Lucent Technologies and Axessa Partner to Deploy Advanced DSL Solution in Southern United States

Strategic Insights -

Lucent Technologies and Axessa, a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), have signed a two-year agreement for the deployment of Lucent's PathStar(TM) Voice over DSL solution in eight cities across the southern United States. Axessa will utilize the Lucent solution to deliver integrated voice, data, and Internet access services over DSL to its business customers, achieving significant cost savings over traditional infrastructure alternatives.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent will supply Axessa with its IP-based PathStar(TM) Access Server and Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) DSL Concentrators, enabling the delivery of multiple telephone lines and high-speed data services over a single unbundled copper loop.
  • The combined solution is expected to provide Axessa with greater flexibility in their target market at significant cost savings, allowing them to achieve profitability in new markets at a lower penetration rate.
  • The PathStar solution will enable Axessa to deliver high-speed, feature-rich voice and data services rapidly at a fraction of the cost of traditional technology.
  • Axessa plans to deploy the network early next year, initially delivering services in Louisiana and Florida, and later extending to five additional southern states.
  • The PathStar solution combines Lucent's Bell Labs-developed PathStar Access Server with Lucent's MultiDSL access concentrators, Copper Mountain's DSL access concentrators, and packet-based integrated access devices.
  • The solution delivers essential telephony features such as Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voice Messaging, and E911, while simultaneously providing IP-based services such as Internet access and Virtual Private Networking.

Statistics:

  • Axessa will deploy the PathStar solution in eight cities across the southern United States.
  • The combined solution is expected to reduce cost by nearly $100 per subscriber versus the combined GR-303 Gateway and Class 5 Circuit Switch alternatives.
  • Lucent will supply Axessa with its PathStar(TM) Access Server and Copper Mountain's CopperEdge(R) DSL Concentrators.
  • Axessa plans to deploy the network early next year, with services initially delivered in Louisiana and Florida.
  • The PathStar solution will be deployed in eight cities, covering Louisiana, Florida, Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and South Carolina.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies, "Lucent and Axessa Partner to Deploy Advanced DSL Solution in Southern United States" (August 30, 1999)
  • Lucent Technologies, "PathStar Solution"
  • Copper Mountain Networks, "Copper Mountain Networks Announces CopperEdge(R) DSL Concentrators"
  • Axessa, "Axessa Home"