[June 9, 2003]

net.com Adds The Promina Broadband Shelf To Switching Platform

net.com announced the Promina Broadband Shelf (Promina BBS), an addition to its Promina multiservice access and switching platform. The new shelf brings the benefits of ATM and IP to the Promina platform, allowing network operators to continue deriving value from their installed networks while enjoying the benefits of new services made possible by broadband technologies.

Promina BBS will be used by network operators and carriers to upgrade any of their Promina products to handle ATM and IP. Consisting of a broadband access shelf, SCLX and CellXpress ATM access modules, Promina BBS dramatically extends the capabilities of the Promina multiservice access platform to include broadband aggregation, IP services, ATM switching, and broadband service creation. It extends connectivity options to include OC-3, OC-12, OC-48, DS3, T1, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, STM-1, STM-4 and STM-16.

The shelf allows Promina network operators to take advantage of new transport offerings from their local carriers, or upgrade their backbones to ATM, IP, or MPLS. Improved capacity allows network operators to address growing bandwidth demands from video and other bandwidth intense applications while maintaining network reliability and efficiency through IP and ATM traffic shaping coupled with quality of service (QoS) mechanisms.

"We continue to invest in and develop our Promina multiservice access and switching platform to ensure that our customers can enjoy the benefits of new broadband technologies without requiring a forklift upgrade," said Stephen Gleave, vice president of marketing for net.com. "Our current Promina customers have come to trust Promina for its bullet-proof reliability, and the new Promina Broadband Shelf allows users to add next-generation service delivery features to the already extensive list of voice, data, and video services they currently value and rely upon."

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