Catena Deploys 1,000th System

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Catena Networks today announced that Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs) and Independent Operating Companies (IOCs) have deployed 1,000 of its integrated, broadband access systems -- including the CNX-5 Broadband DSL System and the CN1000 Broadband Loop Carrier. These systems have enabled carriers such as Pineville Telephone Company to accelerate the delivery of integrated Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) and broadband Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service, at costs approaching POTS-only solutions. Both the CNX-5 and CN1000 utilize Catena's innovative, core silicon technology to provide POTS and DSL on every line. This allows carriers to software-provision DSL to all of their subscribers -- whether served from the Remote Terminal (RT) or Central Office (CO) -- without requiring costly truck rolls or line-and-station transfers to activate/de-activate service. Jim Hjartarson, president and CEO of Catena Networks, said Catena's CNX-5 and CN1000 systems are ushering in a new era in simplified broadband deployment. "Carriers can use our integrated broadband access systems to remotely provision and manage POTS and broadband services, without the operational costs typically associated with DSL turn-up and churn," he said. "These systems are unique in that they offer POTS and broadband on every line -- at prices competitive with narrowband systems." Catena Networks Inc.