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Ascend Communications and Digital Broadcast Network Corporation Partner to Deliver Converged Network Solutions

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Ascend Communications and Digital Broadcast Network Corporation (DBN) have announced a partnership to provide a suite of converged network solutions to Fortune 500 companies and professional users. The partnership will leverage Ascend's networking equipment and DBN's ATM network to deliver high-speed, IP-based networks capable of speeds up to OC-48 (2.4 Gbps).

DBN's network will be managed by Ascend's Navis network and service management products, which will enable DBN to provide a single integrated interface for all voice and data services to its corporate customers. The network will connect 28 U.S. and Canadian cities, including Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, and New York, among others.

Key Takeaways:

  • Ascend Communications will provide over $20 million in equipment for DBN's rollout of an IP-based ATM network.
  • The network will be capable of speeds up to OC-48 (2.4 Gbps) and will use Ascend's Navis suite of network and service management products.
  • DBN's network will provide converged voice, video, and data services to Fortune 500 companies and professional users.
  • The partnership will leverage ATM technology to combine voice, data, and video into a single signal, reducing administrative costs for DBN's customers.
  • DBN's network will provide quality of service guarantees, minimizing the need for corporate MIS, IP network administrators, and technical staff.
  • DBN's solutions will include software applications, IP phone, dial-tone, long distance, internet, video conferencing, point-to-point video, real-time on-demand video services, Intranet, network computer enhancements, and offsite data storage/backup solutions.

Statistics:

  • The network will connect 28 U.S. and Canadian cities.
  • The network will be capable of speeds up to OC-48 (2.4 Gbps).
  • DBN will deploy Ascend's SA 100 and SA 600 Broadband Access products, providing a single integrated interface for all voice and data services to its corporate customers.
  • The network will use Ascend's Navis suite of network and service management products.
  • DBN will provide consulting, engineering, and specialized software development services to clients.

Sources:

  • Ascend Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASND) press release, April 28, 1998.
  • Digital Broadcast Network Corporation (DBN) press release, April 28, 1998.

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