iTouch Communications Unveils In-Reach Family for Telecom Service Providers

iTouch Communications, a division of MRV Communications, Inc., has introduced the In-Reach product family, a suite of diversified network, alarm, and element management and provisioning solutions designed to simplify installation, maintenance, and support for telecom service providers. The In-Reach family addresses critical operational support system (OSS) functions, including configuration and fault management, and supports both element management (EM) and out-of-band-management (OOBM) application needs.

The In-Reach integrated product suite provides network managers with real-time visibility into remote facilities through remote console, alarm, sensor, and power monitors. This enables rapid and reliable installation, deployment, and maintenance of thousands of network elements worldwide from a single desktop. New services can be provisioned within hours instead of days.

Key Takeaways:

• The In-Reach family offers a comprehensive suite of solutions for telecom service providers, addressing OSS functions such as configuration and fault management.
• The In-Reach integrated product suite supports both element management (EM) and out-of-band-management (OOBM) application needs.
• The In-Reach family provides real-time visibility into remote facilities, enabling rapid and reliable installation, deployment, and maintenance of network elements worldwide.
• The In-Reach suite simplifies infrastructure management, enabling service providers to take a proactive approach to system anomalies and reduce the risk of system degradations or outages.
• The standalone set of products, the In-Reach Manager, 7000, 7500, 8000, and 9000 series, offer remote console management for configuration, upgrades, and remote monitoring.
• The In-Reach suite manages deployment/support of network elements, reduces provisioning and control to a few easy steps, and improves ROI of maintenance within growing heterogeneous service provider networks.

Statistics:

• The In-Reach Manager is available immediately, with a chassis supporting up to 280 ports selling at about $25,000 (Baseline list price for the 7000 series starts at $970 for four ports).
• iTouch Communications is the leading provider of next generation Internet infrastructure solutions, enabling service providers and carriers to deliver and monitor high-speed Internet services on a real-time basis.
• The company has a track record of several industry firsts, including the first multi-protocol terminal server, first routing hub, and access server.

Sources:

• Business Wire article published on November 6, 2000.
• iTouch Communications press release (available on the World Wide Web at www.iTouchcom.com).
• MRV Communications company information (available on the World Wide Web).
• United States Securities and Exchange Commission filings (available on the EDGAR database).