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Caspian and ETRI to Develop Flow State Solution for South Korea's Broadband Convergence Network

Posted on: Monday, 28 February 2005, 09:00 CST

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Caspian, the leading supplier of high performance flow state solutions for the telecommunications industry, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) to co-develop advanced IP flow state solutions for South Korea's Broadband Convergence Network (BcN). In addition, Caspian will establish an R & D center in Korea to support the co- development efforts with ETRI and to serve as a technical support hub for the Asia Pacific region.

"Korea has recognized the need for a new communications environment for its people and the world," said Chu-Hwan Yim, president of ETRI. "Building a new model with the best infrastructure and robust services demands the newest generation of technological products. Caspian's flow state technology is taking routing to new levels and offers the resources and synergy that we can immediately leverage for the BcN."

The joint development project melds Caspian's flow state technology with ETRI's technical expertise in network control and simplified multi-protocol labeling switching (sMPLS). Network providers benefit with deterministic, guaranteed IP Quality of Service (QoS) offerings, mobility, and security for new and demanding multimedia applications as set forth by the BcN project. The BcN project is targeting a goal to build an integrated network in South Korea with bandwidth of 50 ~ 100 Mbps per end user that can offer seamless multimedia services to 20 million Korean subscribers using wired and wireless communications among heterogeneous networks. Users benefit with cutting edge integrated services, like IP video and music, online entertainment, real-time health and welfare response, Voice over IP, and more, regardless of device or location. These integrated Internet services are designed to run ubiquitously, continuously, and safely in any network.

During his keynote speech at a conference hosted by the Korean Ministry of Information and Communication in December 2004, CEO and President Brad Wurtz said, "Korea is leading the world in networking with a vision that far surpasses any other country on the planet. We look forward to working with ETRI to build a new networking model for the 21st century, creating exciting opportunities for changing and enhancing the way people communicate and live."

Caspian and ETRI are currently focusing their efforts on technology transfer of information, cross training and education, and hiring key personnel to staff Caspian's new R & D center. Initially, Caspian expects to hire about 15 engineers, with plans to expand as the development roadmap evolves and service deployments grow.

About ETRI

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) is a non- profit research center supported by the Korean government committed to the advancement of information and telecommunications research for the 21st century. ETRI is well known for its development of CDMA technology for mobile communication and TDX switching system, positioning Korea as one of the strongest countries in the IT (information and telecommunication) industry. For more information, visit ETRI's Web site at http://www.etri.re.kr/

About Caspian Networks

Caspian Networks develops high performance flow-state IP QoS systems that revolutionize the economics of service delivery for network service providers. The company is based in San Jose, California with offices in North Carolina, the United Kingdom, Japan, Korea and China. For more information, visit Caspian Networks' Web site at http://www.caspian.com/.

Caspian Networks

CONTACT: Patrick Corman of Corman Communications, LLC, +1-650-326-9648,Patrick@cormancom.com, for Caspian Networks; or Patricia Parsell of CaspianNetworks, +1-408-382-5469, pparsell@caspian.com; or YoungBeom Choi of ETRI+82-42-860-3815, ybchoi@etri.re.kr

Web site: http://www.caspian.com/http://www.etri.re.kr/

Source: PRNewswire

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