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December 5, 2005 - Cedar Point Communications and Wave7 Optics complete
interoperability testing to facilitate VOIP and MULTIMEDIA services in FTTP
networks. Two
companies also create sales and support partnership.
DERRY, NH and ALPHARETTA, GA (December 5, 2005) - Cedar
Point Communications and Wave7 Optics Inc announced today the completion of
interoperability testing, between Cedar Point's SAFARI C³ Multimedia Switching
System and Wave7 Optics' Trident7™ and Last
Mile Link(tm) (LML) Systems, that will make it easier and more-cost effective to
deploy VoIP and multimedia services in fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks.
The two companies, which tested interoperability against
both PacketCable™ and Session Internet
Protocol (SIP) standards, also announced that they have entered into a
partnership for the sale and support of fiber-based end-to-end Voice over IP
solutions that combine Cedar Point's SAFARI C³ and Wave7 Optics' LML and
Trident7 FTTP systems. Cedar Point is the leader in integrated packet-based
voice switching technologies for the cable MSO industry and Wave7 is a leading
supplier of FTTP broadband network equipment for residential and business
services.
"This collaboration addresses the growing interest among
Wave7 Optics' existing and prospective customers for a simple, cost-effective
and scalable voice and multimedia switching solution," said Tom Tighe, CEO of
Wave7 Optics. "Achieving interoperability with the Cedar Point suite of
products represents another important step towards assuring a smooth deployment
of triple-play services for our customers."
"By working with an established leader in the FTTP
space, we can capitalize on SAFARI C³'s flexibility against any access medium to
create new opportunities for both companies," said George Kassas, founder and
executive vice president, business development for Cedar Point Communications.
"Interoperability between our SAFARI C³ and Wave7's widely deployed LML and
recently introduced Trident7 equipment enables operators to reduce costs and to
simplify the deployment and ongoing operations of high-quality, highly-reliable
voice services."
The Wave7 Optics LML offers network operators the
ability to deploy a single, flexible IP-based optical Ethernet network for
voice, data and video (CATV broadcast or IP) over a single fiber. The Trident7
fully supports EFM, GPON and LML on a "blade by blade" basis and incorporates
many of Wave7's unique and patented FTTP innovations, including full support for
the PacketCable, SIP and MGCP VoIP standards, multi-layer QoS, integrated RF
return for interactive video, industry leading 128-bit encryption and Stimulated
Raman Scattering (SRS) immunity for the highest quality video.
SAFARI C³ is the only totally integrated carrier class
switch that incorporates -- at no additional cost -- all of the components that
make up the PacketCable™ voice switching
infrastructure, eliminating the need for operators to purchase, maintain,
upgrade and regression test separate Call Management Servers, Media Gateways,
Record Keeping Servers, Announcement Servers, Signaling Gateways, Ethernet
Switches and CALEA servers.
Designed to accommodate not only current voice switching
needs but also the anticipated migration to video telephony, multimedia services
and seamless mobility, the PacketCable™-qualified
SAFARI C³ provides superior performance and reliability, significantly reducing
capital expenditures, system integration and operations costs for cable
operators offering telephony services while increasing network integrity,
security and privacy.
About Wave7 Optics
Wave7 Optics has established itself as an industry leader in optical broadband
access systems with an expanding FTTP product portfolio featuring a variety of
architectural options, based on IP and Ethernet or ATM standards, for "triple
play" voice, video and data services. The company's patented Last Mile Link and
Trident7 systems are rapidly gaining market share around the world with service
providers in the IOC, CLEC, cable MSO, municipal, utility and real estate
development categories.
About Cedar Point Communications
Cedar Point Communications' totally integrated voice and multimedia switches
provide cable system operators with cost-efficient, less complex voice-over-IP
alternatives to distributed soft-switching cable telephony options. Cedar
Point's SAFARI C³ Media Switching System is a PacketCable™-qualified,
Carrier Class Cable (C³) solution that supports legacy circuit and PacketCable™
voice services, as well as video telephony and non-traditional SIP-based
devices. The company is based in Derry, NH. For more information, please visit
www.cedarpointcom.com.
CableLabs (and PacketCable™)
are trademarks of Cable Television Laboratories, Inc.
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