Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems Deployed by KVH Telecom to Support New Ether-MAN Plus Next-Generation Ethernet Service
Innovative Offering Combines Reliability of Leased Lines with Flexibility of a Wide-Area Ethernet Service
Includes Bandwidth Guarantees and SLAs for Advanced Voice, Video, and Data Services
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 29, 2004-- Optical Ethernet pioneer Atrica(TM) and KVH Telecom, a provider of integrated communications and IT management services, today announced that KVH has deployed Atrica's Carrier-class Optical Ethernet Systems to support its new Ether-MAN Plus next-generation Ethernet service offering. Including bandwidth guarantees and service level agreements (SLAs), the innovative new service combines the reliability of leased lines with the flexibility of a wide-area Ethernet service to deliver advanced voice, video, and data services to the Tokyo metro area and other selected areas of Japan.
KVH's Ether-MAN Plus service is enabled by Ethernet over Multi Protocol Label Switching (EoMPLS), a technology supported by Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems that improves traffic engineering, fault management, and scalability in large-scale Ethernet networks. The KVH network is configured with end-to-end redundancy from the customer premise equipment through to the backbone network.
An extremely flexible service, KVH's Ether-MAN Plus can be configured as a point-to-point or point-to-multipoint topology, depending on the end user's requirements and network environment. In addition to TDM (T1/E1) services, interfaces such as 10Base-T, 100Base-TX and 1000Base-SX are supported, and bandwidth is scalable from 1.5Mbps to 1Gps with a variety of options.
"The new Ether-MAN Plus service is a prime example of KVH's commitment to giving its customers high quality services, promptly and economically," said Vivek Ragavan, president and CEO of Atrica. "We are very pleased that the high security and reliability our Optical Ethernet Systems provide will allow KVH to enhance its services and improve its overall effectiveness."
"We selected Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems for the rich set of Quality of Service (QoS) management capabilities they deliver and because they allow us to cost-effectively deliver both TDM and Ethernet services over one efficient network," said Dr. Alireza Mahmoodshahi, Vice President, Chief Technology and Information Officer for KVH. "The systems' advanced capabilities clearly matched both our and our customers' business and technical needs."
Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems
A complete solution for Metro carriers, Atrica's suite of Carrier-class Optical Ethernet Systems is comprised of the A-2000 family of Optical Ethernet Edge Switches, the A-4000 family of Optical Ethernet Aggregation Switches, the A-8000 family of Optical Ethernet Core Switches, and the Atrica Service Platform for Ethernet Networks (ASPEN(TM)), an integrated service provisioning and management system. Unlike modified SDH/SONET platforms that attempt to retrofit technology designed primarily for voice traffic, or current Ethernet solutions that are based on enterprise-class equipment, Atrica's Carrier-class Optical Ethernet Systems were developed specifically for the service provider environment.
Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems -- including 10 Gigabit Ethernet technology -- supply significantly better price/performance than SONET-based equipment. In addition, Atrica's Optical Ethernet Systems deliver Carrier-class attributes including guaranteed service level agreements (SLAs), sub-50 millisecond resiliency, integration with circuit switched networks, Ethernet Circuit Emulation Services (CES) for support of TDM traffic, and point-and-click OAM&P that meets and exceeds what carriers have been accustomed to in legacy networks.
About KVH Telecom
Established in Tokyo in 1999 by the Fidelity Group, the world's largest independent financial services company, KVH Telecom Co., Ltd., is an integrated communications and IT management service provider offering broadband data, Internet access, voice, and data center solutions to business customers. Through its facilities-based networks, KVH offers businesses cost-effective, reliable, high-speed, and secure network solutions. More information on KVH Telecom can be found at www.kvh.co.jp.
About Atrica
Atrica's mission is to deliver the most cost-effective, high-performance Optical Ethernet solutions to forward thinking service providers that are building next-generation metro networks. Its revolutionary, Carrier-class Optical Ethernet Systems are designed to allow carriers to dramatically simplify their Metro network operations, significantly reduce their capital and operational expenditures, effectively scale their networks to support emerging Ethernet-based services, and efficiently leverage the same transport network to serve both business and residential customers. Privately held, Atrica is based in Santa Clara, Calif., with R&D facilities in Israel and business development and sales offices throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company has received a total of $134 million in funding to date, from world-class venture capital firms, industry leaders, and seven global service providers. For more information, visit Atrica on the Web at www.atrica.com.
Atrica and ASPEN are registered trademarks and trademarks of Atrica Ireland Limited in the United States and other countries.
Contacts
Atrica Inc.
Einat Milshtein-Levi, 408-562-9443
einat_levi@atrica.com
or
Keith Communications (for Atrica)
Kathleen Keith, 707-529-4507
kkeith@redshift.com
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