Network Access Solutions Revolutionizes High-Speed Connectivity with Innovative Bundled Equipment and Services Solutions

Strategic Insights -

Network Access Solutions (NAS), a leading broadband solutions company, has introduced a groundbreaking "next generation" broadband service enhancement to its CopperNet(R) Frame Relay and CopperNet(R) Internet access services. The new feature, a V.35 interface option, enables customers to integrate broadband-enabling equipment into corporate data networks without disrupting existing routing configurations. This innovative solution provides customers with unparalleled flexibility in managing data networks, accommodating LAN and WAN growth, and planning for evolutionary changes in technology.

Key Takeaways:

  • The NAS V.35 interface option allows customers to integrate new broadband-enabling equipment into corporate data networks without disrupting existing routing configurations, providing unprecedented flexibility in managing data networks.
  • The V.35 interface saves companies money by reducing expenses associated with traditional ISDN and T-1 local loops by as much as 70% when NAS DSL lines are installed.
  • The NAS network supports traditional and packet-based services such as ATM, frame relay, and IP.
  • The company has a unique "value" strategy that provides customers with access to a deep DSL network footprint and a robust broadband services bundle, which includes network consulting, integration, management, and security services.
  • NAS has partnered with Cisco Systems to offer a bundled equipment and service solution, including Cisco routers in an enhanced, business-class Internet access service bundle for a monthly recurring fee.
  • The V.35 interface can be used in conjunction with Cisco routers and enables customers to prepare corporate networks for growth and pave the way for new broadband applications.

Statistics:

  • NAS plans to have 360 central offices (CO's) in the Northeast equipped with DSL technology by the end of 1999, giving the company access to 85% of the region's business population.
  • NAS raised $84 million in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in June 1999, with an additional $11 million investment from SBC and Telefonos de Mexico.
  • The NAS network supports speeds ranging from 128 Kbps to 2.0 Mbps for transmission to the distant end.
  • The company is experiencing significant customer growth due to its unique value strategy, with the ability to reduce expenses associated with traditional ISDN and T-1 local loops by as much as 70% when NAS DSL lines are installed.

Sources:

  • "Network Access Solutions (Nasdaq: NASC) Announces 'Next Generation' Broadband Service Enhancement; Company Unveils V.35 Interface Option for CopperNet(R) Frame Relay and CopperNet(R) Internet Access Services" (PRNewswire, Dec. 9).
  • Company website: http://www.nas-corp.com .