Connectware and MPR Teltech Partner for ATM Technology Solution

Strategic Insights -

Connectware, Inc., an AMP company, has signed an OEM agreement with MPR Teltech Ltd. to provide MPR Teltech with the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) technology needed to operate its advanced multimedia applications, including the WAVE video communications terminal. The agreement will enable MPR Teltech to offer a turnkey broadband-based video services solution to telecommunications carriers and other service providers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Connectware will provide MPR Teltech with PCI ATM network interface cards (NICs) that will serve as the ATM interface for its next-generation WAVE video communications terminal.
  • The WAVE platform is a modular, turnkey solution that provides video and audio quality comparable to broadcast television, and is applicable to various industries such as distance education/learning, training, videoconferencing, and telemedicine.
  • The SAR (single-chip segmentation and reassembly) chip from Connectware incorporates Available Bit Rate (ABR), the ATM Forum-specified flow control technology, which allows an ATM network to increase network efficiency and performance for high-speed data and other transmissions.
  • MPR Teltech will employ Connectware NIC cards to support peer-to-peer communication for applications built on WAVE, reducing motion distractions and time delays characteristic of previous technology.
  • The agreement is an OEM arrangement, enabling MPR Teltech to resell Connectware NIC cards, adding to its comprehensive WAVE solution with additional speed, performance, and compatibility with ATM networks.

Statistics:

  • 650: Number of people employed by MPR Teltech in six locations in Canada, the United States, and Europe.
  • 20: Number of countries where MPR Teltech has a portfolio of customers.
  • 1979: Year MPR Teltech was incorporated.
  • 1992: Year MPR Teltech introduced the world's first commercially available ATM switch.
  • 1993: Year Connectware, Inc. was founded.
  • 1994: Year AMP had a record $4.03 billion sales.
  • 214: Telephone number for Connectware Public Relations.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, November 27, 1995
  • MPR Teltech website (warnick@mpr.ca)
  • Connectware website
  • AMP website