Hatteras Networks' Industry-Unique Service Architecture and
Operating System Enables Service Providers to Unleash Ethernet
Services from Fiber and Make Them Available to a Broad Market
LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
Hatteras Networks, the global leader in flexible Ethernet
solutions for enterprise access services and next-generation cell
tower backhaul, today announced its EtherFLEX Operating System(TM)
(EOS). EtherFLEX(TM) brings together three critical best-in-class
capabilities, enabling service providers to offer a rich set of
Ethernet services quickly, easily and reliably.
"Hatteras Networks has been a pioneer in the Ethernet access
market since it began, developing technologies for enterprise access
and mobile wireless backhaul applications," said Michael Howard,
principal analyst and co-founder of Infonetics Research. "The
EtherFLEX Operating System is an innovation designed to help service
providers expand their revenues as the markets for Mid-Band Ethernet
and Ethernet backhaul mature."
Hatteras Networks' EOS leverages a self-contained service delivery
engine to deliver all the Ethernet services of best-in-class optical
switching platforms, above and beyond Dedicated Internet Access (DIA),
Transparent LAN Services, Private Line Ethernet and layered VoIP
services, all without the requiring the presence of additional
Ethernet switches or routers. EOS provides service providers with the
broadest service reach while reducing OPEX and CAPEX.
EOS delivers a number of key capabilities the service provider can
leverage for faster time to revenue, increased revenues and improved
service profitability. The platform expands a carrier's service reach
beyond its existing optical switch footprint, and eliminates the need
to automatically backhaul all traffic to a common upstream optical
switch or router. Easy-to-use loop qualification methods and flexible
deployment options enable faster customer acquisition and turn up. The
system also features the broadest, most versatile support of all types
of service offerings normally delivered over fiber.
The EtherFLEX(TM) service architecture features three distinct
elements that work together to meet the needs of service providers
today and in the future:
SERVflex(TM) - The industry's only self-contained Service Delivery
Engine. Enables carriers deliver all Ethernet services of
best-in-class optical switching platforms, above and beyond DIA
(Dedicated Internet Access), without requiring additional Ethernet
switches or routers. SERVflex provides carriers with the broadest
service reach while reducing OPEX and CAPEX.
SUREflex(TM) - The ideal architecture for supporting demanding
Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to deliver the most reliable and
secure Ethernet solutions. SUREflex delivers a self-healing
product architecture with multiple levels of resiliency in all
critical areas.
FASTflex(TM) - Provides service providers the fastest time to
revenue with easy, automated and flexible service configurations
and deployment. FASTflex ensures that carriers maximize ARPU by
quickly delivering bandwidth and services to their customers.
"EtherFLEX is designed to deliver the most advanced service
creation and deployment capabilities to date for carriers looking to
add a new revenue-generating element to their service portfolio," said
Kevin Sheehan, CEO of Hatteras Networks. "As Ethernet-over-copper
spending continues to increase and networks become increasingly
complex, our new operating system is poised to give our customers an
easily implemented means of the maximum return on their investments."
Hatteras Networks will demonstrate its EtherFLEX service
architecture and EtherFLEX Operating System (EOS) at NXTcomm in booth
SU3711 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from June 17 to June 19,
2008.
About Hatteras Networks
Hatteras Networks is redefining the way carriers think about
Ethernet services. Hatteras Networks' Ethernet service edge solutions
are leading Service Providers worldwide to a $21 billion expansion of
the Metro Ethernet market, which had previously been limited to the
fiber footprint. Historically, T1s and E1s have been the fundamental
building block for voice and data business services. Now, Service
Providers can cost-effectively offer up to 45 Mbps Mid-Band Ethernet
services over existing copper facilities, enabling businesses to
migrate from legacy Frame Relay, ATM and T1/E1 connections to
transparent Ethernet services for voice and data business
connectivity, infrastructure backhaul and mobile wireless backhaul
solutions.
Already deployed on five continents, Hatteras Networks solutions
are enabling a market expansion for carriers that is as significant
for business services as "triple play" is for residential. For more
information, visit www.hatterasnetworks.com.
Connect2 Communications
Andrea Joest, 919-554-3532
andrea@connect2comm.com
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