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net.com Enhances Promina
By Tara Seals
Posted on: 06/05/2003

Network Equipment Technologies Inc. (net.com) has enhanced its Promina multiservice access and switching platform with the Promina Broadband Shelf (Promina BBS).

Promina, which targets carriers, governments and enterprises, will now support asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) and IP, so network operators can continue deriving value from their installed networks while added broadband-enabled services, says the company.

Promina BBS extends the capabilities of the Promina multiservice access platform to include broadband aggregation, IP services, ATM switching and broadband service creation. It extends connectivity options to include OC3, OC12, OC48, DS3, T1, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, STM1, STM4 and STM16. The new Promina SCLX module of the solution turns existing narrowband Promina networks into a broadband network, says net.com. It fits into existing Promina 800 infrastructures so operators can connect private networks to the ATM cloud.

Promina BBS also comes with standards-based open application programming interfaces, for integration with back office and legacy management systems while developing new applications and services for the platform.

"We continue to invest in and develop our Promina multiservice access and switching platform to ensure that our customers can enjoy the benefits of new broadband technologies without requiring a forklift upgrade," says Stephen Gleave, vice president of marketing for net.com. "Our current Promina customers have come to trust Promina for its bulletproof reliability, and the new Promina Broadband Shelf allows users to add next-generation service delivery features to the already extensive list of voice, data and video services they currently value and rely upon."