PairGain's Avidia System Chosen by Mid-Plains for DSL Deployment; Wisconsin ILEC Standardizes on Integrated DSL Access Switch
PR Newswire - January 17, 2000 09:15
TUSTIN, Calif., Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PairGain(R) Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PAIR), the power behind DSL access(TM), today announced Mid-Plains, Inc., a member of Chorus Communications Group, Ltd. (OTC Bulletin Board: CCGL), has standardized on the Avidia System for providing next-generation DSL services in southern Wisconsin. The Avidia System enables Mid-Plains to offer residential and business customers high-speed Internet access, remote LAN extension and other enterprise networking services from the same platform. Mid-Plains plans installation in the company's central office (CO) locations, as well as using the Avidia System for providing advanced telecommunication services to the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"We have been tracking the Avidia development for about a year, because simple DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexers) could not provide the range of functions that we need," said Brad Niebuhr, director of new technology for Mid-Plains. "Avidia enables us to serve our varying customer base of multi-location businesses, campus networks and consumers with one multi-service system that will integrate seamlessly into our ATM infrastructure."
The Avidia System Model 8000, the highest density shelf in the Avidia family, is slated for immediate deployment in the Mid-Plains network. For the University of Wisconsin-Madison project, Mid-Plains looks to utilize Avidia to give faculty, staff and students ISP connectivity, LAN and home access to the University's network.
"While working with Mid-Plains over the last few years, it has been clear that the organization is dedicated to providing the most advanced and reliable networking services available," said Ahmet Tuncay, vice president of product management at PairGain. "We are very pleased that our relationship has grown to include the Avidia System, because we know that Mid-Plains will use the entire suite of DSL services offered by the platform."
The Avidia System
The Avidia System is a next-generation DSL access switch that enables CLECs and ILECs worldwide to deploy advanced data services, such as voice over DSL (VoDSL), virtual private networks (VPNs), business Internet access and video on demand. Avidia's architecture supports frame and cell switching over G.lite, ADSL, SDSL, HDSL2, IDSL and DS-1 interfaces. Avidia is NEBS level 3 compliant and has also demonstrated interoperability with a variety of G.lite modems and VoDSL integrated access devices.
Mid-Plains, Inc. and Chorus Communications Group Ltd.
For nearly 100 years Mid-Plains, Inc. has provided telephony services and is currently serving 35,000 access lines locally in southern Wisconsin in the communities of Middleton, west Madison and Cross Plains.
Formed in 1997, local mergers and acquisitions have allowed CCGL to expand offerings for a variety of telecommunications products and services. Local and long-distance telephone service, computers, computer and telephone business networks, hospital paging systems, telephony equipment, directory publishing and high-speed Internet access are all offered under the Chorus Communications Group umbrella. The Company also recently announced the formation of HBC Telecom to provide local telephone service over a cable (television) network in Winona Minnesota. Additional information is available at www.chorusgroup.com.
PairGain Technologies, Inc.
PairGain is the leader in the design, manufacture, marketing and sale of DSL networking systems. Service providers and private network operators worldwide use PairGain's products to deploy DSL-based services such as high- speed Internet, remote LAN access and enterprise LAN extension.
For more than 10 years, PairGain has been recognized as a technology leader and industry innovator of telecommunications equipment. The Company offers the widest range of DSL-based systems available. Product lines include HiGain Solitaire(TM) HDSL2 solutions, HiGain(R) T1/E1 access systems, PG-FlexPlus(TM), PG-Flex(R) and PG-Plus(R) subscriber carrier systems, the Avidia(R) System, Megabit Modems(R) and Campus-HRS(TM) DSL access products. Well over 1.5 million PairGain DSL nodes are installed in over 70 countries. Additional information about the Company is available on the Internet at www.pairgain.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this announcement are forward-looking statements which involve risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors affecting the Company's operations, markets, products, services and prices and other factors discussed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All trademarks within are the properties of their respective manufacturers.
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