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Lucent Technologies and Copper Mountain Selected by BTI for DSL Deployment in 50 Southeastern Markets

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BTI Telecom Corp., a Raleigh, N.C.-based Integrated Communications Provider (ICP), has selected equipment from Lucent Technologies and Copper Mountain Networks to expand its Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) services to 50 tier II and tier III metro areas in the Southeastern United States. The deployment will enable BTI to offer high-speed alternatives to existing service offerings in relatively untapped markets, providing customers with faster and more reliable internet access.

Key Takeaways:

  • BTI is purchasing 20 Lucent Technologies B-STDX 9000 Multiservice Wide Area Network (WAN) switches, which will serve as the backbone of the service provider's network.
  • BTI is installing its 10th Lucent 5ESS Switch, which will begin serving the Tampa, Fla. area early next year.
  • The company is purchasing Copper Mountain equipment from Lucent Technologies under an OEM agreement signed in 1998.
  • BTI plans to roll out ISDN DSL (IDSL) and Symmetric DSL (SDSL) services to small and medium-sized businesses as well as residential customers over the next 12 months.
  • IDSL provides symmetric bandwidth of 144 kbps over distances of up to 36,000 feet with the use of a mid-span repeater.
  • SDSL maximizes service speeds and loop reach, with symmetric transmission up to 1.5 Mbps and reach up to 28,000 feet.
  • BTI will use Copper Mountain's CopperEdge 200 DSL Concentrator, the CopperView network management system, and CopperRocket and CopperCompatible customer premise equipment (CPE) to support its DSL deployment.
  • The deployment will enable BTI to reach customers located long distances from serving central offices or beyond digital loop carriers.

Statistics:

  • BTI will deploy DSL services in 50 tier II and tier III metro areas in the Southeastern United States over the next 12 months.
  • The deployment will involve the installation of 20 Lucent Technologies B-STDX 9000 Multiservice Wide Area Network (WAN) switches.
  • The 10th Lucent 5ESS Switch will serve the Tampa, Fla. area early next year.
  • BTI will use Copper Mountain equipment to support its DSL deployment, including the CopperEdge 200 DSL Concentrator and the CopperView network management system.
  • IDSL will provide symmetric bandwidth of 144 kbps over distances of up to 36,000 feet, while SDSL will offer symmetric transmission up to 1.5 Mbps and reach up to 28,000 feet.

Sources:

  • "M2 Presswire: Lucent Technologies: BTI selects solutions from Lucent Technologies and Copper Mountain for DSL deployment in 50 markets in the Southeast" (M2 Communications, 1999)
  • "About BTI" (BTI Telecom Corp., 1999)
  • "About Copper Mountain Networks" (Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., 1999)
  • "About Lucent Technologies" (Lucent Technologies, 1999)

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