AFC Takes Leadership Position in North American DLC Market
May 17 2004 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
AFC Takes Leadership Position in North American DLC Market
PETALUMA, Calif., May 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to
recent data published by industry analyst firm RHK, AFC(R) , The
Acronym for Access(SM), has increased its digital loop carrier
(DLC) market share in North America to nearly 45
percent-approximately six points higher than its nearest
competitor. In RHK's "Annual Global DLC Market" report, published
this spring, RHK Program Director Teresa Mastrangelo wrote: "In
January 2004, AFC announced its acquisition of Marconi's North
American Access business and closed the deal in late February.
Based on this, AFC should significantly increase its market share
position and likely become the leading vendor of access solutions
in North America." By combining the DLC market share numbers of
both AFC (26.2%) and Marconi's former North American Access
business (18.5%) at the close of 2003, AFC entered 2004 with a
market share of 44.7 percent, according to the report. "We're
seeing aggressive deployment of DSL from remote DLC terminals by
the nation's largest carriers," said Mastrangelo. "This is a
growing trend that will benefit AFC, which has been selling its DLC
applications into regional Bell accounts for some time now. Plus,
its selection by Verizon for FTTP (fiber-to-the-premises) provides
additional validation that AFC has paid its dues with regards to
winning coveted RBOC business." "In this era of broadband,"
according to John Schofield, chairman, president and CEO of AFC,
"one of the biggest hurdles carriers face is reaching those
subscribers beyond the reach of their central office serving areas.
AFC's portfolio of market-proven broadband access solutions solves
this immediate problem, positioning carriers to quickly and
cost-effectively deliver a richer suite of copper and fiber-based
broadband services to every subscriber, regardless of their
location." By specializing exclusively within the access network,
AFC has become The Acronym for Access, delivering traditional
services such as POTS (plain old telephone services) as well as new
high-value services like DSL and IPTV (Internet protocol
television). New innovative solutions from AFC also include
FiberDirect(SM), a comprehensive FTTP portfolio enabling carriers
to deploy FTTC (fiber-to-the-curb), FTTH (fiber-to-the-home) and
FTTB (fiber-to-the-business). The following data points evidence
AFC's commitment to both carriers and consumers. AFC has: -- An
installed capacity of nearly 50 million lines via AccessMAX(TM) and
DISC*S(R) -- 30 million access lines of video and FTTP deployed
capacity via AccessMAX -- 1 million FTTC deep-fiber lines deployed
via DISC*S "The access network's primary role is to deliver today's
services at the lowest total cost, while readying to evolve to new
service models with minimal cost of change," added Schofield.
"Success in today's competitive environment requires access
solutions with unparalleled performance, efficiency and
versatility. AFC's commitment to the access network is demonstrated
in how our customers have successfully evolved their business and
service models based on our industry-leading solutions." About AFC
Headquartered in Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of
broadband access solutions for the global telecommunications
industry. With a customer base of more than 800 service providers
worldwide, AFC continues to build and support the world's evolving
broadband access network architecture. Advanced Fibre
Communications, Inc., AFC, the AFC logo and DISC*S are registered
trademarks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. AccessMAX is a
trademark and The Acronym for Access and FiberDirect are service
marks of Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc. Copyright 2004. All
rights reserved. Any other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. For more information, please visit AFC online at
http://www.afc.com/ or call 1-800-690-AFCI. Except for historical
information contained in this press release, the foregoing contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Rapidly changing technologies and market conditions may require
changes to our products. Actual results may differ materially from
those indicated by such forward-looking statements based on a
variety of risks and uncertainties, including the risks and
uncertainties relating to the level and timing of customer demand
for broadband services such as DSL, and AFC's ability to increase
or maintain its market share. Information about potential factors
that could affect AFC's financial results is included in AFC's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
We undertake no obligation to revise or update these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
DATASOURCE: Advanced Fibre Communications CONTACT: Chris Heinemann
of AFC, +1-707-792-4019, or Web site: http://www.afc.com/
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