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| Press Release Archives -May 24, 2005 |
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Nation's 15th Largest Local Telephone Company Deploys
Turin's Traverse® 2000 platform for Gigabit Ethernet-based
IP-TV Backbone InfrastructurePETALUMA, CA, May 24th, 2005 -
Turin Networks,
a leading developer and supplier of multiservice transport switching
platforms for telecommunications carriers worldwide, today announced
that Consolidated Communications, the 15th largest local telephone
company in the US, selected Turin's Traverse® 2000 to
build out a regional Gigabit Ethernet transport network to support
the company's IP-TV deployment. Consolidated is currently delivering
the triple play bundle of voice, data, and IP-TV video services
to its customers in selected markets in central Illinois.
"We considered a variety of platforms for increasing our
transport capacity in order to support the triple play, and
ultimately chose Turin's Traverse 2000 platform for its scalability,
comparatively low cost, and support for converged Ethernet and
next generation SONET functionality" said Tom White, Vice President
of Engineering for Consolidated Communications. "Turin provided
a carrier-class solution that supported our existing services,
while enabling us to provide next-generation video and beyond."
Turin's Traverse Multiservice Transport Switch is ideally suited
for transporting IP Video. In addition to supporting multiple
Gigabit Ethernet ports for interfacing with IP Video Headend
equipment as well new generation IP-based DSLAMs and FTTH systems,
the Traverse integrates full layer 2 Ethernet switching. Powerful
Virtual LAN and traffic management features enable the Traverse
to support multicast and unicast applications, in addition to
standard broadcast services.
The Traverse platform's unified support for Ethernet and next
generation SONET allows carriers like Consolidated Communications
to upgrade their inter-office ring networks to deliver IP-TV
services with ultra-low latency and jitter - an essential requirement
for video - and optimal bandwidth efficiency.
"Consolidated Communications, like our many other innovative
customers deploying the triple play today, realizes the many
advantages of a converged, packet-optimized architecture" said
Richard Stanfield, Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Turin
Networks. "In addition to enabling a cost-effective, incremental
evolution from TDM to IP-based services, the Traverse also affords
the carrier-class resiliency and 10G scalability features of
next generation SONET."
About Consolidated Communications
Founded in 1894, Consolidated Communications is a family of
companies offering advanced voice and data communications to
both business and residential customers. Services include high-speed
DSL Internet access, local and long distance systems, directory
services, carrier services, web hosting, retail and wholesale
operator services, public services and full-integrated telemarketing
and fulfillment services. Serving markets in Illinois and Texas,
Consolidated Communications operates one of the largest independent
telephone companies in the nation. Additional information about
Consolidated Communications, Inc., and its products and services
is available at www.consolidated.com.
About Turin Networks
Turin Networks Inc. is a leading developer and supplier of multiservice
optical transport products for telecommunications carriers worldwide.
The company's flagship Traverse® Multiservice Transport
Switch unifies Ethernet switching and SONET/SDH transport capabilities,
enabling diverse domestic and international service providers
to bridge the divide between current generation and next-generation
optical networks. In addition to increasing transport efficiency
and capacity, Turin's solutions enable seamless migration to
advanced access services like Ethernet and the video-voice-data
"triple play", as well as to a multiservice IP/MPLS-based core.
For more information, visit www.turinnetworks.com
or call 707.665.4400.
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Media Contact:
Kevin
Wade
Director of Product Marketing
Turin Networks, Inc.
1-707-665-4509
kwade@turinnetworks.com |
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