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Date: 3rd October 2005
Title: Magnet Networks Bring ADSL2+ Triple Play Services To Ireland with
PacketFront
The
British Isles' most sophisticated broadband network becomes first BECS
3 customer
PacketFront, the world leader in open access fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)
technology and next generation broadband aggregation, has announced that
Magnet Networks will be the first operator in the world to deploy its
new BECS 3 triple-play control and provisioning system.
The implementation was conducted by PacketFront on behalf of leading broadband
solutions provider and systems integrator Industria. It enables Magnet
to provide state-of-the-art multi-play services over ADSL2+, the first
time this has been done in Ireland.
Already considered one of Europe's most sophisticated broadband networks,
Magnet Networks currently provides its subscribers with digital telephony,
an initial offering of 65 TV channels and Ireland's fastest broadband
connectivity. Part of a Euro 65 million network investment plan announced
recently by the company's parent, Columbia Ventures Corporation, the ADSL2+
roll-out and deployment of BECS 3 will now enable Magnet Networks to bring
its triple-play services to potential customers in areas hitherto only
covered by conventional copper telephone wire.
"There
really is nothing available on the market today to beat the provisioning
and automation technology of PacketFront's BECS 3 system," said Ingvar
Gardarsson, CEO of Magnet Networks. "By combining it with PacketFront's
unique IP DSLAM technology, we are now able to roll out ADSL2+ triple
play services to a much wider audience of new customers, whilst maintaining
the same high performance levels we already achieve over FTTH. Our network
is one of the most sophisticated in Europe, so it stands to reason that
we should be the first to deploy the most sophisticated broadband control
and provisioning technology available."
"PacketFront's BECS 3 control and provisioning system plays a leading
role in Industria's overall broadband BackOffice and integration software,
for managing the different broadband services and the complex billing
management which has been successfully deployed at Magnet Networks,"
says Industria CEO Gudjon Mar Gudjonsson.
The key components of Magnet's ADSL2+ network will be PacketFront's BECS
3 system and its ASR broadband routers, which provide the essential functionalities
for control and provisioning of advanced services, such as carrier-class
TV over IP, and enable unprecedented capacity and network scalability.
BECS 3 enables Magnet to fully automate its triple play service delivery,
giving users the ability to increase capacity and self-provision services
for themselves, and thus cutting out the delay of waiting for a third
party to make such changes.
Furthermore, Magnet is deploying PacketFront's unique IP DSLAM technology,
the IPD 1248C, purpose-built for operators providing ADSL2+ in areas where
fibre is not available for the last mile access network. With a bit rate
of 29 Mbit/s downsteam and 3 Mbit/s upstream, the IPD 1248C enables triple-play
services at locations never before thought possible, representing the
same high performance of services to the end-user, as if connected via
any other broadband access technology.
"We are very pleased to be advancing our relationship with Magnet
Networks and Industria through the implementation of the BECS 3 system,"
said Michael Engström, VP Sales, Carriers EMEA at PacketFront. "Not
only does BECS 3 make triple play services available to a wider range
of customers, but it also helps operators such as Magnet to significantly
reduce their OPEX via advanced automation features and end user self-provisioning.
We look forward to further success with Magnet Networks and Industria
in the future."
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