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Com21 Announces Commercial Deployment of ComUNITY Access System in Japan

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Com21, Inc., a leading provider of high-speed communications solutions, has announced that its ComUNITY Access System will be commercially deployed in Japan by Fujikura Ltd., a Com21 systems integrator. The system is set to be deployed in Hekkai KATCH Network, a data-over-cable service with 58,753 subscribers across five cities in Japan. The deployment is part of a larger strategy by Com21 to expand its presence in the Japanese market.

Key Takeaways:

  • Com21's ComUNITY Access System will be commercially deployed in Japan by Fujikura Ltd. for Hekkai KATCH Network, a data-over-cable service with 58,753 subscribers.
  • The deployment is a result of a successful partnership between Com21 and Fujikura, a systems integrator for Com21 products in the Japanese domestic market.
  • The ComUNITY Access System enables high-speed, cost-effective Internet access to corporate telecommuters, small office/home office (SOHO), and residential users in the U.S. and internationally.
  • Com21's products include headend equipment, subscriber cable modems, network management software, and noise containment technologies.
  • Fujikura has already installed Com21 systems for KOTO CABLE TELEVISION Co., Ltd., Suzuka Cable Co., Ltd., and other Japanese companies preparing for commercial services.

Statistics:

  • 58,753: The number of subscribers for Hekkai KATCH Network, a data-over-cable service in Japan.
  • 5: The number of cities covered by the Hekkai KATCH Network.
  • May 1998: The month when large-scale field testing is planned to start for the ComUNITY Access System.
  • December 1998: The month when commercial service is planned to begin for the ComUNITY Access System.
  • Japan: The country where Com20's ComUNITY Access System is being commercially deployed for the first time.
  • 1998: The year when Com21, Inc. announced its commercial deployment of ComUNITY Access System in Japan.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, April 3, 1998 - "Com21 Announces Commercial Deployment of ComUNITY Access System in Japan"
  • Com21 Inc. press release, April 3, 1998 - "Com21 Announces Commercial Deployment of ComUNITY Access System in Japan"
  • "Fujikura Ltd. and Hekkai KATCH Network, Inc. Selected as Com21's Japanese Systems Integrator and Network Operator"

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