• E-mail
• Print
• Comment
• Font Size
• Digg
• del.icio.us
• Discuss article

Xtend Networks' Cable-Tec Expo Demonstration to Include T1, 3GHz, 'Last Mile' Wireless Solutions

Posted on: Monday, 13 June 2005, 09:00 CDT

ATLANTA, June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Xtend Networks(TM), a Vyyo company , will demonstrate products and systems designed to ease deployment and increase return from its advanced broadband solutions for the cable TV industry at the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers Cable-Tec Expo June 15-17 in San Antonio, TX.

In its booth (#827) at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Xtend will show new versions of its XMTS T1 Access Concentrator(TM) and its XHUB bandwidth expansion node product; will demonstrate "last mile" wireless solutions for the cable telecommunications industry; and will unveil its T1/E1 Network Monitoring System for simplified management of Xtend products in the field.

"The delivery of high bandwidth commercial and residential services is a next frontier for cable," said Bill Keating, CEO of Xtend Networks. "Our innovative products and technologies enable the industry to improve its competitive position and generate revenue faster through new, differentiated commercial grade services and subscriber applications."

Among the products and systems on display at the Xtend booth will be: -- Three versions of the XMTS T1 Access Concentrator: The XMTS-28 with 24 T1 ports and a single DS3 interface; the XMTS-48 with 48 T1 ports and 12 upstream and eight downstream RF ports; and the XMTS-56, supporting two DS3 ports and featuring 12 upstream and eight downstream RF ports. Applications: Cellular Backhaul; Small to Medium Sized Commercial Services, and Enterprise -- The XHUB 3006, a node product in Xtend's 3GHz architecture that performs block frequency up-conversion for downstream traffic and demultiplexing and down conversion of upstream blocks -- resulting in a doubling of downstream bandwidth and a 10x increase in upstream capacity. Applications: 100s of High Definition Channels; High-Definition TV-on-Demand; Ultra high-speed Data Services; Targeted, Symmetrical Bandwidth for Residential and Commercial Services. -- "Last mile" wireless solutions that enable cable system operators to capitalize on the wireless expertise and technology of Xtend and its parent company, Vyyo Inc. Applications: Point-to-Multipoint Wireless; T1/E1 Backhaul (including Cellular); MTU/MDU deployments; Wireless Internet Services; Wireless Hotspot Backhaul. -- An open-standards based T1/E1 Network Monitoring System that reduces operational costs and speeds deployment by centralizing performance, event and alarms management, provisioning, remote software upgrades and user information databases.

"Each cable system has different specific requirements, but they all have a common need for the ability to provide high bandwidth services," said David Nicholas, senior vice president for strategic sales for Xtend Networks. "By providing T1, 3GHz and wireless solutions, we can help operators use their existing infrastructure to more rapidly provide services that will differentiate them from competitors and increase return on investment."

Xtend's T1 solution currently is being trialed by cable operators in multiple markets. Xtend's solution for the delivery of 3 GHz of bandwidth over 860 MHz coaxial plant has already led to its becoming an approved vendor of Cox Communications.

About Xtend Networks(TM) (A Vyyo(R) Company)

Xtend Networks(TM) (http://www.xtendnetworks.com/) provides cost-efficient, innovative solutions that expand the existing bandwidth of hybrid fiber coax networks up to 3 GHz without affecting traditional residential services. Xtend's RF technology works in parallel with existing infrastructure to significantly increase upstream and downstream capacity, enabling cable system operators to deploy DOCSIS(R)-based symmetrical commercial services, HDTV and other bandwidth intensive products. Xtend Networks is part of Vyyo Inc.'s portfolio of broadband end-to-end solutions used by cable and wireless operators worldwide to deliver telephony services (T1/E1) and high-speed data connections to business and residential subscribers. For more information, please visit http://www.vyyo.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements made in this press release and at the show relating to the future, including those related to the potential for Xtend's systems to enable the cable industry to provide symmetrical voicegrade T1, 100s of high definition channels, high-definition TV-on-demand, ultra high-speed data services, cellular backhaul and MTU/MDU deployments and to economically enhance their networks, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the current limited visibility available in the telecommunications and broadband access equipment markets; whether Xtend will be able to move from the development stage to deployment and establish commercial relationships with the cable system operators; whether cable system operators will successfully test and then deploy those Xtend solutions presently involved in trials; whether the cable industry will be willing and able to substantially increase the available bandwidth on their networks and do so using Xtend's alternative technology solution; and other risks set forth in Vyyo's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and in other periodic reports filed by Vyyo with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Vyyo assumes no duty to update these statements.

NOTE: All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Vyyo Inc.

CONTACT: press, Paul Schneider of Paul Schneider Public Relations, Inc.,+1-215-702-9784, or mobile, +1-215-817-4384, or pspr@att.net, for XtendNetworks; or investors, Walt Ungerer, VP, Corporate Communications of VyyoInc., +1-650-319-4029, or ir@vyyo.com

Web site: http://www.vyyo.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

More News in this Category