Lucent Technologies Announces OEM Agreement with Copper Mountain Networks for DSL Equipment

Strategic Insights -

Lucent Technologies announced an OEM agreement with Copper Mountain Networks on December 2, 1998, to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment for high-speed Internet and remote LAN access. This partnership enables Lucent to offer turnkey DSL solutions to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), combining Copper Mountain's DSL equipment with Lucent's NetCare(R) installation, network management, and customer support professional services. The new DSL equipment, co-branded and marketed by Lucent, includes the CopperEdge(TM) DSL access concentrator, CopperRocket(TM) DSL modems, and CopperView(TM) Element Management System.

Key Takeaways:

  • Lucent Technologies and Copper Mountain Networks have entered into an OEM agreement to provide digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment for high-speed Internet and remote LAN access.
  • The partnership enables Lucent to offer turnkey DSL solutions to competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs) by combining Copper Mountain's DSL equipment with Lucent's NetCare(R) installation, network management, and customer support professional services.
  • The new DSL equipment includes the CopperEdge(TM) DSL access concentrator, CopperRocket(TM) DSL modems, and CopperView(TM) Element Management System, which enable remote branch offices, small office or home office workers, telecommuters, and multi-tenant buildings to access high-speed data connections over a phone line.
  • The solutions are based on the same line code technology as ISDN, T1, and HDSL, allowing CLECs to quickly deploy a complete DSL solution to customers using proven technology.
  • Lucent enables service providers to offer two new DSL services: symmetric DSL (SDSL) up to 1.5 Mbps and ISDN DSL (IDSL) up to 144 Kbps.
  • The SDSL and IDSL services are ideally suited for business applications that require high bandwidth in both directions, such as e-mail and file transfers, Web hosting, and videoconferencing.
  • The speeds delivered to end users can be set incrementally, providing a simple upgrade path to more bandwidth and giving service providers the ability to earn additional revenue from existing equipment.

Statistics:

  • The new Lucent DSL solutions based on Copper Mountain's equipment are available immediately as part of the company's portfolio of DSL products for North American service providers.
  • Lucent also offers other standards-based DSL solutions that deliver full-rate asymmetrical digital subscriber line (ADSL) up to 8 Mbps and ADSL Lite up to 1.5 Mbps.
  • The CopperEdge(TM) DSL access concentrator is designed to provide up to 32 DSL ports per system.
  • The CopperRocket(TM) DSL modems support speeds of up to 1.5 Mbps.

Sources:

  • Lucent Technologies press release, December 2, 1998.
  • Copper Mountain Networks press release, January 1996.
  • "Copper Mountain Networks, Inc." article, January 1996.
  • "Lucent Technologies, Inc." article, 1998.