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ADTRAN and Turnstone Systems Announce Interoperability Partnership for Enhanced DSL Deployment Solution

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ADTRAN and Turnstone Systems have formed a strategic partnership to combine their products, resulting in a more robust DSL deployment solution. The partnership will enable remote loop qualification, testing, and protection switching for faster DSL service deployment and efficient loop management. This collaboration combines ADTRAN's network deployment and access solutions with Turnstone's copper local loop management solutions, adding line-side protection switching to ADTRAN's Total Access 3000.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between ADTRAN and Turnstone Systems will result in a more robust DSL deployment solution, combining ADTRAN's network deployment and access solutions with Turnstone's copper local loop management solutions.
  • The interoperability relationship will enable remote loop qualification, testing, and protection switching for faster DSL service deployment and efficient loop management.
  • The partnership will add line-side protection switching to ADTRAN's Total Access 3000, a multi-service access platform that integrates loop technologies into a single, intelligent broadband deployment platform.
  • The Turnstone equipment will reside between the main distribution frame and the Total Access 3000, transparently connecting loop-side pairs to corresponding equipment-side pairs at the metallic layer.
  • With cross-connect capability of the Turnstone product and deployment flexibility of the Total Access 3000, customers will benefit from faster repair times, reduced maintenance costs, and minimal service interruption.
  • According to Mark Smith, Chairman and CEO of ADTRAN, "We are excited about this relationship because it offers our customers the ability to remotely control the automatic backup of failed circuits using the Copper CrossConnect capability."
  • Turnstone's President and CEO, Rick Tinsley, stated that "While ADSL and SDSL deployments are capturing the headlines, Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) continue to deploy huge volumes of T1-oriented HDSL technologies, and ADTRAN is a leader in this space."

Statistics:

  • Over two million local loops worldwide are supported by ADTRAN's technologies.
  • ADTRAN holds revenue-leading positions in the Integrated Access, Frame Relay/DDS, ISDN Extension, and HDSL/T1/E1 markets, according to Dataquest and IDC.
  • More than 500 ADTRAN products support all major digital technologies, including T3, T1, E1, Frame Relay, DDS, HDSL, HDSL2, xDSL, ISDN, wireless transport, and network management.
  • According to the company, over 800 company locations worldwide support the company's 52 distributors, 400 independent sales offices, and more than 2,000 major customers.

Sources:

  • ADTRAN and Turnstone Systems Inc. press release, May 15, 2000.
  • About ADTRAN, established in 1985.
  • About Turnstone Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:TSTN).
  • Dataquest and IDC market research reports.

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