LAS VEGAS -- Hatteras Networks™, the Mid-Band Ethernet™ services specialist, today announced the industry’s first commercialized integrated Time-Domain Reflectometer (TDR). By integrating this functionality into its award-winning Mid-Band Ethernet platforms, Hatteras is enabling carriers to accurately and cost-effectively perform loop prequalification, and to monitor/maintain selected network facilities throughout the life of their deployment. These critical activities can be performed from either the central office or from a remote location via a simple-to-use web interface.

“Our wholesale customers connected to our copper networks are clamoring for an affordable alternative to T-1s, and before we offered any new service we needed to ensure we could deliver a robust, high-performance Ethernet alternative with our existing infrastructure,” said Francisco Maella, Chief Operating Officer for Alpheus Communications. “Hatteras Networks’ new TDR feature gave us critical insight into the capabilities of our copper plant, enabling us to better understand service performance options prior to launching our new service and ensure we can maintain the highest level of performance once the service has been deployed.”

Unlike existing non-integrated solutions, Hatteras Networks’ integrated TDR solution allows technicians to perform testing at the central office (CO) or from a remote location (NOC), with no special training required. No physical wiring access is necessary, and a simple command initiates the test and returns the results. By using targeted patent-pending algorithms to pinpoint problems, the Hatteras solution enables issue resolution to proceed immediately, without the expense of a truck roll.

“Our mission is to help our customers quickly and reliably deploy the most successful Mid-Band Ethernet service offerings, and this means ensuring they have the tools to guarantee their success long term,” said Kevin Sheehan, President and CEO of Hatteras Networks. “Providing a powerful means for our customers to deliver advanced Ethernet services in a timely manner is a real advantage.”

Hatteras Networks Inc.