Net to Net Adds POTS to DSLAM

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Net to Net Technologies, the leading provider of Ethernet-based IP Broadband Access and Transport solutions, today announced new POTS technology that will allow the company to enter the exploding Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) market. This new technology allows telephone companies to deliver all three "Triple Play" services (voice, video, and data) using Net to Net's IP DSLAMs and MultiService Loop Carrier solutions without the need for other external equipment.

Net to Net has produced IP-based DSL solutions for over six years, first shipping products in 1999, at a time when most DSLAMs and DLC product were solely based on ATM and TDM technology. Since that time, packet-based IP solutions have become more widespread. Infonetics Research recently reported the Broadband Loop Carrier (BLC) market, which describes the newest generation of packet-based access network products capable of providing triple play services over both copper and fiber facilities, grew at a blistering 724 percent on an annualized basis. The BLC market share study also shows North American DSL port shipment growing at a 529 percent annual pace, voice ports at 672 percent, and revenue at 724 percent.

The introduction of Net to Net's new POTS capability will allow Net to Net to better penetrate the rapidly expanding BLC market. Net to Net currently sells its IP DSLAMs to over 100 North American U.S. ILECs (Independent Local Exchange Carriers), which provides a significant customer base for the new technology. Additionally, nearly half of Net to Net's annual revenue comes from international customers, providing even more opportunity for the new POTS solution.

"We have been very successful the last six years selling our multi-technology IP-based DSL products on a worldwide basis," stated Ken Latimer, Chairman and CEO for Net to Net. "Our new POTS module will have an immediate home in many of our existing customer networks, and will allow us to better penetrate new markets and recognize new revenue opportunities. Our customers now have the ability to deliver full Triple Play services over a single IP-based access network."

Net to Net Technologies Inc.