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Nokia to supply DSL products and services to Conversent Communications for deployment in the New England States
November 15, 1999
Nokia to supply DSLAMs for US Central Office co-location deployment
Nokia, a world leader in the supply of digital subscriber line (DSL) products and technology, has signed a multi-million dollar agreement with Conversent Communications, a switched and facilities-based integrated communications provider, to deploy Nokia DSL equipment in hundreds of US COs over the next three years.
Nokia will supply Conversent with a complete package of DSL products and services to serve small and medium sized businesses throughout markets in the New England States, later aiming for nationwide expansion.
The contract includes the versatile ATM-based Nokia D50 Speedlink DSL Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) that offers a portfolio of DSL technologies, such as ADSL (DMT), SDSL, IDSL and G.Lite. Nokia D50 is a two-stage DSLAM consisting of a Master Control Shelf (MCS) and Line Card Shelves (LCS). Nokia will supply different kinds of LCS' for remote installation as well as a broad range of training and support services.
"Nokia is dedicated to providing its customers with true carrier-class network solutions that enable them to deliver cost-effective voice and data services to a wide range of end-users for real world applications," says Pekka Mielonen, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nokia High Speed Access Products. "With the scalability, field-proven reliability and enhanced capabilities of the Nokia D50 Speedlink platform, Conversent can readily meet today's high demand for fast Internet access and is well-positioned for tomorrow's mass deployment of integrated broadband services."
"Nokia's flexible architecture offers us numerous network design options. The Nokia D50 Remote Line Card Shelf capability allows us to economically provision SDSL, ADSL, and IDSL services in our less densely populated cities, using T1, T3 or OC3 as our transport," says Dave Graham, Conversent Senior Vice President of Network Implementation. "The Nokia D50 Remote Access Module allows us to instantly provision these services in multi-tenant units (MTUs) using the same line and uplink cards which in turn, reduces our overhead costs."
With Nokia's package of remote solutions, Conversent can now cost-effectively deliver DSL services to customers served from remote central offices, off digital loop carriers or residing in remote locations such as Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs) without expensive network overlays for new service introduction. The Nokia D50 remote solutions easily integrate into embedded access networks, extending the reach of the DSL services throughout the loop access network.
About Conversent
Based in Marlboro, Massachusetts, Conversent Communications provides local exchange, domestic and international long distance, enhanced data services, Internet access, xDSL, and web hosting to business, government and institutional users in the Northeast. The company plans to continue its aggressive expansion by entering additional markets on a nationwide basis. More information about Conversent Communications is available on the Conversent web site, at www.conversent.com.
About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 53,000 people.
Notes to editors:
The range of Nokia D50 Speedlink products includes full rate Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) - Carrierless Amplitude Phase (CAP) and Discrete Multi-Tone (DMT) - G.Lite fast Internet access, Symmetrical DSL (SDSL) and IDSL line cards, a US standard using an ISDN signal.
The Nokia D50 Speedlink System enables service providers to deliver both voice and data to end-users via ordinary copper pairs. Highly scalable and flexible, the Nokia D50 Speedlink System offers multiple modular remote solutions that support both large and small-scale subscribers. Nokia D50e is the ETSI version DSLAM.
Speedlink is a trademark of Nokia. All other company and/or product names are trademarks of their respective companies.
Contact information:
Arja Suominen, Vice President, Communications,
Nokia Networks
Tel. (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8193,
Fax (Int.) + 358 9 5113 8199
www.nokia.com,
e-mail:nokia.networks@nokia.com
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