-to-end network and service management is provided by the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager, offering a
wide range of advanced network and service management capabilities, enabling service providers to focus on deploying new
services while reducing the associated administrative burdens and costs. The Newbridge center-weighted service
management model consolidates policy administration to a handful of policy servers in the network and distributes the
intelligence to enforce these policies to the network edge. Newbridge recently strengthened the management capabilities of
the MainStreetXpress 46020 Network Manager to support IP-VPN services.
The Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Service Node is being demonstrated at Supercomm'99 in Atlanta, Georgia, June
7-10, 1999. The Newbridge booth, #7715, is located in Hall H.
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 with Siemens and 3Com
Corporation to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions. Newbridge customers include the world's 350 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. 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.
Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node Customer Endorsements
''ATM is a key platform in the deployment of the next generation network, and clearly must move beyond the core
networks of today. The Newbridge 350 Integrated Versatile Services Node integrates the functionality required to allow
widespread deployment of ATM ultimately out to the customer edge. This development by Newbridge is in line with the
SBC strategy.''
Sam Sigarto, director, Broadband Network Architecture, SBC Communications Inc.
''As a full service carrier offering a complete range of voice, data and video products, Cable & Wireless Optus is pleased to
see Newbridge's continuing commitment to the development of its ATM platform via the 350 IVSN, which supports multiple
forms of access media. It is an excellent example of the type of technology solutions that will enable carriers such as Cable &
Wireless Optus to provide integrated customer solutions for both current and emerging services.''
Bill Hope, chief technical officer, Cable & Wireless Optus
''With the 350 IVSN Newbridge continues with its commitment to deliver leading broadband solutions. In the case of the
350 IVSN, we can cost effectively move our DSL services closer to the customer to extend our network reach, while
positioning for standards-based deployment of xDSL based services.''
Jim Grey, executive vice president and president, TELUS Advanced Communications
''The multiservice nature of ATM clearly provides alternate carriers, such as ourselves, the ability to deploy a single platform
as we expand our coverage. Newbridge is addressing this opportunity with the integration offered by the 350 IVSN
platform, which further adds capabilities for different last mile technologies and multiservices in one solution. It will be
products like this that Integrated Communications Providers like GST Telecommunications will use for efficient expansion of
networks into new markets.''
Steve Hensley, vice president of engineering, GST Telecommunications
''The Newbridge 350 platform takes the Company's technology another step forward in both density and ease of
deployment, solving a number of challenges we face as an early entrant in the deployment of 28 GHz point-to-multipoint
systems. The Newbridge 350 platform has the potential to reduce our cell site deployment to a number of hours --
magnitudes faster than we can do today. This will clearly allow us to exceed the time-to-market and economic challenges of
today's competitive industry.''
Joel Bell, chairman, MaxLink Communications
''The deployment of local multipoint distribution service networks is tracking very similarly to what cellular networks have
experienced over the past decade. Just as capacity increase in larger cells is required over time, there is also the need to cost
effectively deploy smaller cell sizes to satisfy hot spot demand and to extend to the outlying areas. The Newbridge IVSN
provides a roadmap that will ultimately allow rapid small cell deployment with minimum environmental impact, as well as
significantly increasing the capacity of large sites.''
Ernest Campidilli, general manager, South Central Telcom
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