Spediant Systems has announced that Communications Supply Service Association, a member-owned organization comprised of independent U.S. telephone companies, has selected Spediant's Multi-Loop DSL equipment to stock and distribute to its member companies.
The association will resell Spediant's EML 8000 system to its 368 member companies in 44 states. The association is set up as a large network of independent telcos designed to give its members collective access to products and services.
Based on Multi-Loop DSL technology, the EML 8000 system aggregates the bandwidth of up to eight copper pairs, enabling capacity ranging from 4 to 5 megabits per second for faster Internet access, to well beyond 10 Mbps for native-rate, wide area Ethernet networking. With it, carriers can provide fiber-like bandwidth to business customers over their existing copper network, without the need to install fiber.
"Our distribution agreement with CSSA makes the EML 8000 system readily available to hundreds of telephone companies who need it most," says Brian Searl, vice president of North American sales for Spediant. "These carriers need to address their business customers' needs for more bandwidth, but installing new fiber infrastructures is a costly and time-consuming undertaking. The ability to deliver bandwidth over copper meets their immediate needs and helps them retain customers."
"We are excited to add Spediant to our product portfolio," says Larry Hoaglan, association president. "The EML 8000 system will provide our members enhanced flexibility in service delivery to consumers while also allowing them to leverage the lower cost structure of their existing copper plant. This product also meets one of the primary goals of our association, helping our members improve their revenue streams."
The Spediant EML 8000 system combines a symmetric, high-density DSL modem with an inverse multiplexer that can support multiple copper pairs, treating the multiple pairs as a logical bundle. The system has the intelligence to make decisions about dynamic bandwidth allocations during changing link conditions. It also offers simultaneous support for voice and data traffic, full spectrum compatibility, and a powerful element management system.
Spediant is based in Red Bank, NJ. For more information visit www.spediant.com.
