VRLK Verilink (MM)

Verilink Introduces Enhanced eLink-300(TM) IAD With Dual T1 Capacity and Advanced Fail-Safe Technology eLink-300 Enables Service Providers to Deliver Highly Competitive T1 Bundled Voice and Data Services to Business Customers CENTENNIAL, Colo., May 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Verilink Corporation (NASDAQ:VRLK), a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced the release of an enhanced version of the eLink(TM)-300 model Integrated Access Device (IAD). The new eLink-300 solution includes improved bandwidth provisioning flexibility through the implementation of dual T1 uplinks, dial back-up capability as well as advanced fail-safe, self-test capabilities to provide intelligent power surge detection and suppression on FXS ports. These capabilities make the new eLink-300 a highly robust platform. In response to demands from business customers requiring price competitive, reliable and feature-rich services, carriers and service providers have turned to managed bundled voice and data services as a means to deliver business critical value-added services. A Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) device like the eLink-300 IAD, which typically resides in a server room or telephony equipment closet at the customer premise, connects the customer's voice and data networks to a provider's WAN network via T1 interface to deliver highly reliable bundled services over a single network connection. This offers an attractive way to lower connectivity costs while expanding services to new or existing customers. "The eLink-300 meets the benchmark for quality, reliability, and value that our carrier and service provider customers need to deliver profitable, business-class bundled services in today's competitive market," said Sab Gosal, Verilink's Vice President of Marketing. "Because voice quality and dependability are of the utmost importance to enterprise customers, the eLink- 300 was designed to produce toll-quality voice over a high-speed T1 line while at the same time offering scalability as a business grows. With new dual T1 capacity and fail-safe enhancements to protect against costly service disruptions due to factors such as power surges and lightning strikes, carriers can address the needs of larger-sized SMB customers as well as those that require high-reliability and bandwidth beyond a single T1." "As carriers and service providers develop their migration strategies toward IP-based packet networks, one particular concern is maintaining and protecting revenue streams from existing legacy TDM networks, and to continue offering integrated voice, data, and high-speed Internet services over T1 circuits," said Keith Nissen, Senior Analyst with In-Stat Research. "The eLink platform, now offered under the Verilink brand, is a well established solution and one of the original IADs to address the TDM market. With the newly upgraded capabilities of the eLink-300, carriers and service providers can support today's high bandwidth-consuming customers with a proven technology and rich feature set, while planning their long-term service strategy and an orderly transition to next-generation services." "For small to medium sized businesses, the cost-saving implications of converged toll-quality voice and high-speed data/Internet access are significant and being able to source both services from a single service provider such as O1 Communications means customers get high-quality, reliable business-class service and a great value through service bundling," said Brad Jenkins, President of O1 Communications, a competitive service provider and one of the earliest and most successful pioneers of all-digital networks in California. "At O1 Communications, we use the eLink-300 as the service delivery platform for our bundled T1 service, a competitive T1 bundled voice and data service for businesses. The eLink-300 has a rich feature set that provides business-class quality for our customers and value that matches the economic objectives of O1 Communications." Several carriers and service providers have adopted the eLink-300 as their service delivery platform for converged voice and data services. The eLink- 300 is being deployed by BellSouth (http://www.bellsouth.com/), O1 Communications (http://www.o1.com/), Tel West (http://www.telwestservices.com/), Big River Telecom (http://www.bigrivertelephone.com/), Birch Telecom (http://www.birchtelecom.com/) and a diverse range of service providers including CLECs and independent telcos. The eLink-300 Family Verilink's eLink-300 IAD is a highly automated plug-and-play platform that delivers integrated voice and data services over a shared T-1 or dual T-1 connection. With up to 24 FXS (or 8 FXO) ports, the eLink-300 AutoCAP functionality handles all configuration, installation, and provisioning without costly "truck rolls," automatically conveying significant operational savings to service providers rolling-out integrated or bundled services to their customers. Verilink's eLink-300 IADs consolidate the functionality of a channel bank for integrating voice connections, an IP router for transporting data, a CSU/DSU for terminating the T1 line or Frame Relay connection from the carrier, a DHCP server for IP address management, and a firewall for LAN security. The eLink-300 offers support for FXO and FXS ports and FT1. About Verilink Corporation Verilink Corporation is a leading provider of next-generation broadband access solutions for today's and tomorrow's networks. The company develops, manufactures and markets a broad suite of products that enable carriers (ILECs, CLECs, IXCs, and IOCs) and enterprises to build converged access networks to cost-effectively deliver next-generation communications services to their end customers. The company's products include a complete line of VoIP, VoATM, VoDSL and TDM-based integrated access devices (IADs), optical access products, wire-speed routers, and bandwidth aggregation solutions including CSU/DSUs, multiplexers and DACS. The company also provides turnkey professional services to help carriers plan, manage and accelerate the deployment of new services. Verilink is headquartered in Centennial, CO (metro Denver area) with operations in Madison, AL and Newark, CA and sales offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. To learn more about Verilink, visit the company's website at http://www.verilink.com/ . NOTE: Verilink and the Verilink logo are registered trademarks of Verilink Corporation. DATASOURCE: Verilink Corporation CONTACT: Mike Rosenbaum of Verilink Corporation, +1-510-771-3326, or Web site: http://www.verilink.com/

Copyright