BroadbandNOW Selects Nortel Networks to Deliver High-Speed Internet Access, High-Performance Internet Services to Three Million Residential Customers
BroadbandNOW to Implement Shasta 5000 Subscriber Service System to Provide Customized Broadband Content for Multiple Dwelling Unit (MDU) Residents in 60 Markets
Updated 11:57 AM ET February 3, 2000
BOSTON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ - Nortel Networks
(NYSE/TSE:NT) today announced that BroadbandNOW, a
leading nationwide provider of high-speed, high-capacity
Internet connectivity and customized broadband content and
related services to residents of Multiple Dwelling Units
(MDUs), has selected Nortel Networks' Shasta Subscriber Service System (SSS) to address the broadband Internet needs of MDUs in 60 key markets, totaling over three million subscribers.
"BroadbandNOW has chosen Nortel Networks to help us as we address the underserved needs of millions of apartment residents nationwide with secure, affordable high-speed
Internet access and services," said Matthew Hutchins, president and CEO, BroadbandNOW, Inc.
"Not only will BroadbandNOW be able to connect subscribers' personal computers via broadband to our new, national, carrier class, private Internet Protocol (IP) network, but with the Shasta 5000 we can offer customizable services like firewalls based on each subscribers needs," Hutchins said. "Internal testing proved the Shasta 5000 BSN's value-added services and secure broadband features complement our BroadbandNOW! service."
"Nortel Networks is committed to providing service providers with carrier-class solutions for mass market service deployment, which requires that Nortel Networks' Shasta 5000 BSN offer more than a tactical solution for early market trials," said Anthony Alles, president and general manager, Nortel Networks Shasta IP Services business unit. "In targeting MDUs, a largely untapped portion of the overall mass market, BroadbandNOW plans to use the Shasta 5000 to be uniquely positioned to provide new value-added
service offerings through high-speed, high-capacity Internet broadband services."
The Shasta 5000 BSN is designed to power the subscriber edge of the network, where last mile technologies like DSL meet the Internet backbone and where broadband
subscribers will meet broadband services. The Shasta 5000 enables carriers, competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to increase their competitive advantage in transitioning from the simple connectivity model enabled by first generation subscriber management systems to a cost-effective, network-based,
value-added services model.
The Shasta 5000 BSN enables the aggregation of tens of thousands of subscribers in a single chassis. Utilizing its unique multi-processor architecture with more than 100 CPUs,
the Shasta 5000 also has the unparalleled processing power to apply sophisticated services to each individual subscriber. Internet services supported include network-based firewalling, traffic engineering and IP-VPN for secure corporate access and for intranet/extranet outsourcing - all provisioned by the service provider.
Based in Irving, Texas, BroadbandNOW is a leading provider of high-speed Internet services and multimedia applications for residential consumers and commercial enterprises
including MDUs and single-family homes nationwide. Since 1994, BroadbandNOW has provided high-speed data service using Ethernet, cable modem, xDSL and wireless
technologies. The company offers inexpensive, continuous connectivity to the Internet at speeds up to 100 times faster than a dial-up modem in more than 23 metropolitan markets.
The BroadbandNOW national backbone provides Internet connectivity to users through existing on-property coaxial cable infrastructure, DSL technology using existing copper
plants or on-premise wireless solutions. The company is currently developing high-speed data solutions for the workplace and hotel lodging market. Additional information about BroadbandNOW and its offerings is available at www.bbnow.com.
Nortel Networks is a global leader in telephony, data, eBusiness, and wireless solutions for the Internet. The Company had 1999 U.S. GAAP revenues of US$21.3 billion and serves carrier, service provider and enterprise customers globally. Today, Nortel Networks is creating a high-performance Internet that is more reliable and faster than ever before. It is redefining the economics and quality of networking and the Internet through Unified
Networks that promise a new era of collaboration, communications and commerce. Visit
us at www.nortelnetworks.com
Contact: Todd T. Cabral, Nortel Networks, 978-288-4368, tcabral@nortelnetworks.com; Jeff Ferry,
Nortel Networks, 703-712-8339, jferry@nortelnetworks.com; Annalie Drusch, Springbok Technologies,
972-480-9458, x106, annalie@springbok.com; Cynthia Stirling, Stirling & Karbo, 650-513-0972,
stirling@skco.com |
