Redback Networks and Bell Atlantic Partner for Broadband Expansion

Strategic Insights -

Bell Atlantic, one of the nation's leading providers of consumer and business broadband services, has partnered with Redback Networks to deploy the Redback Subscriber Management System(TM) (SMS) 1000. This strategic move aims to meet the high projected demand for Bell Atlantic's Infospeed(SM) DSL service, providing broadband data access to its customers using Redback technology. The partnership will enable Bell Atlantic to provide subscribers with a faster installation experience and a future rich with new value-added services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Bell Atlantic has deployed the Redback Subscriber Management System(TM) (SMS) 1000 in over 80 points of presence (POPs), strengthening its consumer Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) service offering.
  • The partnership will enable Bell Atlantic to meet the high projected demand for its Infospeed high-speed ADSL service, providing broadband data access to its customers using Redback technology.
  • Redback's SMS 1000 supports multiple service interfaces and provides the scalability required to support a large customer base, which is a key requirement for Bell Atlantic.
  • Bell Atlantic's aggressive DSL roll-out program depends upon fast provisioning of new subscribers and seamless deployment of services to ISPs.
  • Integrating Redback's SMS technology into its core infrastructure enables Bell Atlantic to provide subscribers with a faster installation experience and a future rich with new value-added services.
  • Redback's Subscriber Management System (SMS) was honored with Best of Show at NetWorld+Interop, Las Vegas, in May 1998, and was named one of the "Lucky 13" hot products in telecom at the SUPERCOMM '99 show in Atlanta.
  • The partnership is a significant milestone in Bell Atlantic's aggressive deployment of Infospeed DSL services in hundreds of central offices in 1999.

Statistics:

  • 43 million: The number of telephone access lines served by Bell Atlantic companies worldwide.
  • 10 million: The number of wireless customers of Bell Atlantic companies worldwide.
  • 23 countries: The number of countries in which Bell Atlantic companies operate and invest in high-growth global communications markets.
  • 1999: The year in which Bell Atlantic deployed Redback's SMS 1000 in hundreds of central offices.
  • 80: The number of points of presence (POPs) in which Bell Atlantic has deployed the Redback Subscriber Management System(TM) (SMS) 1000.
  • 1998: The year in which Redback's Subscriber Management System (SMS) received Best of Show honors at NetWorld+Interop, Las Vegas.
  • May 1998: The month and year in which Redback's Subscriber Management System (SMS) received Best of Show at NetWorld+Interop, Las Vegas.
  • SUPERCOMM '99: The show at which Redback's Subscriber Management System (SMS) was named one of the "Lucky 13" hot products in telecom.

Sources:

  • Business Wire, "Redback Networks Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Bell Atlantic" (Jan. 5, 2000)
  • Redback Networks, Inc., "Redback Networks Announces Multi-Year Agreement with Bell Atlantic" (Jan. 5, 2000)
  • NetWorld+Interop, "Best of Show Awards" (May 1998)
  • Telecommunications Magazine, "Lucky 13" (SUPERCOMM '99)
  • Form S-1, Redback Networks, Inc., as amended and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 17, 1999.