[June 01, 2005] Big Bend Telephone Selects TelStrat's Inteleflex(TM) BLC to Enable IP Potential Tweet PLANO, Texas, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- TelStrat(R), a leading supplier of triple-play, broadband access solutions, announced today that Big Bend Telephone Company of Alpine, Texas, chose TelStrat's Inteleflex(TM) Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) platform to expand its access network with next-generation IP services. "We were struggling to find the right platform that would fit our immediate and long-range broadband needs," explained Rusty Moore, Project Manager for Big Bend Telephone Company. "All the other platforms we looked at just couldn't pull it all together for us, and at the right price, the way the Inteleflex does." Some of Big Bend Telephone's reasons for choosing TelStrat's Inteleflex include: -- Inteleflex's unique retro-fit capabilities that allow Big Bend Telephone to preserve its original network investment while migrating to 100% broadband capacity. -- Seamless integration of ATM and IP technologies in the same platform to deliver Broadband services with robust Quality of Service. -- Full suite of legacy special service options with integrated remote test capability. -- Inteleflex's integration of Optical Solutions' GPON technology enabling environmentally hardened, outside plant, FTTP deployments. -- New 7-year warranty, the BLC industry's longest and strongest. Big Bend's decision to deploy Inteleflex underscores TelStrat's significant and rapid growth in recent months. Over the past 16 months, TelStrat earned 26 new customer wins, with 8 of those gained in just the first quarter of 2005. In fact, TelStrat enjoyed 100% revenue growth during 2004, a year in which the competition saw a relatively flat market. "It's clear that TelStrat's Inteleflex revenue growth significantly outpaced the North American loop carrier market growth as a whole," said Henry Goldberg, Senior Analyst for In-Stat. "Our goal for 2005 is to build on our great success," stated TelStrat's Access Business Group VP of Sales, Bob Wallace. "With our flexible platform, telcos can preserve their original investment while cost-effectively expanding their network with IP capabilities. Our new 7-year warranty further emphasizes TelStrat's total commitment to quality and provides outstanding assurance for our customers!" About Big Bend Telephone Company Big Bend Telephone Company, established in 1960, consists of approximately 6,000 access lines in southwest Texas, spanning an area over 17,000 square miles. About the Inteleflex(TM) Platform TelStrat's Inteleflex Broadband Loop Carrier is the most flexible, cost- effective access network platform for broadband and IP communications today. The Inteleflex platform enables service providers to incrementally and cost- effectively expand their legacy networks using IP and the latest packet-based technologies to deliver robust, triple-play services over copper or fiber. For more information, contact [email protected] , or visit http://www.telstrat.com/ . About TelStrat(R) TelStrat(R) is an award-winning, global provider of leading-edge communications solutions for carrier broadband access and enterprise telephony environments. TelStrat's innovative product line for expanding the local loop enables service providers to seamlessly and cost-effectively evolve to meet the ever-increasing demands for triple-play service delivery, while the TelStrat recording portfolio enables enterprise call quality monitoring and liability protection. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Plano, Texas, TelStrat has maintained consistent profitability and growth since its inception. To learn more, visit http://www.telstrat.com/ . TelStrat CONTACT: Ed Templeman, Sr. Marketing Manager of TelStrat,+1-972-543-3466, or [email protected] Web site: http://www.telstrat.com/ [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]