PairGain Technologies Announces Roseville Telephone Company's Standardization on HiGain and Small Subscriber Carrier Systems

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Roseville Telephone Company, a leading Independent Local Exchange Carrier (ILEC) serving Roseville, California, has selected PairGain Technologies' industry-leading HDSL (High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) based products to establish T1 lines for business customers and provide additional telephone lines to small businesses and homes. This announcement marks a significant milestone for PairGain, as Roseville Telephone's widespread adoption of HiGain systems will enable the company to offer high-speed data, voice, and video communications services to its customers.

Key Takeaways:

  • Roseville Telephone Company has standardized on PairGain's HiGain and small subscriber carrier systems to establish T1 lines for business customers and provide additional telephone lines.
  • The company selected PairGain's industry-leading HDSL (High-bit-rate Digital Subscriber Line) based products, which will enable the deployment of T1 services to small and medium-sized businesses.
  • Roseville Telephone's Vice President of Network Services, Rulon Blackburn, stated that the company's high concentration of telecommuters and home office workers drove the need for increased telephone lines, jumping from an average of two lines per home to six lines per home in some areas.
  • PairGain's HiGain systems are used by Roseville Telephone in the deployment of T1 services, allowing the company to transfer data in each direction at 1.544 Mbps up to a distance of 10 miles with doublers.
  • Roseville Telephone has also standardized on PairGain's small subscriber carrier systems, which act as digital multiplexers and enable the company to keep up with the rapidly growing demand for additional lines.
  • The company's adoption of PairGain's PG-Flex and PG-Plus systems will enable rapid deployment of up to 24 channels over two pairs of copper and six voice and data channels over a single pair, respectively.
  • Roseville Telephone's recent deployment of PG-Flex enabled the company to provide an additional 14 lines to a customer in just a couple of hours, saving engineering and installation costs.
  • PairGain Technologies is the market leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of advanced xDSL communications systems.
  • Roseville Telephone Company serves nearly 120,000 access lines in an 83-square-mile area just northeast of Sacramento.

Statistics:

  • 83 square miles: The area served by Roseville Telephone Company.
  • 120,000: The number of access lines served by Roseville Telephone Company.
  • 2-3 weeks: The traditional time frame for completing special construction necessary to install additional telephone lines.
  • 2 hours: The time taken by Roseville Telephone to install additional lines using PairGain's PG-Flex system.
  • 6 lines per home: The average number of telephone lines per home in some areas of Roseville.
  • 10 miles: The distance over which PairGain's HiGain systems can transfer data in each direction at 1.544 Mbps.
  • 24 channels: The maximum number of channels that can be deployed over two pairs of copper using PairGain's PG-Flex system.
  • 6 voice and data channels: The maximum number of channels that can be deployed over a single pair using PairGain's PG-Plus system.

Sources:

  • Business Wire
  • PairGain Technologies Inc.
  • Roseville Telephone Company
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC filings)
  • Company press release dated May 18, 1998.