Microtel is appointed as Actelis Networks Partner

- Agreement covers award-winning Ethernet-over-copper product family

Microtel Ltd., a division of Kenton Research, has been appointed by Actelis Networks Inc. of Fremont, California, as its partner in the UK to provide sales, marketing and support for the Actelis range of award-winning MetaLIGHT Ò Ethernet-over-copper products.

Available in point-to-point or point-to-multipoint configurations, these systems allow service providers to deliver up to 70 Mbit/s of high-quality Ethernet services to customers or locations over existing copper cabling. They are compliant with the recently ratified IEEE 802.3ah ‘Ethernet in the First Mile' (EFM) standard, and can be quickly and seamlessly integrated into service provider networks.

MetaLIGHT platforms are powered with the patent-pending Actelis MetaLOOP Ò technology, which includes features such as crosstalk cancellation (CTC), crosstalk management (CTM) and cut-line protection, among others. This technology allows Actelis platforms to provide far better data rate, reach and reliability than other Ethernet-over-copper solutions.

With the ability to provide high-quality bandwidth to distances beyond 5.5 km, the Actelis platforms are ideal to support a wide range of broadband applications including transparent LAN services, LAN interconnection, voice and video over IP. They are also well suited to backhaul bandwidth to DSLAMs/NGDLCs, WiFi and cellular base stations.

‘We are delighted to be appointed as Actelis' partner in the UK', said John Larkin, Microtel's Sales & Marketing Director: ‘The MetaLIGHT products are aimed at both service providers and the enterprise market, and the early level of interest we have seen has been amazing.'

‘We are looking forward to a fruitful partnership with Microtel', comments Meir Amarin, Executive Director of EMEA Sales with Actelis: ‘Our advanced technology together with Microtel's technical support, marketing and sales forms a great combination in bringing more bandwidth over copper to Microtel's customers as well as increasing our business penetration in the UK.'

‘With IP now beginning to take off in the UK, this product is well positioned to deliver significant benefits - both in terms of cost and in the additional bandwidth and services expected of IP networks', adds John Larkin.

The Microtel/Actelis partnership has already secured some early successes within the UK with systems deployed with the UK Ministry of Defence.

About Microtel

Founded in 1989 as part of the Kenton Group, Microtel has established a reputation for innovation and technical excellence in the demanding environment of voice and data communications. As an independent integrator, Microtel provides solutions using ‘best of breed' technology to give a consistent reputation for excellence in the industry.

Microtel provides a total system solution: from initial conception and consultancy, through design and implementation, to commissioning and maintenance support.

About Actelis Networks

Actelis Networks Ò is the first company to enable the delivery of high-speed, fibre-quality broadband services over existing copper networks. The award-winning Actelis MetaLOOP Ò technology bonds copper pairs to facilitate symmetric services at a speed of up to 67 Mbit/s. With superior rate, reach and reliability, the Actelis solutions are easy to install, and are deployed by telecom operators, system integrators, companies and organisations across Europe, Asia Pacific and the USA.

Founded in 1998, headquartered in Fremont in California's Silicon Valley and with research and development based in Israel, Actelis Networks is backed by pre-eminent telecom investors, including New Enterprise Associates, The Walden International Investment Group, US Venture Partners and The Carlyle Group. For more information, please visit the corporate Web site at www.actelis.com

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