Narad Networks and Carrier Access Offer Scalable VoIP Solutions Over HFC for Wide Range of Customer Configurations
April 07 2006 - 9:21AM
PR Newswire (US)
Broadband Access Network Solutions Allow Cable Operators to Serve
Dense Business Nodes With High Quality, Cost-Effective End-to-End
Solutions for Small and Medium Businesses BOULDER, Colo. and
WESTFORD, Mass., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carrier Access
Corporation (NASDAQ:CACS), a leading provider of broadband
communications equipment, and Narad Networks, Inc., a provider of
high performance switched broadband access solutions, announce the
availability of scalable VoIP solutions for the small to mid-size
business market. The two companies will highlight their combined
VoIP solutions at The National Show -- April 9-11 -- Atlanta in the
Narad booth #3757. The combined solution provides Multiple System
Operators (MSOs) with a flexible solution set to meet the needs of
businesses requiring eight or more simultaneous voice circuits and
data services. The Narad Broadband Access Network (NBAN)
Ethernet-over-Coax infrastructure solution supports carrier class
Quality of Service (QoS) requirements needed to reliably transport
voice, with the ability to scale to serve hundreds of business
customers requiring T1 type capacity. "Our partnership with Narad
has been great as we are better able to offer MSOs a complete range
of customer premise solutions for integrated voice and data
services that are compatible with hosted VoIP services in the
headend. We believe our combined solution serves this market well
even in denser business districts where sufficient bandwidth would
not otherwise be available," said Larry Hamilton - Senior Vice
President Sales Carrier Access. "The Carrier Access voice gateway
product allows MSOs to offer a full service package to SMBs that
grows with the customer and combines QoS based IP voice and data
services such as Transparent LAN, data backup and storage solutions
over the existing HFC network," said Michael Collette, Narad
Networks CEO. "Combining this functionality with the Narad
provisioning platform creates a dynamic service delivery
environment that meets a broad range of customer needs in one
unified toolkit." Field-proven and backed by extensive
interoperability partnerships, the Carrier Access Adit line of IP
access solutions are deployed globally by service providers to meet
the growing demand to deliver converged IP services to their
business customers. Powering some of the leading IP and VoIP
deployments, the Adit products' combination of carrier-grade
design, performance and security features at disruptive price
points offers unparalleled cost savings for both business users and
service providers. Narad's Ethernet-over-Coax solution provides up
to 100 Mbps x 100 Mbps of additional bandwidth over each coaxial
cable span. In combination with Narad Ethernet switches, these 100
Mbps symmetrical links can be switched onto the coax plant at
multiple points to provide Gigabits of symmetric bandwidth per
node. Narad's switched Ethernet-over-Fiber solution provides
Gigabit fiber capacity while making optimally efficient use of
existing fiber plant. Narad's Ethernet-based outdoor switches
support fiber, coax and wireless transmissions. About Carrier
Access Carrier Access provides consolidated access technology
designed to streamline the communication network operations of
service providers, enterprises and government agencies. Carrier
Access products enable customers to consolidate and upgrade access
capacity, and implement converged IP services while lowering costs
and accelerating service revenue. Carrier Access' technologies help
our customers do more with less. For more information, visit
http://www.carrieraccess.com/ or call 303-218-5707. About Narad
Networks Narad Networks is a provider of switched broadband access
solutions that enable cable operators to leverage existing coaxial
cable and flexibly use fiber and wireless media to deliver high
capacity, high performance IP services, including voice, data,
video, and enterprise networks. The company's QoS switches and
service management software, along with its broad spectrum fiber
and coax transmission technologies, support multi-gigabit transport
for both commercial and residential customers. Narad's patented
Ethernet-over-Coax solution meets the needs of coax-based users
that have voice or data needs beyond that which cable modems can
offer, while Narad's switched Ethernet-over-Fiber solution provides
unprecedented IP capacity to fiber-based customers. Narad is
currently deployed with North American and European cable
operators. Based in Westford, Massachusetts, Narad is a privately
held company with venture funding from Argo Global Capital, Polaris
Venture Partners and other leading venture capital firms. For more
information, visit http://www.naradnetworks.com/. Forward-Looking
Statement Caution This press release contains forward-looking
statements, which reflect management's best judgment based on
factors currently known. However, these statements involve risks
and uncertainties, including the successful development and market
acceptance of new products and solutions, the ability to sell new
products through partnerships into new and existing customers, the
degree of competition in the market for such products and
solutions, and other risks detailed in our annual report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Such risks and
uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in the forward-looking statements included in this press
release. NOTE: All company or product names mentioned herein may be
trademarks of their respective companies. This press release has
been submitted on behalf of http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/
DATASOURCE: Carrier Access Corporation CONTACT: Thomas Cross of
Carrier Access, +1-303-218-5422, or fax, +1-303-546-9724, or Web
site: http://www.carrieraccess.com/ http://www.naradnetworks.com/
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