NHC Communications Upgrades ControlPoint(TM) Family to "e"Series Level - Connections
Can Now be Made in Seconds
MONTREAL, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ - NHC Communications Inc. (TSE: NHC - news), a leading provider of automated mainframe solutions for the copper-based telecommunications
and Internet access markets, today announced that three products of the ControlPoint(TM) family, which includes CP800, CP800RT, CP1600, CP3200 and CP5400, will be upgraded
to the enhanced (``e'') series level for 2002. The new technology will enable the ControlPoint(TM) hardware to switch ports in half the time of the classic units.
``Upgrading the ControlPoint(TM) robotic cross connect switch to the ''e`` series level all comes down to speed,'' said Sylvain Abitbol, President and CEO of NHC Communications.
``Essentially, this major enhancement means that single connections can now be made in seconds.''
NHC's technology now offers all the benefits of fast robotic technology, including a competitive edge, small footprint and low ``cost per port.''
Added Abitbol: ``This is ideal for high-speed data service providers like Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs) and Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Both require
products with a broad range of potential applications in manned and unmanned Central Office (CO), Remote Terminal (RT) and in-building environments.''
The three units being upgraded are CP800, CP1600 and CP3200. Key features of the ``e'' series upgrade are as follows:
- cross connects are now twice as fast;
- an increase in CP1600e's network side ports from 1024 to 1152 and in
CP3200e's network side ports from 2048 to 2112, offering more
opportunities to expand services and generate revenue through the
switch;
- the network and subscriber ports of both CP1600e and CP3200e can be
expanded independently, providing greater flexibility (and even a 1-1
network-to-subscriber ratio);
- on-board flash ROM in lieu of hard drives, eliminating the possibility
of hard drive failure; and
- reduction in CO space and cost due to the high density, new design.
The robotic cross connect switch is one of three components behind the ControlPoint solution, which also includes intelligent software and firmware. Most of NHC
Communications' investments in research and development for the past five years have been focused on the software and firmware components that control the entire
ControlPoint(TM) solution.
NHC's ControlPoint(TM) solution enables local exchange carriers to operate more quickly and more accurately, thereby reducing operating costs, boosting efficiency and ultimately
improving customer service levels.
AVAILABILITY
The ``e'' series is now available to existing and new customers. It may be ordered by calling NHC Communications' Customer Support at 800-361-1965.
NHC COMMUNICATIONS
NHC (www.nhc.com) is a leading provider of carrier class test access and deployment solutions for the copper-based telecommunications and Internet access markets and of
innovative remotely controlled physical layer cross- connect solutions for established and next-generation voice/data networks. With a unique range of technologies, NHC is at the
heart of today's corporate enterprise service market and the telecommunications industry. NHC maintains offices in Montreal, Quebec; Paris, France; and Manassas, Virginia.
NHC's ControlPoint(TM) is an automated, true any-to-any copper cross-connect switch capable of performing the four fundamental functions at the heart of all operations
performed by incumbent local exchange carriers, competitive local exchange carriers, and multiple-tenant units and multiple-dwelling units: loop qualification, deployment and
provisioning, fallback switching and service migration of DSL, ISDN, E1/T1 and POTS. ``ControlPoint(TM)'' is a trademark of NHC Communications Inc. NHC may be contacted
through its web site: www.nhc.com
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