Chung Hwa Telecommunications Selects Avici Systems and Riverstone Networks for Next-Generation Network Deployment
Taiwan's Largest Telecom Operator to Leverage TSR® and RS 8000 Platforms for Operational Efficiency and Service Delivery
Taipei, Taiwan, July 20, 2001 -- Avici Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: AVCI), a leading provider of scalable core routing solutions for intelligent IP-over-optical networks, Riverstone Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: RSTN), a leader in service creation infrastructure for metropolitan area networks and CommVerge Solutions Limited, the leading network integrator in the Asia Pacific region, today announced that Chung Hwa Telecom will deploy Avici TSR® scalable core routers and Riverstone RS 8000 metro routers as the foundation for development of high-value services in its next-generation research network. The deployment consists of Avici TSR's supporting up to OC-192c/STM-64 speeds and Riverstone RS 8000's supporting interfaces including Fast Ethernet, T1/E1, POS/SDH STM-1 and ATM STM-1.
Chung Hwa Telecom, the largest telecommunications carrier in Taiwan, aggressively drives Taiwan's telecom research and development by leveraging next-generation network technologies to increase operational efficiency and service delivery. Chung Hwa Telecom is focused on delivering enhanced value-added services such as DSL, voice, video, and VPNs to the Taiwanese market. Avici's leading carrier-class core routing platform provides the scalability and reliability required to consolidate costly overlay networks, and deliver new differentiated services to customers. Riverstone Networks is a leading supplier of routers that convert raw bandwidth into profitable services for metropolitan area networks, enabling carriers to deliver new services, including on-demand bandwidth provisioning and virtual private network applications for home and office connectivity.
Steve Kaufman, president and CEO of Avici Systems said, "Chung Hwa Telecom is a driving force in the Taiwanese market through its utilization of the IP infrastructure to create and drive new broadband services for its customers. Chung Hwa Telecom's deployment of the TSR in the core and Riverstone at the metro edge demonstrate the value of delivering best-of-breed solutions to customers to drive advanced services. The Asia Pacific region is very important to Avici and we are happy to be working with CommVerge to enable customers to rapidly develop their next-generation network."
Romulus Pereira, president and CEO of Riverstone Networks said, "This deployment validates the joint commitment of Avici, Riverstone and CommVerge to deliver the best end-to-end service delivery solution to telecommunications service providers. Avici's capabilities at the core are an ideal complement to Riverstone's service creation capabilities at the network edge. We are delighted to work with CommVerge to deliver the performance and versatility to Chung Hwa Telecom for driving next-generation services."
Avici Systems and Riverstone Networks partner with CommVerge Solutions to extend their reach into Pan-Asia and work with service providers such as Chung Hwa Telecom. CommVerge provides systems integration, customer care, and technical services to carriers and partners.
Edmund Wei, president and CEO of CommVerge, "Being the leading network integrator in the Asia Pacific region, we aim to offer comprehensive, advanced solutions through cutting-edge technology. Avici's delivery of high performance core routers combined with Riverstone's metro router capabilities enables CommVerge to offer carriers such as Chung Hwa Telecom a reliable and flexible service delivery foundation."
About CommVerge Solutions
CommVerge Solutions is a unique integrator of technology and business
solutions serving Telecommunications Service Providers throughout Asia.
Founded in June 1999, CommVerge has grown rapidly with offices in Beijing,
Shanghai, Hong Kong, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila,
Taipei, Bangkok, Seoul, and Silicon Valley (San Jose, California).
CommVerge currently has a team of over 240 telecommunications professionals
and continues to expand rapidly.
CommVerge is focused on the Service Provider market - existing and new Service Providers (ILECs & CLECs), Cable TV Operators, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Application Service Providers (ASPs), and Content Service Providers (CSPs). The mission of CommVerge is to assist their customers in maximizing value and reducing risk by developing integrated solutions designed from top down to realize business, technical and operational objectives. CommVerge's team of professionals assist service providers in reviewing new business models, defining next-generation service offerings, developing a budget and network design before qualifying, selecting and implementing best-of-breed products from an array of vendor solutions. For more information, please visit the CommVerge Solutions website at www.commverge.com.
About Riverstone Networks
Riverstone Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq: RSTN) builds routers that convert
raw bandwidth into profitable services for Metropolitan Area Networks.
Riverstone's products enable the creation of profitable services and
the delivery of these services over next-generation and legacy networks,
including SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, T1/E1, T3/E3, ATM, and Dense
Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM). Riverstone products bring
together fourth-generation Application Specific Integrated Circuits
(ASICs), battle-tested routing software, and unparalleled media versatility
to deliver comprehensive solutions for Metropolitan Area Networks.
Riverstone's products are deployed in more than 40 countries and in
some of the world's largest networks, including British Telecom, Korea
Telecom, Genuity, MCI WorldCom, AOL Time Warner, EarthLink, NTT, and
Telefonica. For more information, please visit the company's Web site
at www.riverstonenet.com.
About Avici Systems
Avici Systems Inc., headquartered in North Billerica, Mass., is a developer
of next-generation Internet backbone platforms that optimize and drive
creation of all-optical "speed-of-light" networks. Designed
to bring packet intelligence to the core of optical networks, Avici's
technologies offer superior scalability, resiliency and port density
enabling just-in-time bandwidth provisioning, high reliability and
the quality of service needed for carriers and ISPs to support mission-critical
applications of the future.
Visit Avici's World Wide Website at http://www.avici.com.
Avici and TSR are registered trademarks of Avici Systems Inc. Composite Links is a trademark of Avici Systems Inc.
This release contains information about Avici's future expectations, plans, and prospects that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. When used in this press release, the words "will be" and other similar expressions are intended to identify such forward looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market acceptance of Avici products, services and enhancements, customer purchasing patterns and commitments, development of the market place, product development and enhancement, intensity of competition of other vendors, technological changes and other risks set forth in Avici's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Esmeralda Swartz Director of Strategic Marketing Avici Systems 978-964-2000 eswartz@avici.com |
Cathy Caldeira/Dylan Locsin LNS Communications 617-577-9777 ccaldeira@LNScom.com dlocsin@LNScom.com |
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| Jim Brady Sr. Manager, Press Relations Riverstone Networks, Inc. 408-878-6687 jbrady@riverstonenet.com |
Annie Loi Marketing Communications Manager CommVerge Solutions Limited 852-2820-672 annieloi@commverge.com |