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Extel Communications Eliminates Barriers
to DSL Deployment in Underserved Areas
Richardson,
Texas
June
21, 2004
Extel Communications, Inc. announces its second release of
the expandsl product family –
designed to overcome the DSL deployment barriers of long cables, load coils or
pair gain/carrier systems. Extel’s expandsl
product family empowers carriers to offer DSL to an expanded range of
customers.
This latest release allows carriers to quickly and
economically expand their DSL service area by pushing the DSLAM closer to the
customer while retaining their existing copper plant.
Extel has successfully completed several field trials of
this new line-powered and waterproof DSLAM.
In each case, the DSLAM allowed the carrier to deliver DSL to areas that
were previously unserviceable.
Brandenburg Telephone Company is one of the carriers who recently
completed a field trial of the expandsl product.
“Brandenburg Telephone is committed to making economical
broadband services available to 100% of our customer base. Extel’s expandsl reach solution allows us to do
just that with technology that will supply high-speed DSL service to customers
that we previously could not reach at all” said George Lewis, Central Office
Supervisor of Brandenburg Telephone. “It also allows us to respond to customer
requests for service quickly. Our expandsl
system was installed with DSL service to our customers in less than one day.”
expandsl enables carriers to expand
DSL service to communities that are underserved or previously thought to be too
remote for high-speed DSL service. The
expandsl product line is designed for rapid, low cost deployments. It can accommodate a wide range of
installation options including central office, non-environmentally controlled
cabinets, and outdoor poles or man holes.
“Extel supports the idea that economical broadband service
should be available to everyone. We are
committed to helping carriers meet that goal by eliminating barriers to
high-speed DSL deployment,” said Kevin Brown, President and CEO of Extel.
About EXTEL Communications
EXTEL Communications, founded in 1991, offers an established
range of access network products. Over
500,000 subscribers in 14 countries are connected to their provider via EXTEL
equipment. Extel’s newest product family, expandsl, enables previously isolated
customers in rural and regional areas to be economically connected to high speed
internet.
More
information on Extel Communications is available at extelcomms.com/company/overview/index.html
About Brandenburg Telephone Company
Brandenburg Telephone Company has been providing the latest
in telecommunications to Meade and portions of Hardin and Breckinridge counties
in Kentucky for nearly 50 years. It is Brandenburg’s policy to provide the BEST
service and the latest technologies at very reasonable prices. For more
information, please visit www.bbtel.com
For
more information, please contact:
Mike
Ross
VP
North America
Email:
mike.ross@extelcomms.com