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Teltrend's ASTS System Wins Prestigious 1999 InfoVision Award

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Teltrend Inc. announced that its Advanced Span Termination System (ASTS) has been awarded the 1999 InfoVision Award by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC). This prestigious award recognizes Teltrend's innovative solution for providing broadband access to worldwide networks, utilizing an integrated local loop transmission system for DS1 service providers. The ASTS System enables the deployment of DS1 services with copper-based technologies such as T1, HDSL, and HDSL2, allowing for cost reduction and increased circuit performance and reliability.

Key Takeaways:

  • The ASTS System is an integrated local loop transmission system for DS1 service providers, enabling broadband access for worldwide networks.
  • The system is used to deploy DS1 services with copper-based technologies such as T1, HDSL, and HDSL2, all of which can coexist in the same shelf and be managed with the same optional common controller card.
  • Integrated into the system are capabilities such as high-speed multiplexer interfaces (DS-3, STS-1, OC-3), 1xN protection switching, test access, OS access (X.25 or TCP/IP), full performance monitoring, and complete diagnostics.
  • The ASTS System conforms to the Open Span Termination System standard (OSTS) and meets the stringent safety requirements of UL1950, as well as being NEBS Level 3 compliant.
  • According to Steve Snow, Senior Vice President of Sales and Strategic Marketing at Teltrend, "The InfoVision Award means a lot to our team and our customers, as it recognizes the ASTS System's capability to drastically reduce costs while increasing circuit performance and reliability."
  • The InfoVision Awards recognize innovative products based on criteria such as innovation, uniqueness, market impact, customer benefit, and value to society.

Statistics:

  • 500 employees worldwide run Teltrend Inc.
  • 70 leading universities are affiliated with the International Engineering Consortium (IEC)
  • The InfoVision Awards program has a rich history, having originated from the ComForum Awards, which recognized innovative technologies and services within the communications and information industry

Sources:

  • "Teltrend To Introduce the ASTS(TM) System for Optimized Delivery of DS1 Services at SuperComm '99...System Offers High Total Performance at Low Cost for Delivery of DS1 Services via T1, HDSL, or HDSL2 copper local loop technologies"... St Charles, Illinois (June 7, 1999) - http://www.teltrend.com
  • International Engineering Consortium (IEC) website at http://www.iec.org
  • Teltrend Inc. press release announcing the ASTS System's 1999 InfoVision Award win, dated October 18, 1999

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