By eliminating electrical components in the outside plant with PON technology, Quantum Bridge expects to significantly lower the cost of first mile fiber access. GADline's cable telephony expertise includes solutions for circuit switched POTS and ISDN over HFC networks. Financial terms were not disclosed. Excess Bandwidth said its has demonstrated the ability to support a bi-directional transmission rate of 1.5 Mbps at distances of up to 18,000 feet over a single pair of 26 AWG wires, which is twice the distance called for by the draft standards. The company was founded by Dr. Debajyoti Pal, previously with Amati Communications.
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Overall the company now has 25.8 million subscribers worldwide. The order was for 70 BlackDiamond 6808 chassis switches. Financial terms were not disclosed. Copyright 2000 ATM News Inc. All Rights Reserved. Inc. All rights reserved.