WOODWIND PARTNERS WITH TOLLBRIDGE TO ADVANCE VOICE-OVER-DSL INTEROPERABILITY
alberghi a SorrentoWoodwind Joins TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance to Provide Toll-Quality Multiline Voice-Over-DSl Solutions to Small BusinessGermantown, MD. and Santa Clara, CA., February 22, 2000 - Woodwind Communications Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Service Intelligent network access equipment for service carriers and emerging service providers, and TollBridge Technologies, a leading developer of high-quality voice-over-broadband solutions for a new generation of carriers, today announced that they have expanded there partnership to provide end-to-end to provide end-to-end voice over DSL solutions. Woodwind is joining with other leading manufacturers in TollBridge's Voice of Broadband Alliance, a leadership initiative designed to accelerate large-scale deployments by promoting interoperability and standardization among broadband equipment vendors. Jerry Shipley, Director of Marketing at Woodwind Communications Systems stated, "Our alliance with TollBridge is an important part of Woodwind's interoperability strategy. This relationship offers immediate benefits to the small business and remote office market, providing data and toll quality voice services in an economical fashion. Woodwind's Integrated Access Gateway family of products and full interoperability with Tollbridge allow customers to improve their ROI for telecommunications services through the cost-effective implementation of Voice-over-DSL." "Carriers need the cooperation of multiple vendors to offer voice over broadband services for an end-to-end solution," said Agnes Imregh, vice president of marketing for TollBridge Technologies. "Standards, interoperability testing, and a commitment to making systems work together in mass deployment are essential to attain the hypergrowth for voice services that translates into profits for next generation carriers." About Voice of Broadband Alliance
TollBridge has spearheaded the alliance program to accelerate large-scale deployments by next generation carriers: competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), interexchange carriers (IXCs), ISPs, MSOs, and cable operators. Alliance partners include the leading providers of DSL, cable and wireless access equipment, integrated access devices (IADs), integrated communications platforms (ICPs), semiconductor solutions, and next generation switching and services software platforms. To encourage this interoperability effort, TollBridge has launched three groundbreaking initiatives: - Open Source Code Licensing for IAD Design
TollBridge is making available a GNU GPL (General Public License) version of its DSL Forum-compliant IAD protocol. The code will be available from the TollBridge Website to facilitate rapid partner development and break down barriers to interoperability. - Interoperability Lab
hoteles GanteAt its headquarters in Santa Clara, TollBridge is hosting an interoperability lab specifically for Voice of Broadband Alliance partners to ensure product interoperability. Products passing all tests receive Powered by TollBridge certification and associated logo for display in marketing materials. - Joint Standards Promotion
TollBridge is committed to an open standards environment for voice-over-broadband equipment providers. TollBridge is investing resources to jointly fund standards promotion and interoperability activities as well as providing partners with promotional space and equipment at industry events. About Woodwind Communications
ERROR MSGBased in the Greater Washington Technology Corridor, Woodwind Communications Systems is a venture funded network access company dedicated to solving the economic and technical challenges of service providers integrating voice, Internet and data services for the small business and remote office marketplace. Woodwind's family of Integrated Access Gateways offers a low cost yet powerful network edge solution for Voice over DSL, as well as a future-proof solution for service providers in need of offering multiservice access from the small business and remote office. Woodwind's unprecedented deployment ease and superior ability to interoperate with multiple vendor equipment (DSLAMs, Voice Gateways, ATM switches) and multiple infrastructure technologies (ATM, Frame Relay, IP) protect the service provider from technology obsolescence while maximizing their access to the broadest possible market. Woodwind's innovative service delivery architecture distributes functionality from the Central Office to the edge of the network, providing new revenue generation capabilities and better utilizing network resources. Additional information on Woodwind Communications is available at http://www.wcsinc.com. About TollBridge Technologies
Founded in March 1998 and located in Santa Clara, Calif., TollBridge Technologies is the leading provider of voice-over-broadband solutions to a new generation of carriers. TollBridge solutions change the economics of delivering voice services by allowing carriers that own Class 5 switches to use broadband access technologies, such as DSL or cable, to bypass the Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) and deliver toll-quality voice and integrated data services. TollBridge and TollVoiceTMwohnungssuche Kudjape are trademarks of TollBridge Technologies, Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
