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To: teevee who wrote (69)	10/13/2000 12:44:42 AM
From: russet	Respond to of 173

Nortel solution to provide DSL for Broadview customers Nortel Networks Corp NT Shares issued 1,421,568,571 Oct 11 close $91.95 Thu 12 Oct 2000 News Release Ms. Carrie McGranahan reports Broadview Networks has selected a broadband access solution from Nortel to provide high-quality digital subscriber line (DSL) service to its business and residential customers. Broadview is deploying the Nortel Universal Edge intelligent multiservice access system (IMAS) in its integrated voice and data network under an extension to an existing contract with Nortel for advanced switching and access systems. Nortel's Universal Edge IMAS, the first carrier-class broadband access solution to combine support for multiple DSL transmission types with asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) switching, is part of the Nortel strategy to enable the local Internet. Universal Edge IMAS delivers scalability, port density and a redundant architecture for reliability. "The carrier-class Universal Edge IMAS provides the redundancy and operational reliability that our state-of-the-art network requires," said Kenneth A. Shulman, chief technology officer of Broadview, which serves customers in the Northeast and is based in New York, N.Y. "Its architecture incorporates a true ATM switch, not just multiplexing and concentration." "This allows us to integrate multiple traffic types, assure quality of service (QoS) and efficiently utilize transport capacity," Mr. Shulman said. "In addition, Universal Edge IMAS is highly scalable, making it easy to cost-effectively increase network and port capacity to broaden our customer's communications capabilities." Broadview also uses Nortel's DMS 500 multiservice switching systems, AccessNode and Universal Edge 9000 DSL-grade high-speed service access platforms to support its high-capacity digital network construction program. "We are delighted to expand our relationship with Broadview Networks," said Roger Dorf, vice-president and general manager, broadband access, Nortel Networks. "Broadview Networks is committed to providing its customers with advanced communications services and applications. We are helping to fulfill that goal with solutions that can deliver the industry's fastest and most reliable high-performance Internet services. "The multiservice architecture and high port density of our Universal Edge IMAS are designed to provide DSL services with superior quality at a lower cost than alternative products," Mr. Dorf said. Designed primarily for service providers that wish to offer business-quality DSL services, the Universal Edge IMAS delivers full ATM switching, traffic management and QoS. These features enable service providers to deliver multiple services -- including voice, video and data -- to their customers over a single DSL line. With the extensive QoS capabilities of Nortel's Universal Edge IMAS, commercial customers can receive service levels previously available only from T1/E1, frame relay and ISDN, but at lower cost. Nortel's Universal Edge IMAS supports a range of DSL technologies -- including ADSL, G.Lite, IDSL and SDSL -- on a single, flexible access platform so that service providers can minimize technology risk. Service providers can deploy mature services such as ADSL today and migrate to optimized services such as G.Lite as the need arises. Broadview is a network-based electronically integrated communications provider of data, Internet and voice services to small- and medium-sized businesses and communications-intensive residential customers in the Northeast United States. (c) Copyright 2000 Canjex Publishing Ltd. stockwatch.com

To: teevee who wrote (69)	10/13/2000 12:47:24 AM
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NHC Communications Inc NHC Shares issued 12,910,659 Oct 11 close $15.45 Thu 12 Oct 2000 News Release Mr. Sylvain Abitbol reports Easynet France, a member of the Easynet Group, is using NHC's virtual cross connect system and has unbundled France's first digital subscriber line (DSL) copper loop with the NHC solution. NHC's VCCS is the only any-to-any cross connect capable of remotely performing four key requirements at the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) central office and the competitive local exchange carrier co-location: loop qualification, provisioning, fallback switching and service migration. "NHC's VCCS allowed us to quickly and efficiently provision our first DSL circuit. It is really nice to see how effortless provisioning will be using this system," said Hervé Le Roy, telecom project manager at Easynet France. The European DSL market is growing steadily as Europe's regulatory bodies allow competitive carriers to provide DSL broadband Internet services through the unbundling of existing copper loops. As this trend continues, CLECs and other DSL service providers will be able to offer broadband Internet access to meet growing customer demand for high-speed Internet access. By July, 2001, it is expected that Europe will enjoy the fastest-growing DSL marketplace in the world. "This relationship with Easynet further established NHC's position in the European marketplace," said Sylvain Abitbol, president and chief executive officer of NHC. "NHC has been involved at the early stages of DSL technology development in Europe, through its wholly owned subsidiary NHC Europe, established in Paris, France, in 1997." Competition among local carriers and local loop unbundling already exists in Austria, Denmark, Finland and Germany. Similar plans are being implemented in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden by January, 2001, and by July, 2001, Ireland is expected to complete this process. "Easynet is co-located in a rack environment in France Telecom's Turbigo central office along with other well-known European CLECS," said Peter Benisti vice-president of worldwide sales for NHC Communications. "It is a privilege to be part of the unbundling of France's first copper loop for DSL service." NHC's relationship with Easynet follows a recent agreement with UUNET Italia, a global leader in Internet communications, for the provision of NHC's VCCS solution to aid in the deployment of high-speed Internet access to its customers throughout Italy. As part of its European marketing activities NHC will be participating in the first DSLcon conference in Europe from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Coppenhagen. WARNING: The company relies on litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements. (c) Copyright 2000 Canjex Publishing Ltd. stockwatch.com