Texas Lone Star Network Members Complete 500-Mile Test of IP Video Using AFC's TelcoVideo Solution
01 June 2004 - 10:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Texas Lone Star Network Members Complete 500-Mile Test of IP Video
Using AFC's TelcoVideo Solution 'Everything worked great, and there
was no loss of video quality or jitter.' PETALUMA, Calif., June 1
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AFC(R) (NASDAQ:AFCI), The Acronym for
Access(SM), today announced that members of the Texas Lone Star
Network (TLSN), a statewide consortia owned by 38 independent
operating companies (IOCs) and telephone cooperatives, have
successfully completed a 500-mile test deployment of IP video using
AFC's TelcoVideo(SM) solution. The trial involved a TLSN-managed
fiber link between the video headend at Cap Rock Telephone
Cooperative's central office in Spur, Texas and ETEX Telephone
Cooperative's headquarters in Gilmer, Texas. Both IOCs deployed
AFC's Telliant(TM) multiservice central office platform to provide
Layer 3 Internet group management protocol (IGMP) functionality and
transport. The route between these two points also passed through
other TLSN-member operating territories, including Santa Rosa
Telephone, Comcell Telephone, Nortex Communications, and TXU
Electric's Communications division. "The goal of this trial was to
demonstrate the feasibility of transporting digital IP video
signals long distances over a fiber SONET ring with electrical
handoff to local coaxial, copper, or fiber-to-the-home facilities,"
said Barak Harlan, lead engineer and project coordinator at Cap
Rock. "The video trial (from January 30 to March 15, 2004) proved
that it could be done. Everything worked great, and there was no
loss of video quality or jitter." At the other end of the 500-mile
fiber test link, AFC's Telliant delivered video via ADSL to an IP
set-top box at ETEX Telephone Cooperative's Pine Acres exchange in
Gilmer. According to John Schofield, chairman, president and CEO of
AFC, "This trial provides further evidence of Telliant's ability to
deliver exceptional IP video channel multicasting and distribution
performance across large networks spanning hundreds of miles. With
our proven TelcoVideo solution, carriers can be confident that they
can realize compatibility, reliability, and operational efficiency
based on positive field results such as this." While many members
of the Texas Lone Star Network already offer analog video services
to their subscribers, TLSN management wants to be in a position to
resell digital IP video programming and transport from a single
regional headend to everyone in the network, as well as to
neighboring IOCs and cooperatives throughout the state, and as far
away as Kansas. "Digital video is simply a better product. It
enables our 38 IOCs and cooperatives -- with their combined total
of more than 400,000 subscribers -- to compete with non-member
cable companies currently offering only analog video, as well as
with satellite TV providers who do not offer local programming,
except at an additional cost or on a limited basis," commented
Richard Adams, senior manager with TLSN. "We know the demand is
there. The success of this trial also gives us the comfort level of
knowing that such a long-haul IP video network is definitely
doable," commented Charlie Cano, engineering manager at ETEX
Telephone Cooperative. "The next step is to examine the business
case for delivering IP video to all interested parties and
determine a cost-effective pricing structure that will make it
affordable. We will need a commitment from other TLSN members to
move forward with statewide implementation, leasing agreements, and
contracts with content providers." About AFC Headquartered in
Petaluma, Calif., AFC is a leading provider of broadband access
solutions for the global telecommunications industry. With a
customer base of more than 800 service providers worldwide, AFC
continues to build and support the world's evolving broadband
access network architecture. Advanced Fibre Communications, Inc.,
AFC, the AFC logo, and DISC*S are registered trademarks of Advanced
Fibre Communications, Inc. Telliant is a trademark, and The Acronym
for Access and TelcoVideo are service marks of Advanced Fibre
Communications, Inc. Copyright 2004. All rights reserved. Any other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more
information, please visit AFC online at http://www.afc.com/ or call
1-800-690-AFCI. Except for historical information contained in this
press release, the foregoing contains forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. Rapidly changing technologies
and market conditions may require changes to our products. Actual
results may differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and
uncertainties, including the risks and uncertainties relating to
the timely and successful development, and market acceptance of
AFC's new products and features, customer demand for broadband
services, and the potential for business disruption and other risks
associated with AFC's pending merger with Tellabs, Inc. Information
about potential factors that could affect AFC's financial results
is included in AFC's Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, which have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to revise or update
these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after today or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
DATASOURCE: AFC CONTACT: Chris Heinemann of AFC, +1-707-792-4019 or
Web site: http://www.afc.com/
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